Book
Recommendations
Reading
with your Young Child
Think
of your book conversation in three parts:
Before
reading—a time when readers begin to connect their own
experiences with text ideas.
During
reading—a time when readers pay close attention to making
sense of the author’s words.
After
reading—a time when readers consider what they have gained
from the text relative to their own knowledge and experiences.
Choose some of these questions to guide
your book conversations:
Before
reading
-Look at the (title-cover-illustrations-chapter titles). What do you
think the book will be about?
During
reading
-Who is the main character?
-What is the problem (goal) in the story?
-How was the problem solved (goal met)?
-What might happen next? Why do you think so?
-What does (word/phrase) mean?
-How do you think (a character) feels? Why?
After
reading
-What did (a character) learn? or What was the author’s message?
Why do you think that?
-Would you like (a character) for a friend? Why?
-What do you think about (what a character did)? -What would you have
done?
Web Sites
Award
winning books for all students may be found at the following web sites.
Caldecott
Award Books
Newbery
Award Books
Children's
Literature Web Guide-Children's Book Awards
Series
Books: Grades K-2
| Author |
Series |
| David
A. Adler |
Cam
Jansen |
| Jim
Arnosky |
All
About |
| Stan
& Jan Berenstain |
Berenstain
Bears |
| Norman
Bridwell |
Clifford |
| Marc
Brown |
Arthur
|
| Gertrude
Chandler |
Boxcar
Children |
| Beverly
Cleary |
Ramona
|
| Joanna
Cole |
Magic
School Bus |
| Bill
Cosby |
Little
Bill |
| Doug
Cushman |
Aunt
Eater |
| Paula
Danzinger |
Amber
Brown |
| Judy
Delton |
Pee
Wee Scouts |
| Tomie
dePaola |
Barkers |
| Patricia
Reilly Giff |
The
Kids of Polk Street School |
| Eric
Hill |
Spot |
| Dorling
Kindersley |
Eyewitness
readers (nonfiction) |
| Suzy
Kline |
Horrible
Harry, Song Lee |
| Jean
Van Leeuwen |
Amanda
Pig |
| Ursula
LeGuin |
Catwings |
| Lee
Bennett Hopkins |
Selected
poetry |
| Katherine
Leverich |
Best
Enemies |
| Elizabeth
Levy |
Something
Queer |
| Arnold
Lobel |
Frog
and Toad |
| Jonathan
London |
Froggy |
| Edward
Marshall |
Fox
and Friends |
| James
Marshall |
George
and Martha |
| Mercer
Mayer |
Little
Critter |
| Else
H. Minarik |
Little
Bear |
| Lensey
Namioka |
Yang
Family |
| Mary
Pope Osborne |
Magic
Treehouse |
| Peggy
Parish |
Amelia
Bedelia |
| Barbara
Park |
Junie
B. Jones |
| H.
A. Rey |
Curious
George |
| Cynthia
Rylant |
Henry
and Mudge, Mr. Putter and Tabby, Poppleton, The Cobble Street Cousins |
| Louis
Sachar |
Marvin
Redpost, Wayside School |
| Jon
Scieszka |
Time
Warp |
| David
Shannon |
David |
| Marjorie
Sharmat |
Nate
the Great |
| Shel
Silverstein |
Poetry |
| Donald
Sobol |
Encyclopedia
Brown |
| Jean
Van Leeuwen |
Amanda
& Oliver Pig |
| Gertrude
Chandler Warner |
The
Boxcar Children |
| Bernard
Wiseman |
Morris
the Moose |
| Jane
Yolan |
Commander
Toad |
| Gene
Zion |
Harry |
| Various
authors |
An
I Can read Book |
| Various
authors |
First
Discovery Books |
| Frank
Asch |
Leo
Lionni |
| Molly
Bang |
Bill
Martin, Jr. |
| Crosby
Bonsall |
Robert
Munsch |
| Jan
Brett |
Dav
Pilkey |
| Eric
Carle |
Dr.
Seuss |
| Donald
Crews |
Maurice
Sendak |
| P.
D. Eastman |
Seymour
Simon |
| Kevin
Henkes |
Dick
King Smith
(animal stories,
both fiction and nonfiction) |
| Lillian
Hoban |
Judith
Viorst |
| Syd
Hoff |
Rosemary
Wells |
| Pat
Hutchins |
Don
and Audrey Woods |
| Ruth
Krauss |
|
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