Picture book library lesson plans, games and activities & book lists
The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker: Another wordless masterpiece to add to Becker’s already impressive collection on the bookshelf with all the hallmarks of his previous works. The Tree and the River Book Review The cover tells the whole story without the reader even noticing until the end. This is one of the hallmarks of almost any Becker… Read More
Looking for the best picture books about food? These picture books about cooking and food for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books about various topics cooking, famous chefs, making food and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students. Your students will delight… Read More
Looking for the best children’s books about sports? These sports picture books and novels for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Books with lesson plans and activities linked. Picture books and chapter books about sports such as basketball, hockey, the Olympics and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth or fifth grade students. Your students… Read More
Looking for the best Underground Railroad books for kids? These Underground Railroad children’s books for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Picture books and middle grade novels about the Underground Railroad with lesson plans and activities linked. Books both fiction and nonfiction about Harriet Tubman, surviving the Underground Railroad, Jewish immigrants and more for your kindergarten,… Read More
A worthy identity affirming follow-up from the author/illustrator team of Tami Charles and Bryan Collier! We Are Here Book Review The Text A free verse explosion that uses rhythm and language to remind Black and brown children that they not only exist, they’re at the very heart and soul of the country. When faced with a long history of slings… Read More
Looking for the best children’s books about the Holocaust? These Holocaust children’s books for elementary students are engaging for primary and upper elementary kids. Picture books and middle grade novels about the Holocaust with lesson plans and activities linked. Books both fiction and nonfiction about concentration camps, surviving the Holocaust, Jewish immigrants and more for your kindergarten, first, second, third,… Read More