Looking for the best children's books for summer? These children's books about summer elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Children's books about summer vacations, summer activities, and other summer fun for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students. Your students will delight in these classic and brand new books! If you’re a member of the Picture Book Brain Trust Community, you already have access to EVERY lesson plan and activity for these books! Just click on the Lesson Plans button in the menu! Goldfish on Vacation by Sally Lloyd-Jones H, Little O, and Baby Em are stuck in the city for the summer with only their pet goldfish—Barracuda, Patch, and Fiss—for company. It's looking like it might be a pretty boring vacation, but one day, something exciting ... read more

Looking for the best November read alouds for the classroom? These picture books for read alouds in November for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about various topics such as Veterans Day, Remembrance Day, Thanksgiving, Native American Heritage Month, and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students. Your students will delight in these classic and brand new books! If you’re a member of the Picture Book Brain Trust Community, you already have access to EVERY lesson plan and activity for these books! Just click on the Lesson Plans button in the menu! Native American Heritage Month These are a few of my Native American Heritage Month books if you couldn't read ones you may have wanted to for Indigenous Peoples Day (in ... read more

Looking for the best October read alouds for the classroom? These picture books for read alouds in October for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about various topics such as Hispanic Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples Day, Halloween, and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students. Your students will delight in these classic and brand new books! If you’re a member of the Picture Book Brain Trust Community, you already have access to EVERY lesson plan and activity for these books! Just click on the Lesson Plans button in the menu! BOOKS ABOUT HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH (SEPTEMBER 15-OCTOBER 15) Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) begins September 15th and continues into October. If you are looking for books to celebrate, these are some of ... read more

Looking for the best children's books about feelings? These picture books on feelings for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about various topics such as sadness, anxiety, overwhelm, anger and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students. Your students will delight in these classic and brand new books! If you’re a member of the Picture Book Brain Trust Community, you already have access to EVERY lesson plan and activity for these books! Just click on the Lesson Plans button in the menu! After the Fall by Dan Santat Everyone knows that when Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. But what happened after? Now terrified of heights, Humpty can longer do many of the things he loves most. Will he summon the courage ... read more

Looking for the best children's books about fear and anxiety? These picture books on worry for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about various topics such as anxiety, mindfulness, phobias, and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students. Your students will delight in these classic and brand new books! If you’re a member of the Picture Book Brain Trust Community, you already have access to EVERY lesson plan and activity for these books! Just click on the Lesson Plans button in the menu! I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott What if words got stuck in the back of your mouth whenever you tried to speak? What if they never came out the way you wanted them to? Sometimes it takes a change of perspective to get the words flowing. When ... read more

Looking for the best children's books about honesty? These picture books on lying and telling the truth for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about various topics such as being honest, being authentic, gossip and lies, and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students. Your students will delight in these classic and brand new books! If you’re a member of the Picture Book Brain Trust Community, you already have access to EVERY lesson plan and activity for these books! Just click on the Lesson Plans button in the menu! Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in ... read more

Looking for the best LGBTQ children's books? These LGBT picture books for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about various topics such as gay families, gender, LGBTQ rights and history and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students. Your students will delight in these classic and brand new books! If you’re a member of the Picture Book Brain Trust Community, you already have access to EVERY lesson plan and activity for these books! Just click on the Lesson Plans button in the menu! Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train ... read more