- ish by Peter Reynolds: Who doesn't love his books and messages? And, I love adding -ish on the ends of words.
- The Wonder Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal: I love her. Love. So quirky & fun! I added this book because it is just a hodgepodge of quirky & fun stuff. I also like it from a design standpoint... black & white line drawings.
- Our Day with Louise Borden by me: We've been fortunate to have an author visit our classrooms every year for the past several years. Louise Borden was one of my favorites! I took lots of pictures from the day and put together a photo book for the classroom library. I would really like to go back and do this for all the visits we've had.
- Bodies From the Ash by James M. Deem: A cool non-fiction book. Love the use of actual photgraphs. And, I got to visit there last summer when I went to Europe with an amazing group of friends!
- The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg: Do I even have to explain this choice? I do like to use this choice to start talking with my students about noticing & thinking outside the box.
- Someday by Eileen Spinelli: This is another title that helps students think about possibilities. I also adore Rosie Winstead's illustrations.
- Skippyjon Jones Class Action by Judy Schachner: Skippyjon is one of my favorite book characters.
- All Kinds of Families by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Marc Boutavant: Another book that gets students thinking about our classroom as a "family". And objects with cute faces make me happy :) These illustrations are probably my favorite of any book.
- All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon: Again, another title that gets us thinking about expanding our horizons.
- Penguins by Liz Pichon: I like that this book lets me share with students my love of photography in a fun way. It also has a cute interactive feature at the end, and I like books with fun surprises at the end. It was also a gift from one of my dearest friends... which goes to show that people that love books get & give books as gifts.
- The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Brian Selznick: Author's notes are my favorite book feature. I love to read about what made an author want to write about a particular topic or more facts they uncovered during research. Brian Selznick is one of my favorite illustrators and I love that his illustrator note is also included. When we visited Europe last year my request for London was to go to Crystal Palace & see the actual dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins. They were beyond amazing. When you love books you seek out the places that make special books come alive.
- The Flim-Flam Fairies by Alan Katz: Basically I put this up to show kids I'm not afraid to read gross books about boogers & bodily functions to them.
- Encounter by Jane Yolen: Another one of my favorites! I think I put it out to share that there are two sides to every story.
- Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson: Kadir Nelson is another one of my favorite illustrators. This also shares that I love lesser known stories from history. Cheryl & I visited the Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on our way home from the Choice Literacy workshops in Michigan this summer & saw a display about Henry "Box" Brown!
- The Incredible Book-Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers: I love how Oliver Jeffers uses mixed media & old books to create his illustrations. This story is also hysterical!
- Mammoth Cave: one of my hobbies is visiting National Parks & collecting National Park Passport stamp cancellations.
- Olivia Goes to Vencie by Ian Falconer: Olivia is another one of my favorite characters. She cracks me up! This book helps me share how I like to share stories about things that happen to me when I travel.
I can't wait to start sharing these books (& many more!) with my students this week! Happy back-to-school!
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