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Author: Kate Banks
Illustrator: Georg Hallensleben
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1997
Reading Level: 540L
Grade level: Pre-K to 2
Topic: Bed time
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GwlJ3QUDck
This book tells the story of the moon and what it thinks. The book follows a young child who is getting ready for bed at home and is being read a book by her father. The book showcases different places and what the moon would say if it saw those places. These places include the desert, the beach, a tree, and many others.
Illustrator: Georg Hallensleben
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1997
Reading Level: 540L
Grade level: Pre-K to 2
Topic: Bed time
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GwlJ3QUDck
This book tells the story of the moon and what it thinks. The book follows a young child who is getting ready for bed at home and is being read a book by her father. The book showcases different places and what the moon would say if it saw those places. These places include the desert, the beach, a tree, and many others.
brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?
Author: Bill Martin Jr
Illustrator: Eric Carle
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1967
Reading Level: AD200L
Grade level: Pre-K to K
Topic: Animals
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WST-B8zQleM
This book showcases many different animals seeing other animals. From a brown bear to a big happy frog to a plump purple cat to a handsome blue horse to much more. Children will be introduced to many different animals through this amazing book.
Illustrator: Eric Carle
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1967
Reading Level: AD200L
Grade level: Pre-K to K
Topic: Animals
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WST-B8zQleM
This book showcases many different animals seeing other animals. From a brown bear to a big happy frog to a plump purple cat to a handsome blue horse to much more. Children will be introduced to many different animals through this amazing book.
flying high
Author: Julian Edelman
Illustrator: David Leonard
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2016
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: Pre-K to 4
Topic: Hard work
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This story is all about perseverance and tells the story of a squirrel. The story very much parallels Julian Edelman's life growing up in Northern California. This is a great read about hard work and a great book for little New England Patriot fans!
Illustrator: David Leonard
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2016
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: Pre-K to 4
Topic: Hard work
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This story is all about perseverance and tells the story of a squirrel. The story very much parallels Julian Edelman's life growing up in Northern California. This is a great read about hard work and a great book for little New England Patriot fans!
owl moon
Author: Jane Yolen
Illustrator: John Schoenherr
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1987
Reading Level: 550L
Grade level: K to 5
Topic: Winter and family
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXQefRzVkIM
One night, a girl and her father go outside for a walk to look for owls. They come across many different animals, including a a fox, a raccoon, a deer, and more. Throughout their walk. they try their hardest to try and get an owl to come out. Eventually, they do! A great read about families and great for any age.
Illustrator: John Schoenherr
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1987
Reading Level: 550L
Grade level: K to 5
Topic: Winter and family
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXQefRzVkIM
One night, a girl and her father go outside for a walk to look for owls. They come across many different animals, including a a fox, a raccoon, a deer, and more. Throughout their walk. they try their hardest to try and get an owl to come out. Eventually, they do! A great read about families and great for any age.
where the wild things are
Author: Maurice Sendak
Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
Genre: Fantasy fiction
Copyright: 1963
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: K to 4
Topic: Animals
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkLal37ozoE
This classic book follows Max, a young boy who is sent to bed with no dinner after his mother becomes tired of his playful attitude. Suddenly, a forest grows inside his bedroom, the land of the Wild Things! They make Max their king and allow him to do whatever he would like.
Illustrator: Maurice Sendak
Genre: Fantasy fiction
Copyright: 1963
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: K to 4
Topic: Animals
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkLal37ozoE
This classic book follows Max, a young boy who is sent to bed with no dinner after his mother becomes tired of his playful attitude. Suddenly, a forest grows inside his bedroom, the land of the Wild Things! They make Max their king and allow him to do whatever he would like.
corduroy
Author: Don Freeman
Illustrator: Don Freeman
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1968
Reading Level: K
Grade level: PreK to 2
Topic: Friendship
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This book revolves around a teddy bear named Corduroy who lives in a department store in a mall. One day, a little girl named Lisa comes into the store and begs her mother to buy Corduroy. Her mother says no because he is missing a button and she does not want to spend anymore money. That night after the mall closes, Corduroy goes around trying to find his missing button but gets into some trouble. Read this classic book to find out if Lisa and Corduroy find each other again.
Illustrator: Don Freeman
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1968
Reading Level: K
Grade level: PreK to 2
Topic: Friendship
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This book revolves around a teddy bear named Corduroy who lives in a department store in a mall. One day, a little girl named Lisa comes into the store and begs her mother to buy Corduroy. Her mother says no because he is missing a button and she does not want to spend anymore money. That night after the mall closes, Corduroy goes around trying to find his missing button but gets into some trouble. Read this classic book to find out if Lisa and Corduroy find each other again.
the giving tree
Author: Shel Silverstein
Illustrator: Shel Silverstein
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1964
Reading Level: N
Grade level: PreK to 2
Topic: Friendship
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFQZfeHq9wo
Every single day, a young boy would come to this tree to eat her apples and slide down her trunk and swing from her branches. The tree was happy and so was the boy. As the boy grew up and got older, he kept needing more and more from the tree and she always gave him what he needed.
Illustrator: Shel Silverstein
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1964
Reading Level: N
Grade level: PreK to 2
Topic: Friendship
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFQZfeHq9wo
Every single day, a young boy would come to this tree to eat her apples and slide down her trunk and swing from her branches. The tree was happy and so was the boy. As the boy grew up and got older, he kept needing more and more from the tree and she always gave him what he needed.
the lorax
Author: Dr. Seuss
Illustrator: Dr. Seuss
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1971
Reading Level: 560L
Grade level: PreK to 2
Topic: Protecting the environment
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This book follows a young boy who lives in a very polluted area and visits a man who isolated himself called the the Once-ler. The boy pays the Once-ler to hear the story of the Lorax. The Once-ler tells of how he lived in a great valley with lots of trees and opened a small shop selling thneeds which he took from truffula tress, which the Lorax did not approve of. Read this classic book to inspire and have children learn what it means to take care of one's home and environment.
Illustrator: Dr. Seuss
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1971
Reading Level: 560L
Grade level: PreK to 2
Topic: Protecting the environment
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This book follows a young boy who lives in a very polluted area and visits a man who isolated himself called the the Once-ler. The boy pays the Once-ler to hear the story of the Lorax. The Once-ler tells of how he lived in a great valley with lots of trees and opened a small shop selling thneeds which he took from truffula tress, which the Lorax did not approve of. Read this classic book to inspire and have children learn what it means to take care of one's home and environment.
harold and the purple crayon
Author: Crockett Johnson
Illustrator: Crockett Johnson
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1955
Reading Level: AD490L
Grade level: K to 2
Topic: Imagination
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Harold is a four year old boy with a very curious imagination. One day, he gets a purple crayon and he creates his own world by drawing it. When he wants to go for a walk in the moonlight but there is no moon, he draws one. He creates lots of things but then he needs to get home. Harold and his purple crayon use what they have created to find their way home.
Illustrator: Crockett Johnson
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1955
Reading Level: AD490L
Grade level: K to 2
Topic: Imagination
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Harold is a four year old boy with a very curious imagination. One day, he gets a purple crayon and he creates his own world by drawing it. When he wants to go for a walk in the moonlight but there is no moon, he draws one. He creates lots of things but then he needs to get home. Harold and his purple crayon use what they have created to find their way home.
the day the crAYONS QUIT
Author: Drew Daywalt
Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2013
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: K to 2
Topic:
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZttMDho5HMw
Duncan is a young boy who loves to color. One day, he opens his box of crayons and instead of crayons, there are letters from his crayons saying they quit because they are tired of just doing one thing! Duncan needs to find a way to make his crayons happy again so he can go back to coloring.
Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2013
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: K to 2
Topic:
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZttMDho5HMw
Duncan is a young boy who loves to color. One day, he opens his box of crayons and instead of crayons, there are letters from his crayons saying they quit because they are tired of just doing one thing! Duncan needs to find a way to make his crayons happy again so he can go back to coloring.
the runaway bunny
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator: Clement Hurd
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1942
Reading Level: AD600L
Grade level: PreK to 1
Topic: Being yourself
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
There is a little bunny who tells his mother that he is going to run away. He transforms into a fish, a rock, a bird and much more. His mother transforms into a fisherman, a mountain climber, a cloud and much more but in the end, they both transform back into themselves.
Illustrator: Clement Hurd
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1942
Reading Level: AD600L
Grade level: PreK to 1
Topic: Being yourself
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
There is a little bunny who tells his mother that he is going to run away. He transforms into a fish, a rock, a bird and much more. His mother transforms into a fisherman, a mountain climber, a cloud and much more but in the end, they both transform back into themselves.
the paper bag princess
Author: Robert Munsch
Illustrator: Michael Martchenko
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1980
Reading Level: AD740L
Grade level: PreK to 2
Topic: Loving someone for who they truly are
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuopYOXhiOk
Princess Elizabeth is supposed to marry Prince Ronald. One day, a dragon comes and destroys her castle, burns all her clothes, and kidnaps Prince Ronald. Elizabeth has to wear a paper bag. She follows the dragon and searches for Ronald and challenges the dragon. After the dragon completes her challenge, he falls asleep and Elizabeth rescues Ronald but he is ungrateful and tells her to look like a princess again so she leaves him and dances off into the sunset on her own.
Illustrator: Michael Martchenko
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1980
Reading Level: AD740L
Grade level: PreK to 2
Topic: Loving someone for who they truly are
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuopYOXhiOk
Princess Elizabeth is supposed to marry Prince Ronald. One day, a dragon comes and destroys her castle, burns all her clothes, and kidnaps Prince Ronald. Elizabeth has to wear a paper bag. She follows the dragon and searches for Ronald and challenges the dragon. After the dragon completes her challenge, he falls asleep and Elizabeth rescues Ronald but he is ungrateful and tells her to look like a princess again so she leaves him and dances off into the sunset on her own.
the red book
Author: Barbara Lehman
Illustrator: Barbara Lehman
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2004
Reading Level: A
Grade level: PreK to K
Topic: Books
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This 2005 Caldecott honor book is about a magical red book with no words. On every page, the girl in the story is on a new adventure waiting to meet a new friend. A great book that shows the power of storytelling and books.
Illustrator: Barbara Lehman
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2004
Reading Level: A
Grade level: PreK to K
Topic: Books
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
This 2005 Caldecott honor book is about a magical red book with no words. On every page, the girl in the story is on a new adventure waiting to meet a new friend. A great book that shows the power of storytelling and books.
