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Miss Garner’s Book Review
PictureBooks
Harold and the Purple crayonBy: Crockett Johnson
Grades k-3
o Published in 1955o Main character: Harold
o Summary:Harold creates an imaginary world with his
Purple crayon. Follow along as he gets lost inside is imagination.
The Very Hungry CaterpillarBy: Eric Carle
Grade Level K-3
Published in 1986 Main character: Very hungry caterpillar
SummaryFollow along as this VERY hungry caterpillar eats his way
through lots of fun foods!
Fancy NancyBy: Jane O’Connor
Illustrated by: Robin Preiss GlasserGrade Level: K-3
• Published in 2006
• Main character: Nancy
• Summary
Meet Nancy, everything she does is fancy. From the way that she dresses to the way she talks. Nancy decides to give her family fancy lessons and ends up learning a valuable lesson herself.
Madeline By: Ludwig Bemelmans
Grade Level: 4-6
Published in 1939 Main character: Madeline
SummaryFollow Madeline and her friends as they
explore the beautiful city of Paris.
You’re All My FavoritesBy: Sam McBratney
Illustrated by: Anita JeramGrade Level K-3
Published in 2004 Main characters: Three baby bears
SummaryA touching story about three baby bears who want to know who their parents’ favorite is.
The Relatives CameBy: Cynthia Rylant
Illustrated by: Stephen GammelGrade Level: K-3
oPublished in 1985 oAwards: Caldecott Honor
oMain characters: The relativesoSummary
Isn’t it great when relatives come to visit? This is the story about all the fun that is had when relatives come to visit.
The Hallo-wienerBy: Dav Pilkey
Grade Level: K-3 Published in 1995
Main character: Oscar Summary
Meet Oscar, he’s a wiener dog and everyone teases him about it. Oscar can’t wait for Halloween, but it’s
not everything he dreams it to be. Read along as Oscar goes from “Wiener dog” to “Hero Sandwich”.
You Can Do It, SamBy: Amy Hest
Illustrated by: Anita JeramGrade Level: K-3
Published in 2001 Main character: Sam
SummaryIsn’t it great when you can do things all by
yourself? This is the story of Sam who with the help of his mother makes treats for his
neighbors. When they go to deliver them, his mother lets him go up to the doors by himself.
Amy Elizabeth Explores Bloomingdale’sBy: E.L. Konigsburg
Grade Level: 4-6
Published in 1992 Main characters: Amy Elizabeth, Grandma
SummaryHave you ever been to New York? Follow along as Amy Elizabeth and her Grandma explore the Big
Apple as they try to get to Bloomingdale’s.
Heaven’s All Star Jazz BandBy: Don Carter
Grades 4-6 Multi-cultural book Published in 2002
Main Characters: Little boy, Grandpa Jack, Jazz stars Summary
When the little boy’s Grandpa Jack dies, he imagines him joining all of his favorite Jazz heroes in a jam session. Read along as Grandpa Jack meets
all the greats.
A Bad Case of StripesBy: David Shannon
Grade Level: K-6
o Published in 2004o Main character: Camilla Cream
o SummaryMeet Camilla. Camilla likes lima beans, but her friends don’t. So, to be like her friends, she stops eating them. Then it happens…Camilla gets a case of the stripes. Will
she ever return to normal?
Curious George Takes a JobBy: H.A. Rey
Grade Level: 4-6
o Published in 1947o Main character: Curious George
o SummaryOh no! George has escaped from the zoo. Follow along as his curiosity leads him through the big
city doing various jobs.
Walter the Farting DogBy: William Kotzwinkle & Glenn Murray
Illustrated by: Audrey ColmanGrade Level:4-6
Published in 2001 Main characters: Walter, Betty, Billy
SummaryWhat if your dog couldn’t stop farting? Meet Walter, he just can’t
seem to stop and it’s getting him into trouble. Read along as Walter goes from farting dog to becoming a hero all in one day.
Sector 7 By: David WiesnerGrade Level 4-6
oPublished in 1999oAwards: Caldecott Honor
oMain characters: Little boys, cloud with the red hatoSummary
What if you took a field trip to the top of the Empire State building and made friends the clouds? That’s exactly what happens in this
book. Read along as the little boy helps his new friends come up with new, fun, cloud shapes.
June 29,1999 By: David WiesnerGrade Level 7-9• Published in 1992
• Main character: Holly Evans• Summary
Did you ever have a science experiment go wrong? That’s exactly what Holly Evans thinks when it starts raining giant vegetables. She soon discovers that she
might be wrong after all.
Flotsam By: David Wiesner
Grades 7-9
Published in 2006 Awards: The Caldecott Medal Main character: Young boy
SummaryA young boy at the beach discovers an old fashion camera. He take the film to be developed and discovers a picture
of a kid holding a picture of a kid, holding a kid until using a microscope the first picture of the first kid is revealed.
Tuesday By: David WiesnerGrade Level: 7-9
Published in 1991 Awards: Caldecott Medal
Main characters: flying frogs Summary
You’ve heard the expression “When pigs fly…” But flying frogs?!? Follow along one crazy Tuesday night when a quiet
neighborhood is overrun with frogs.
Traditional Literature
Nursery Rhymes & Fairy TalesGrade Level: K-3
• Published in 2005• Summary
Read along as Disney’s favorite characters re-create some the best classic nursery
rhymes and fairy tales ever told
My Very First Mother GooseEdited by: Iona Opie
Illustrated by: Rosemary WellsGrade Level: K-3
Published in 1996 Summary
A beautifully illustrated version of Mother Goose, that is easy to read.
The Elephant’s ChildBy: Rudyard Kipling
Illustrated by: Geoffrey PattersonGrade Level: K-3
• Published in 2006• Main character: Elephant child
• SummaryHave you ever wondered how the elephant got it’s trunk?
This is the story of a curious young elephant who’s curiosity got the better of him.
The Three Pigs By: David Wiesner
Grade Level 4-6•Published in 2001
•Awards: Caldecott Medal•Main Characters: The 3 pigs
•Summary:Follow along as the 3 pigs take a crazy adventure
out of their story into other fairy tales as they escape from the big bad wolf.
Hans Christian Andersen’sFairy Tales
Retold By William KingGrade Level: 4-6
o Published in 1996o Summary
A collection of some of Anderson’s Greatest Works. Meet the Emperor in His new clothes,
Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, and many more!
The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales By: Jon Scieszka
Illustrated by: Lane SmithGrade levels: 7-9
Published in 1992 Awards: Caldecott Honor
Main Character: Jack the narrator Summary
You’ve Haven’t read Mother Goose until you read these crazy fracture versions
A Children’s Treasury of Mythology
Illustrated by Margaret Evans Price
Grade Level 7-9 Published in 2007 Summary
A beautifully illustrated collection of myths from Greek and Roman mythology
Fantasy
• Published in 1968•Main characters: Little Bear, animal friends, Grandmother Bear
• SummaryLittle Bear makes a picture for his Grandmother. Because she loves it so much she sends him a kiss in return. The kiss gets passed between friends until skunk accidentally kisses a girl
skunk. Little bear finally gets his kiss when the two skunks get married
A Kiss For Little Bear By: Else Holmelund Minarik
Illustrated by: Maurice SendakGrade Level: K-3
Where the Wild Things AreBy: Maurice Sendak
Grade Level: K-3• Published in 1963
• Awards: Caldecott Medal• Main character: Max
• SummaryFollow Max on his imaginary journey to the island of where the wild things are. Join in as they have a wild
rumpus and crown Max, King of the Wild Things.
How to Make Friends with a Giant
By: Gennifer CholdenkoIllustrated by: Amy Waldrod
Grade Level K-3 Published in 2006 Newberry Honor
Main characters: James, Jacomo Summary
What if a giant moved in next door and started school with you? Would you become friends with them? This is the story of James
and Jacomo, two friends who are complete opposites of each other.
Magic PickleBy: Scott MorseGrade Level: 4-6• Published in 2008
•Main characters: Magic Pickle, Jojo Wigman• Summary
Graphic novel about a superhero who goes out and battles other superhuman veggies
JumanjiBy: Chris Van Allsburg
Grade Level 4-6
• Published in 1981• Awards: Caldecott
• Main characters: Peter, Judy• Summary
What would you do if the game you were playing suddenly came to life? Join Peter and Judy as they race against time and
nature to finish playing JUMANJI
Ella Enchanted By: Gail Garson Levine
Grade Level: 4-6
Published in 1997 Awards: Newberry Honor
Main characters: Ella, Prince Charmon, Mandy, Summary
Meet Ella. She has to do everything you tell her because of a horrible gift her fairy godmother gave her. Follow along as Ella searches for Lucinda so she can live as a normal girl.
The Lightning ThiefBy: Rick RiordanGrade Level 4-6
• Published in 2006• Main character: Percy Jackson
• Summary• What if you found out that all the crazy things that have been
happening to you aren’t just a dream? What if you found out you were the child of a Greek god? Meet Percy. This is the story of what happens
when he finds out the answers to these questions and many more.
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and me Elizabeth
By: E.L. KonigsburgGrade Level 4-6
• Published in 1967• Multicultural
• Awards: Newberry Honor• Main Characters: Jennifer, Elizabeth
• SummaryWhat if your best friends was a witch and she made you an
witch’s apprentice? Follow along as Elizabeth tries to become a full fledged witch.
The Lion, the Witch, and the WardrobeBy: C.S. Lewis
Grade Level: 4-6
Published in 1950 Main characters: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy
SummaryThrough the wardrobe is a mystical land called
Narnia. Follow along as Edmund, Lucy, Peter, and Susan battle against the evil queen to save Narnia.
Lily Dale: Awakening By: Wendy Corsi Staub
Grade level 7-9o Published in 2009
o Main character: Callao Summary
After her mother’s death, Calla moves to Lily Dale to live with her grandmother. She soon discovers that Lily Dale is a town full of psychics and that she is
one too.
Poetry
I can Read with My Eyes Shut!By: Dr. Seuss
Grade Level: K-3
• Published in 1978• Main character: The Cat in the Hat
• SummaryDid you know that the Cat in the Hat can read with his
eyes closed? Follow along his crazy journey what happens when you read with your eyes closed!
The Mighty SlideBy: Allan Ahlberg
Illustrated by: Charlotte VoakeGrade Level: 4-6
• Published in 1988• Summary
A collection of story poems from Britain. Take a ride on the Mighty Slide, make friends with The Girl that Doubled, and listen to The Scariest Yet
A Light In the AtticBy: Shel Silverstein
Grade Level: 4-6 Published in 1981
SummaryA collection of humorous
children’s poems
Imagine That! Poems of Never-Was
Selected by: Jack PrelutskyIllustrated by: Kevin Hawkes
Grade Level 4-6
Published in 1998 Summary
A collection of children’s poems on things that never-were. Meet The Nonny. Take a ride in Mr. Mad’s Machine. Visit The Land of Bumbley Boo.
Vile VersesBy: Roald Dahl
Grade Level 4-6
o Published in 2005o Summary
A Collection of poems taken from Roald Dahl’s famous children’s books
A Poke in the IA collection of concrete poems
Selected by Paul B JaneczkoIllustrated by: Chris Rashcka
Grade Level 7-9
Published in 2001 Summary
A collection of crazy concrete poems.
Oh, The Places You’ll Go!By: Dr. Seuss
Grade level: 7-9
Published in 1990Main character: You
SummaryFollow along as you take a wonderful
journey down the path of life.
Contemporary Realistic Fiction
The Red ThreadBy: Grace Lin
Grade Level: K-3 Multicultural book Published in 2007
Main characters: King & Queen, Old Peddler, baby Summary
There is an ancient Chinese belief that an invisible, unbreakable red thread connects all those who are destined to be together. Follow along as the King and Queen take a
journey to find their destiny.
I’m Gonna Like Me Letting Off A Little Self-EsteemBy: Jamie Lee Curtis
Illustrated by: Laura Cornell
o Published in 2002o Summary
A self esteem lifting story about two kids who like themselves no matter what.
Is There Really A Human Race? By: Jamie Lee Curtis
Illustrated by: Laura CornellGrade Level: K-3
Published in 2006 Summary
Is there really a human race? Where’s the finish line? Do people run into each other? These just a few of
the questions that this book answers and many more.
Harriet the Spy By: Louise Fitzhugh
Grade Level: 4-6
Published in 1964 Main characters: Harriet, Ole Golly
SummaryMeet Harriet, a young girl who thinks she’s a spy. Harriet’s
spying gets her in trouble when her friends find her notebook filled with not so nice comments about them.
How will Harriet survive? Will she ever spy again?
Al Capone Does My Shirts By: Gennifer Choldenko
Grade Level: 4-6
Special Needs Published in 2006
Awards: Newberry HonorMain characters: Moose, Natalie
SummaryThe story of Moose trying to balance living on Alcatraz Island
with his autistic sister and having a normal baseball filled life.
If a Tree Falls at Lunch PeriodBy: Gennifer Choldenko
Grade Level: 4-6
Multicultural Gifted and Talented Published in 2007
Main characters: Walk and Kristen Summary
What if you found out that the one of your friends was actually your brother or sister? What if one was white and the other was black? Read along as Kristen and Walk struggle to fit in a their
preppy day school and along the way become friends and then family.
The View From SaturdayBy: E.L. Konigsburg
Grade Level: 4-6
Gifted and Talented Published in 1998
Awards: Newberry Award Main Characters: Ethan, Noah, Nadia, Julian
SummaryMeet the Souls, a group of friends that make up their 6th grade
academic team. But, what makes the Souls the Souls. Read along to find out how a group of unlikely friends bonded together to win it all.
Silent to the BoneBy: E.L. Konigsburg
Grade Level: 7-9
• Published in 2004• Main characters: Branwell, Connor
• SummaryWhat if something so terrible happened that afterwards,
you weren’t able to speak. That’s what happened to Branwell and now its up to Connor to solve the mystery
of what happened and why Branwell is silent to the bone.
To Kill A MockingbirdBy: Harper Lee
Grade Level: 7-9
• Published in 1960• Awards: Pulitzer Prize
• Main characters: Scout, Jem, Atticus• Summary
Meet Scout, a young girl from a small Alabama town. This is the story of what happens one summer when tragedy strikes this small
town.
The Westing GameBy: Ellen RaskinGrade Level 7-9
o Published in 1978o Awards: Newberry Award
o Main characters: All the tenants of Sunset Apartmentso Summary
A whodunit mystery involving murder, chess, Uncle Sam, and a crazy cast of characters. Can you solve the mystery before the
murderer strikes again?
Deenie By: Judy Blume
Grade Levels: 7-9
o Published in 1976o Main character: Deenie
o SummaryA story of a beautiful young girl who’s mother wants her to be a model. Deenie just wants to live a normal life. Read along as Deenie finds out that she is far from normal and
how she struggles to regain normalcy in her life.
The Catcher in the RyeBy: J.D. SalingerGrade Level 7-9
Published in 1945 Main character: Holden
SummaryFollow Holden on his journey through New
York City as he struggles to find himself.
The Heart is A Lonely HunterBy: Carson McCullers
Grade Level: 7-9
Published in 1940 Special needs
Main characters: John, Spiros, Mick Summary
This the story of the relationship between John and Spiros who are both deaf mutes. Life changes dramatically when Spiros
ends up in a mental facility
Historical Fiction
John, Paul, George, & BenBy: Lane Smith
Grade Level: K-3
Published in 2006 Main Characters: John Hancock, Paul Revere, George
Washington, Ben Franklin Summary
Have you ever wondered what our founding fathers were like as children? Was George Washington always honest?
Di d Paul Revere always yell? What about Ben, did he have a comment for everything? Read and find out!
The Journal of Ben Uchida, Citizen 13559Mirror Lake Internment Camp
By: Barry DenenbergGrade Level: 4-6
Multicultural book Published in 1999
Main character: Ben Uchida Summary
Story of a boy’s life in an American internment camp for the Japanese following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Read along as Ben tries to lead a normal life, playing baseball and making friends inside Mirror Lake Camp.
My Secret War: The WWII Diary of Madeline Beck By : Mary Pope Osborne
Grade level 4-6
Published in 2000 Main characters: Madeline, Mom, Dad, Johnny, Theo ,
Clara Summary
A young girl’s diary of her life in New York at the beginning of WWII. Read along as Madeline takes the
call of duty into her hands against German spies.
Jackie and Me By: Dan GutmanGrade Level 4-6
Multicultural Published in 1999
Main characters: Joe Stoshack, Jackie Robinson Summary
Follow along on as Joe travels back in time to meet the great Jackie Robinson. While visiting Jackie, Joe learns the hardships of being
black in the 1940s.
The Roman NewsThe Greatest Newspaper in Civilization
By: Andrew Langley and Philip de Souza Grade Level: 7-9
Published in 2000 Main characters: Various historical Roman
figures Summary
Read about some of Rome’s greatest events in the greatest newspaper of all.
Non-Fiction: Biographies
&Informational
Celia Cruz, Queen of SalsaBy: Veronica Chambers
Illustrated by: Julie MaronGrade Level K-3
Published in 2007 Summary
A biography of the life of salsa queen, Celia Cruz. Follow along on her journey from her childhood in Havana to her stardom on the
stage.
Accidents May HappenFifty Inventions Discovered by Mistake
By: Charlotte Foltz JonesIllustrated by John O’Brien
Grade Level: 4-6
Published in 1998 Summary
Have you ever wondered where some of history’s greatest inventions came from? What if I told you they were mistakes? Find out how bread was discovered, what cracked the Liberty
bell, and much more.
Anne FrankThe Diary of a Young Girl
Grade Level: 4-6o Published in 1953
o Main character: Anne Franko Summary
Anne’s incredible diary about her life while in hiding and later in a Nazi concentration camp
Independent Dames By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrated by: Matt FaulknerGrade Level: 7-9
Published in 2008 Summary
Meet some of America’s finest women who lended a hand during the Revolutionary War.
Learn the truth about some of history’s myths about women in battle.
I Am ScoutThe Biography of Harper Lee
By: Charles ShieldsGrade Level: 7-9
• Published in 2008• Summary
A biography of one of America’s greatest, reclusive authors. Learn the history and background that go
into Lee’s groundbreaking book To Kill a Mockingbird.
The End for Now. Thanks Jen for introducing me to so Many Great kids books! This show would have gone on forever if I
added every book I read this semester.
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