Hanukkah in alaska
Author: Barbara Brown
Illustrator: Stacey Schette
Genre: Holiday
Copyright: 2013
Reading Level: 3.5
Grade level: K to 4
Topic: Hanukkah
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.storylineonline.net/books/hanukkah-in-alaska/
This book is about the Jewish holiday Hanukkah; it describes how Hanukkah in Alaska is different from Hanukkah anywhere else. . There is a little girl who tells the readers about how everyone in Alaska much watch out for moose at all times. She has a moose that lives in her backyard and she has tried everything to get the moose to go away. She found something that has to do with Hanukkah that helps with her moose troubles!
Illustrator: Stacey Schette
Genre: Holiday
Copyright: 2013
Reading Level: 3.5
Grade level: K to 4
Topic: Hanukkah
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.storylineonline.net/books/hanukkah-in-alaska/
This book is about the Jewish holiday Hanukkah; it describes how Hanukkah in Alaska is different from Hanukkah anywhere else. . There is a little girl who tells the readers about how everyone in Alaska much watch out for moose at all times. She has a moose that lives in her backyard and she has tried everything to get the moose to go away. She found something that has to do with Hanukkah that helps with her moose troubles!
Turkey trouble
Author: Wendi Silvano
Illustrator: Lee Harper
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2009
Reading Level: AD460L
Grade level: Pre-K to 2
Topic: Thanksgiving
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.storylineonline.net/books/turkey-trouble/
This story follows Turkey. He was scared of Thanksgiving because he did not want to be eaten. Turkey first tries to be a horse but he is too short! He next tries to become a cow but he was too skinny. He tries to become many more animals before Thanksgiving happens!
Illustrator: Lee Harper
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2009
Reading Level: AD460L
Grade level: Pre-K to 2
Topic: Thanksgiving
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.storylineonline.net/books/turkey-trouble/
This story follows Turkey. He was scared of Thanksgiving because he did not want to be eaten. Turkey first tries to be a horse but he is too short! He next tries to become a cow but he was too skinny. He tries to become many more animals before Thanksgiving happens!
The Elves and the SHoemaker
Author: Brothers Grimm
Illustrator: Jim LaMarche
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1806
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: Pre-K to 2
Topic: Elves (Holiday)
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.storylineonline.net/books/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker/
A shoemaker goes to bed one night after cutting his materials. When he wakes up, the shoes have been made perfectly. Who did this? The next night, the same thing happened. Read this story to see how this happened!
Illustrator: Jim LaMarche
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1806
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: Pre-K to 2
Topic: Elves (Holiday)
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.storylineonline.net/books/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker/
A shoemaker goes to bed one night after cutting his materials. When he wakes up, the shoes have been made perfectly. Who did this? The next night, the same thing happened. Read this story to see how this happened!
how the grinch stole christmas!
Author: Dr. Seuss
Illustrator: Dr. Seuss
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1957
Reading Level: 510L
Grade level: Pre-K to 2
Topic: Christmas
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty_V5h12RHw
This is a classic Christmas story that follows the Grinch. The Grinch is a mean old man who hates Christmas and everything about it. He does not want the people of Whoville to have a good Christmas and he tries to ruin it but he learns a great lesson along the way.
Illustrator: Dr. Seuss
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1957
Reading Level: 510L
Grade level: Pre-K to 2
Topic: Christmas
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty_V5h12RHw
This is a classic Christmas story that follows the Grinch. The Grinch is a mean old man who hates Christmas and everything about it. He does not want the people of Whoville to have a good Christmas and he tries to ruin it but he learns a great lesson along the way.
Together for kwanzaa
Author: Juwanda G. Ford
Illustrator: Shelly Hehenberger
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2000
Reading Level: 680L
Grade level: K to 2
Topic: Kwanzaa
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z--ZnK8BAkA
This follows a young girl named Kayla. She describes what she does with her family to get ready for Kwanzaa and shows how they celebrate it. This is a great book for children to learn
Illustrator: Shelly Hehenberger
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2000
Reading Level: 680L
Grade level: K to 2
Topic: Kwanzaa
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z--ZnK8BAkA
This follows a young girl named Kayla. She describes what she does with her family to get ready for Kwanzaa and shows how they celebrate it. This is a great book for children to learn
room on the broom
Author: Julia Donaldson
Illustrator: Axel Scheffler
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2001
Reading Level: AD600L
Grade level: PreK to 2
Topic: Halloween
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRany_OScms
A witch and her cat fly all over mountains, and rivers, and forests until the witch loses her hat, her bow, and her wand. Each item is picked up by a different animal and each animal wants a ride on the broomstick.
Illustrator: Axel Scheffler
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2001
Reading Level: AD600L
Grade level: PreK to 2
Topic: Halloween
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
Read aloud link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRany_OScms
A witch and her cat fly all over mountains, and rivers, and forests until the witch loses her hat, her bow, and her wand. Each item is picked up by a different animal and each animal wants a ride on the broomstick.
the polar express
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Illustrator: Chris Van Allsburg
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1985
Reading Level: 520L
Grade level: PreK to 3
Topic: Christmas
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
On Christmas Eve, a young boy boards a mysterious train. He arrives in the North Pole and Santa offers him any gift and he asks for the harness of a reindeer but the bell gets lost. On Christmas morning, the boy finds the bell underneath his Christmas tree. The boy's mother sees the bell and says that it is broken because she cannot hear it. However, the boy can hear it because only true believers can hear the bell.
Illustrator: Chris Van Allsburg
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 1985
Reading Level: 520L
Grade level: PreK to 3
Topic: Christmas
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
On Christmas Eve, a young boy boards a mysterious train. He arrives in the North Pole and Santa offers him any gift and he asks for the harness of a reindeer but the bell gets lost. On Christmas morning, the boy finds the bell underneath his Christmas tree. The boy's mother sees the bell and says that it is broken because she cannot hear it. However, the boy can hear it because only true believers can hear the bell.
it's ramadan, curious george
Author: Hena Khan
Illustrator: Mary O'Keefe Young
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2016
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: PreK to 1
Topic: Ramadan
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
It is the first night of Ramadan and George is celebrating with his friend Kareem and his family. He learns all about the Eid festivities, the donating, the fasting, and much more. This is a great read fir kids to learn about more holidays.
Illustrator: Mary O'Keefe Young
Genre: Fiction
Copyright: 2016
Reading Level: N/A
Grade level: PreK to 1
Topic: Ramadan
Is it a good read aloud? Yes
It is the first night of Ramadan and George is celebrating with his friend Kareem and his family. He learns all about the Eid festivities, the donating, the fasting, and much more. This is a great read fir kids to learn about more holidays.