

Magic Tree House: Mummies in the Morning
The Magic Tree House books by Mary Pope Osborne are great historical fic Osborne grew up in the military and always craved adventure...


You Are Special
You Are Special, by Max Lucado, is a Christian children’s book. My mom read this to me when I was very young, encouraging me to be myself...


Sick
Sick, a poem by Shel Silverstein, is a cleverly written poem that is very relatable to young students. Its humor in the outrageous claims...


Coraline
Coraline, the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman, is a spooky tale of a young girl, Coraline, who moves to an apartment flat with her parents....


The Polar Express
This classic holiday story is another feel-good tale of a young boy who wakes in the middle of the night on Christmas Eve to find a train...


The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Everyone knows the traditional story of the three little pigs right? When I was growing up I thoroughly enjoyed the traditional stories....


The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
When I was in fourth grade, my teacher read this book to our entire class for read aloud time. I absolutely fell in love with it then,...


Because of Winn Dixie
Growing up, I had seen the movie but had never read the book. Again in my Children’s Literature course, I signed up to read this novel...


The House of the Scorpion
I had never heard of this book before taking my Children’s Literature course my sophomore year in college. Thank goodness I was...


Corduroy
When I was a little girl growing up, my absolute favorite book was Corduroy by Don Freeman. I have and always will classify Corduroy as...