Journey PREVIEW BUY ON AMAZON By Aaron Becker Spanish available? Yes, Wordless Book Grades: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Summary: A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure, and danger abound. Red marker in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon, and a flying carpet that carry her… Read More
A Stone For Sascha PREVIEW BUY ON AMAZON By Aaron Becker Spanish available? Yes, Wordless Book Grades: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Summary: This year’s summer vacation will be very different for a young girl and her family without Sascha, the beloved family dog, along for the ride. But a wistful walk along the beach to gather cool, polished stones becomes a… Read More
Sofia Valdez Future Prez PREVIEW BUY ON AMAZON By Andrea Beaty Spanish available? Yes, Sofia Valdez, presidenta tal vez Grades: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Summary: Every morning, Abuelo walks Sofia to school . . . until one day when Abuelo hurts his ankle at a local landfill, and he can no longer do so. Sofia (aka Sofi) misses her Abuelo… Read More
Rosie Revere Engineer PREVIEW BUY ON AMAZON By Andrea Beaty Spanish available? Yes, Rosa pionera, ingeniera Grades: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Summary: Rosie Revere dreamed of becoming a great engineer. Where some people see rubbish, Rosie sees inspiration. Alone in her room at night, shy Rosie constructs great inventions from odds and ends. Hot dog dispensers, helium pants, python-repelling… Read More
Are you ready for your Mock Caldecott 2024? A fun activity to do each year is to do some Mock Caldecott activities in which you determine which book your class, grade level or school thinks is should win the Caldecott Medal and Caldecott Honors. More so than the Newbery Medal, a Mock Caldecott Medal competition is great for both upper… Read More
Iggy Peck Architect PREVIEW BUY ON AMAZON By Andrea Beaty Spanish available? Yes, Pedro perfecto, arquitecto Grades: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Summary: Some kids sculpt sandcastles. Some make mud pies. Some construct great block towers. But none are better at building than Iggy Peck, who once erected a life-size replica of the Great Sphinx on his front lawn! It’s… Read More
