charlotte's web
Author: E.B. White
Illustrator: Garth WHilliams
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1952
Reading Level: 680L
Grade level: 3 to 8
Topic: Friendship
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgsD-xdJdoM
This classic book follows the story of a young girl, Fern, a spider, Charlotte, and a pig, Wilbur. Charlotte and Wilbur form a very special friendship and when Charlotte realizes Wilbur will be killed, she tries to find a way to keep him alive. This is a story every child should read and can learn a lot from.
Illustrator: Garth WHilliams
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1952
Reading Level: 680L
Grade level: 3 to 8
Topic: Friendship
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgsD-xdJdoM
This classic book follows the story of a young girl, Fern, a spider, Charlotte, and a pig, Wilbur. Charlotte and Wilbur form a very special friendship and when Charlotte realizes Wilbur will be killed, she tries to find a way to keep him alive. This is a story every child should read and can learn a lot from.
matilda
Author: Roald Dahl
Illustrator: Quentin Blake
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1988
Reading Level: 840L
Grade level: 3 to 7
Topic: Growing up
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Matilda tells the story of a young girl with a few magical powers who's family treats her very poorly and how she goes to a school where the headmistress is even and also treats her badly. At school, she befriends a wonderful teacher named Ms. Honey. Matilda gets revenge the best way she can and at the end, she gets the life she has always deserved.
Illustrator: Quentin Blake
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1988
Reading Level: 840L
Grade level: 3 to 7
Topic: Growing up
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Matilda tells the story of a young girl with a few magical powers who's family treats her very poorly and how she goes to a school where the headmistress is even and also treats her badly. At school, she befriends a wonderful teacher named Ms. Honey. Matilda gets revenge the best way she can and at the end, she gets the life she has always deserved.
AMBER BROWN is not a crayon
Author: Pula Danziger
Illustrator: N/A
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1993
Reading Level: 720L
Grade level: 2 to 5
Topic: Friendship
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Amber Brown has a best friend named Justin Daniels and they have been best friends since they can remember. One day, they learn that Justin has to move away. They start fighting and not getting along like they usually do. They need to learn to fix their friendship before it is over. This is the first book in the "Amber Brown" series and there are eleven more books followed by this one.
Illustrator: N/A
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1993
Reading Level: 720L
Grade level: 2 to 5
Topic: Friendship
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Amber Brown has a best friend named Justin Daniels and they have been best friends since they can remember. One day, they learn that Justin has to move away. They start fighting and not getting along like they usually do. They need to learn to fix their friendship before it is over. This is the first book in the "Amber Brown" series and there are eleven more books followed by this one.
nancy clancy: super sleuth
Author: Jane O'Connor
Illustrator: Robin Preiss Glasser
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2013
Reading Level: 480L
Grade level: 2 to 4
Topic: Mystery
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This is the first book in the "Nancy Clancy" series. There are seven other books that follow this one. In this book, a very prized possession goes missing at Nancy's school. It is up to her to find who stole it and to get it back before time runs out.
Illustrator: Robin Preiss Glasser
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2013
Reading Level: 480L
Grade level: 2 to 4
Topic: Mystery
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This is the first book in the "Nancy Clancy" series. There are seven other books that follow this one. In this book, a very prized possession goes missing at Nancy's school. It is up to her to find who stole it and to get it back before time runs out.
miss daisy is crazy
Author: Dan Gutman
Illustrator: Jim Paillot
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2001
Reading Level: 540L
Grade level: 1 to 5
Topic: School
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This book revolves around Miss Daisy. A second grade teacher who loves bon bons and does not know how to add or subtract! The school's principal has promised the students that if they read a million pages of books, the students can turn the school into an arcade for one night. This is the first book in the "My Weird School" series and it is followed by twenty other books about other crazy schools and teachers.
Illustrator: Jim Paillot
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2001
Reading Level: 540L
Grade level: 1 to 5
Topic: School
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This book revolves around Miss Daisy. A second grade teacher who loves bon bons and does not know how to add or subtract! The school's principal has promised the students that if they read a million pages of books, the students can turn the school into an arcade for one night. This is the first book in the "My Weird School" series and it is followed by twenty other books about other crazy schools and teachers.
harriet the spy
Author: Louise Fitzhugh
Illustrator: N/A
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1964
Reading Level: 760L
Grade level: 4 to 7
Topic: Spies and friendship
Is it a good read aloud? No
This chapter book follows a young girl named Harriet. She considers herself to be a spy and she has a notebook where she writes down everything she knows about everyone. One day at school, she loses her notebook and she gets very worried that it could easily end up with the wrong person. She soon learns everyone has read her notebook and she must fix her friendships and what she has done before it is too late.
Illustrator: N/A
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1964
Reading Level: 760L
Grade level: 4 to 7
Topic: Spies and friendship
Is it a good read aloud? No
This chapter book follows a young girl named Harriet. She considers herself to be a spy and she has a notebook where she writes down everything she knows about everyone. One day at school, she loses her notebook and she gets very worried that it could easily end up with the wrong person. She soon learns everyone has read her notebook and she must fix her friendships and what she has done before it is too late.
beezus and ramona
Author: Beverly Cleary
Illustrator: N/A
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1955
Reading Level: 780L
Grade level: 3 to 5
Topic: Sisters
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This is the first book in a series of eight books about Ramona Quimby. This book revolved around Ramona's relationship with her older sister Beezus. This book is written from Beezus' point of view while the rest of the series is written from Ramona's. This book shows all of the sisters frustrations with each other but shows how important family is.
Illustrator: N/A
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1955
Reading Level: 780L
Grade level: 3 to 5
Topic: Sisters
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This is the first book in a series of eight books about Ramona Quimby. This book revolved around Ramona's relationship with her older sister Beezus. This book is written from Beezus' point of view while the rest of the series is written from Ramona's. This book shows all of the sisters frustrations with each other but shows how important family is.
number the stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Illustrator: N/A
Genre: Historical Fiction
Copyright: 1989
Reading Level: 670L
Grade level: 4 to 8
Topic: World War II
Is it a good read aloud? No
This book follows a ten year old Jewish girl named Annemarie and her family who live in Denmark. Annemarie's best friend, Ellen, is taken in by Annemarie's family and concealed as part of her family to stop her from being sent to a concentration camp. The Danish Resistance tries to take all of Denmark's Jewish population across the border to Sweden where they will be safe and not be subjected to the Nazi's tactics. This is a very deep and moving story that helps children learn how hard it was for young Jewish people during World War II.
Illustrator: N/A
Genre: Historical Fiction
Copyright: 1989
Reading Level: 670L
Grade level: 4 to 8
Topic: World War II
Is it a good read aloud? No
This book follows a ten year old Jewish girl named Annemarie and her family who live in Denmark. Annemarie's best friend, Ellen, is taken in by Annemarie's family and concealed as part of her family to stop her from being sent to a concentration camp. The Danish Resistance tries to take all of Denmark's Jewish population across the border to Sweden where they will be safe and not be subjected to the Nazi's tactics. This is a very deep and moving story that helps children learn how hard it was for young Jewish people during World War II.
stuart little
Author: E.B. White
Illustrator: Garth Williams
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1945
Reading Level: 500L
Grade level: 3 to 5
Topic: Family
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Stuart Little is a mouse who lives in New York City with his human family, the Littles. The Littles love Stuart and make sure that nobody mentions anything related to mice in their home. One day, Stuart becomes friends with a bird named Margolo and they quickly become great friends. One day, Margolo goes missing and Stuart braves the big city and outside world to go find her.
Illustrator: Garth Williams
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1945
Reading Level: 500L
Grade level: 3 to 5
Topic: Family
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Stuart Little is a mouse who lives in New York City with his human family, the Littles. The Littles love Stuart and make sure that nobody mentions anything related to mice in their home. One day, Stuart becomes friends with a bird named Margolo and they quickly become great friends. One day, Margolo goes missing and Stuart braves the big city and outside world to go find her.
Because of winn-dixie
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Illustrator: N/A
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2000
Reading Level: 670L
Grade level: 3 to 7
Topic: Friendship and forgiveness
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Opal and her father just moved to Florida. One day, she goes into a the Winn-Dixie supermarket and she comes out with a big scruffy dog most would consider ugly. Opal names the dog Winn-Dixie. Winn-Dixie is very good at making friends and helps Opal meet lots of new people. Opal's father starts to tell her stories of her mother who left when she was young. Throughout this book, Opal learns from everyone around her about herself and the power of friendship and forgiveness.
Illustrator: N/A
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2000
Reading Level: 670L
Grade level: 3 to 7
Topic: Friendship and forgiveness
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Opal and her father just moved to Florida. One day, she goes into a the Winn-Dixie supermarket and she comes out with a big scruffy dog most would consider ugly. Opal names the dog Winn-Dixie. Winn-Dixie is very good at making friends and helps Opal meet lots of new people. Opal's father starts to tell her stories of her mother who left when she was young. Throughout this book, Opal learns from everyone around her about herself and the power of friendship and forgiveness.
james and the giant peach
Author: Roald Dahl
Illustrator: Quentin Blake
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1961
Reading Level: 790L
Grade level: 3 to 5
Topic: Friendship
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
James loses his parents and he is forced to move in with his evil aunts who he despises. One day, he is given magic crystals but he accidentally spills them onto his aunt's old peach tree. Because of the magic crystals, one of the peaches begins to grow and it does not stop. James is able to climb into the peach and roll away from his aunt's house. He starts a brand new life with the peach and makes many amazing friends on the way.
Illustrator: Quentin Blake
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1961
Reading Level: 790L
Grade level: 3 to 5
Topic: Friendship
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
James loses his parents and he is forced to move in with his evil aunts who he despises. One day, he is given magic crystals but he accidentally spills them onto his aunt's old peach tree. Because of the magic crystals, one of the peaches begins to grow and it does not stop. James is able to climb into the peach and roll away from his aunt's house. He starts a brand new life with the peach and makes many amazing friends on the way.