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The Wall In The Middle Of The Book by Jon Agee
Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed
How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets by Kwame Alexander
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard
Sarah Gives Thanks by Mike Allegra
Child of the Flower-Song People by Gloria Amescua
Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees
Caroline’s Comets by Emily Arnold McCully
Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein by Linda Bailey
When Santa Was a Baby by Linda Bailey
Proud As a Peacock Brave As a Lion by Jane Barclay
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes
I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
How This Book Was Made by Mac Barnett
Leo A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett
President Taft Is Stuck In The Bath by Mac Barnett
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnett
The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse by Mac Barnett
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver by Gene Barretta
Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry
I’m Trying to Love Spiders by Bethany Barton
Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion by Chris Barton
Aaron Slater Illustrator by Andrea Beaty
Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beaty
Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Beaty
Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Beaty
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty
A Stone For Sascha by Aaron Becker
The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
Counting on Katherine by Helaine Becker
Max Goes To Jupiter by Jeffrey Bennett
Max Goes To Mars by Jeffrey Bennett
Max Goes To The Moon by Jeffrey Bennett
Max Goes To The Space Station by Jeffrey Bennett
Crankenstein Valentine by Samantha Berger
Manfish a Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne
On a Beam of Light by Jennifer Berne
Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham
Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
A Bike Like Sergio’s by Maribeth Boelts
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett
Who’s That Knocking On Christmas Eve? by Jan Brett
Blue by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Without Separation by Larry Dane Brimner
The Most Perfect Snowman by Chris Britt
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by Monica Brown
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown
My Name is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz by Monica Brown
Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown
Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
Voices In The Park by Anthony Browne
Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code by Joseph Bruchac
A Turkey For Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting
Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea by Robert Burleigh
Sea Horse Shyest Fish in the Sea by Chris Butterworth
George Washington’s Teeth by Deborah Chandra
All Because You Matter by Tami Charles
The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
Your Place in the Universe by Jason Chin
Game Changers The Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome
The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
Survivor Tree by Marcie Colleen
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper
Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell
Players In Pigtails by Shana Corey
Gracias The Thanksgiving Turkey by Joy Cowley
Click Clack Moo by Doreen Cronin
Duck For President by Doreen Cronin
The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Pena
Last Stop On Market Street by Matt de la Pena
Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Pena
Planting Stories by Anika Aldamuy Denise
Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
The Legend of Old Befana by Tomie dePaola
The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola
A Piglet Named Mercy by Kate DiCamillo
Grace For President by Kelly DiPucchio
Zombie in Love by Kelly DiPucchio
City Green by Dyanne DiSalvo-Ryan
Energy Island by Allan Drummond
My Name Is Elizabeth! by Annika Dunklee
Misunderstood Shark by Ame Dyckman
Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman
Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady
Dancing Hands by Margarita Engle
Nadia’s Hands by Karen English
Teach Us Your Name by Huda Essa
Ocean Meets Sky by The Fan Brothers
The Night Gardener by the Fan Brothers
The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold by Maureen Fergus
Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry
Boxes For Katje by Candace Fleming
Giant Squid by Candace Fleming
Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming
Papa’s Mechanical Fish by Candace Fleming
Stolen Words by Melanie Florence
My Best Friend by Julie Fogliano
She Made a Monster by Lynn Fulton
Lost in the Library by Josh Funk
Saved By The Boats by Julie Gassman
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
The Boy Who Grew a Forest by Sophia Gholz
The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen by Thelma Lynne Godin
Twenty-One Steps by Jeff Gottesfeld
A Bus Called Heaven by Bob Graham
How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham
Pocket Full of Colors by Amy Guglielmo
Beyond the Fence by Maria Gulemetova
Ralph Tells a Story by Abby Hanlon
Born on the Water: The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Field Trip to the Moon by John Hare
A Very Unusual Dog by Dorothy Joan Harris
Friends Stick Together by Hannah E. Harrison
Tough Cookie by Edward Hemingway
Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914
Lilly’s Big Day by Kevin Henkes
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
Weekend With Wendell by Kevin Henkes
That Book Woman by Heather Henson
Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins
Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson
Santa in the City by Tiffany D. Jackson
Whale in a Fishbowl by Troy Howell and Richard Jones
The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby by Crystal Hubbard
The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Rocks in His Head by Carol Otis Hurst
Dear Greenpeace / Dear Mr. Blueberry by Simon James
What If Everybody Said That? by Ellen Javernick
A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers
How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers
Lost And Found by Oliver Jeffers
The Fate of Fausto by Oliver Jeffers
The Great Paper Caper by Oliver Jeffers
The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
There’s a Ghost in this House by Oliver Jeffers
This Moose Belongs To Me by Oliver Jeffers
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
Salt In His Shoes by Deloris Jordan
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
The Treasure Box by Dave Keane
Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller
Rescue and Jessica by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes
Saving American Beach by Heidi Tyline King
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
The Rock From the Sky by Jon Klassen
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
Leo The Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky
For the Right to Learn by Rebecca Langston-George
The Cat Man of Aleppo by Irene Latham
Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung
Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
The People’s Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought For Justice With Art by Cynthia Levinson
The Key From Spain by Debbie Levy
A Big Mooncake For Little Star by Grace Lin
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield
Goldfish On Vacation by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Selena: Queen of Tejano Music by Silvia Lopez
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell
Mr. Peabody’s Apples by Madonna
Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard
My Heart is a Compass by Deborah Marcero
Follow Those Zebras by Sandra Markle
The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin and David Shannon
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Zonia’s Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal
Where Butterflies Fill the Sky by Zahra Marwan
Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick
Aliens Are Coming by Meghan McCarthy
Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon
Someday by Alison Mcghee and Peter Reynolds
Ol’ Clip-Clop by Patricia C. McKissack
The Nutcracker in Harlem by T.E. McMorrow
Brave Ballerina by Michelle Meadows
The Next President by Kate Messner
Flossie and the Fox by Patricia MicKissack
Richard Wright and the Library Card by William Miller
My Name is Bilal by Asma Mobin-Uddin
Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki
Passage to Freedom by Ken Mochizuki
A Wish To Be A Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore and Matt Tavares
Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book by Yuyi Morales
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
The Girl Who Thought In Pictures by Julia Finley Mosca
Zin Zin Zin a Violin by Lloyd Moss
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad
When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz-Ryan
The Three Questions by Jon Muth
Mary Wears What She Wants by Keith Negley
Hello, I’m Johnny Cash by G. Neri
Gittel’s Journey by Leslea Newman
My First Day by Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien
Thirty Minutes Over Oregon by Marc Tyler Nobleman
Seven and a Half Tons of Steel by Janet Nolan
The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros
The World’s Biggest Fart by Rafael Ordonez
Marti’s Song For Freedom by Emma Otheguy
The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London’s Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff
Neck and Neck by Elise Parsley
Bisa’s Carnaval by Joana Pastro
I Am Farmer by Miranda and Baptiste Paul
An Orange For Frankie by Patricia Polacco
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco
The Girl Who Ran by Frances Poletti
The Turkey Girl by Penny Pollock
Hey Water! by Antoinette Portis
The Old Truck by Jarrett Pumphrey
Somewhere in the Bayou by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Helen’s Big World by Doreen Rappaport
Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathmann
America’s White Table by Margot Theis Raven
Rags: Hero Dog of WWI by Margot Theis Raven
My Name Is Yoon by Helen Recorvits
Nothing Rhymes With Orange by Adam Rex
School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex
Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots by Michael Rex
Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds
Creepy Crayon by Aaron Reynolds
Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds
Playing From The Heart by Peter H. Reynolds
Rose’s Garden by Peter H. Reynolds
Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds
So Few Of Me by Peter H. Reynolds
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Margaret and the Moon by Dean Robbins
Miss Paul and the President by Dean Robbins
The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon The True Story of Alan Bean by Dean Robbins
You Are a Star Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Dean Robbins
You Matter by Christian Robinson
Lights! Camera! Alice! by Mara Rockliff
Pies From Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Dee Romito
Ben Franklin’s Big Splash by Barb Rosenstock
Leave It To Abigail! by Barb Rosenstock
The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock
Otis and Will Discover the Deep by Barb Rosenstock
The Camping Trip that Changed America by Barb Rosenstock
Secret Pizza Party by Adam Rubin
Marching With Aunt Susan by Claire Rudolph Murphy
Mario and the Hole in the Sky by Elizabeth Rusch
An Angel For Solomon Singer by Cynthia Rylant
Packs: Strength in Numbers by Hannah Salyer
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
The Adventures of Beekle the Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
So Tall Within by Gary D. Schmidt
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! by Dr. Seuss
I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott
Brick By Brick by Heidi Woodward Sheffield
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima
Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos by Stephanie Roth Sisson
The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater
Small in the City by Sydney Smith
Endlessly Ever After by Laurel Snyder
To Change a Planet by Christina Soontornvat
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross Cherokee Aerospace Engineer by Traci Sorell
We Are Still Here! by Traci Sorell
The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
Ada Lovelace Poet of Science by Diane Stanley
Going Down Home With Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise by David Ezra Stein
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe
The Man With the Violin by Kathy Stinson
Elizabeth Leads the Way by Tanya Lee Stone
Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
That’s Not Fair / No es justo by Carmen Tafolla
Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries by Mark Teague
Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Emmanuel’s Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson
Funny Bones by Duncan Tonatiuh
The Princess and the Warrior by Duncan Tonatiuh
Undocumented by Duncan Tonatiuh
Outside In by Deborah Underwood
Joan Procter Dragon Doctor by Patricia Valdez
Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
The Water Princess by Susan Verde & Peter H. Reynolds
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code by Laurie Wallmark
Hedy Lamarr’s Double Life by Laurie Wallmark
Olive the Other Reindeer by Vivian Walsh
The Poppy Lady by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh
Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford
Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford
Moses by Carole Boston Weatherford
R-E-S-P-E-C-T Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul by Carole Boston Weatherford
Unspeakable by Carole Boston Weatherford
A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel
They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel
Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams
Galimoto by Karen Lynn Williams
If Sharks Disappeared by Lily Williams
Brothers In Hope by Mary Williams
Sugarbush Spring by Marsha Wilson Chall
Biblioburro by Jeanette Winter
Follow The Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter
Malala a Brave Girl From Pakistan / Iqbal a Brave Boy From Pakistan by Jeanette Winter
Nasreen’s Secret School by Jeanette Winter
The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter
Lillian’s Right To Vote by Jonah Winter
Sonia Sotomayor A Judge Grows In The Bronx by Jonah Winter
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
Esquivel Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood
More Than Peach by Bellen Woodard
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson
Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright
All the Way to America by Dan Yaccarino
What Do You Do With A Chance? by Kobi Yamada
What Do You Do With An Idea? by Kobi Yamada
What Do You Do With A Problem? by Kobi Yamada
Snow Angel Sand Angel by Lois-Ann Yamanaka and Ashley Lukashevsky
Ruby’s Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges
Encounter by Jane Yolen and David Shannon
Emile and the Field by Kevin Young
The Tree That’s Meant to Be by Yuval Zommer
Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai
Our Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel
Miscellaneous Activities
Editable Dictado / Dictation Planner Templates – Bilingual English & Spanish
Spanish Weekly Dictado Lesson Plans Unit 1
Spanish Weekly Dictado Lesson Plans Unit 2
Spanish Weekly Dictado Lesson Plans Unit 3
Editable Field Trip Permission Slip Bilingual and Generic
Dr. Seuss Oh The Places You’ll Go Bilingual Writing Activity
Dr. Seuss Opinion Writing Bilingual English and Spanish 20+ Books!
Dr. Seuss Sneetches Writing Activity Bilingual English and Spanish
Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Hat Bilingual Writing Activities
Dr. Seuss There’s a Wocket In My Pocket Bilingual Rhyming Activity
Bilingual Reading Stamina Charts
Book Recommendation Forms BILINGUAL English and Spanish
Rubrics
Kindergarten Common Core Reading Standards Rubrics
1st Grade Common Core Reading Standards Rubrics
2nd Grade Common Core Reading Standards Rubrics
3rd Grade Common Core Reading Standards Rubrics