Author

Title

* Indicates Out of Print

Summary

Curriculum
Connection

Character
Trait

Adoff, Arnold

Flamboyan

Magical prose describes life on 
a Caribbean Island.

Social Studies
Cultural Group: Hispanic/Caribbean

Respect

Base, Graeme

Animalia

Alliterative ABC book

Science

Binch, Caroline

Gregory Cool

A boy visits his grandparents in Tobago and sees a different way of life.

Social Studies
Multicultural

Respect

Bunting, Eve

Ghost’s Hour, Spook’s Hour

Scary incidents at midnight give Biff the dog and his master a frightening time.

Health

Courage

Chall, Marsha

Up North at the Cabin

Memorable experiences with water, animals, and other aspects of nature

Science

Respect

Clements, Andrew

Double Trouble in Walla Walla

It's an ordinary morning until Lulu, her teacher, and the principal are all infected by a word warp that makes them duplicate everything they say.

Cooper, Susan

Matthew’s Dragon

The dragon in Matthew’s picture book comes to life and takes him on an amazing nocturnal ride.

Gelsanliter, Wendy

Dancing in the Kitchen

Radio music enlivens activities as a family enjoys preparing dinner at Grandma’s.

Social Studies

Caring

Harvey, Brett

My Prairie Christmas

Papa goes out to get a Christmas tree and doesn’t return. A family’s first Christmas on the prairie.

Social Studies

Courage

Hazen, Barbara

Turkey in the Straw

A farmer had rather fiddle than farm. At the worst time for the farm, he throws a fiddling party.

Social Studies

Responsibility (lack of)

Heath, Amy

Sofie’s Role

A young girl helps out in her family’s bakery.

Social Studies

Responsibility

Helldarfier, M.C.

Gather Up, Gather In: A Book of Seasons

A prose-poem book of the seasons of the year.

Science

Respect

Heller, Nicholas

Goblins in Green

From Annabelle to Zelda, a gaggle of gleeful green goblins gets dressed. Great verbs.

Hines, Anna

When the Goblins Come Knocking

A scared little boy watches costumed Trick-or-Treaters come to his door. The next Halloween, he's the scariest one."

Social Studies

Courage

Hirshi, Ron

Harvest Song

Story of a girl spending time with Grandma on the farm.
Covers the changing seasons.

Science

Respect

Hoban, Russell

Monsters

A young boy only paints monsters, different monsters, until his parents become concerned and take him to a doctor. Everything works out; when the monster comes to life.

Health

Hol, Adelaide

The Runaway Giant*

Forest animals react to a melting snowman they believe is a giant.

Health

Courage

Holder, Heidi

Carmine the Crow

Carmine helps a swan caught in a snare. The swan gives Carmine a box of stardust that he shares, but begins to worry about it being used up before he gets to make a wish.

Science

Kindness

Hoopes, Lyn L. 

The Unbeatable Bread

Poem about Uncle Jon baking an unbeatable bread; whose aroma takes on a life of its own with magical results;the power of creativity.

Social Studies

Determination

Houston, Gloria

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

Since Papa left the Appalachian Mountains to go to war. Ruthie and her mom wonder how they will fulfill his obligation of getting the perfect tree for the town celebration.

Social Studies

Responsibility

Hubbard, Woodleigh

C is for Curious

An ABC book of feelings

Health

Hurd, Edith

The Day the Sun Danced

Follows the seasons in a forest

Science

Johnston, Tony

The Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea

Western version of The Princess and the Pea

Social Studies

Joosse, Barbara M.

Snow Day!

When school is cancelled because of snow, Robby and his family enjoy the day together.

Social Studies

Caring

Keillor, Garrison

The Old Man Who Loved Cheese

Wallace P. Flynn loves smelly cheese so much that his family leaves him, dogs and cats can’t stand to be around him, and even skunks have to move.

Health

Loyalty

Ketteman, Helen

Aunt Hilarity’s Bustle*

Hilarity tries with disastrous results to make the best of things when too poor to buy the latest fashions.

Social Studies

Determination

Koralack, Jenny

The Boy and the Cloth of Dreams

A boy who has worn holes in his cloth of dreams must find courage to help mend the cloth.

Health

Courage

Lester, Julius

John Henry

Retells the story of the legendary African-American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain. 

Social Studies

Multicultural

Courage

McKissack, Patricia

Mirandy and Brother Wind

To win first prize in the Junior Cakewalk, Mirandy tries to capture the wind for her partner. 

Social Studies

Cultural group: African-American

Respect

Medearis, Angela

The Ghost of Sifty Sifty Sam

Dan spends the might in a haunted house to earn a $5,000 award for getting rid of its resident ghost.

Cultural group: African-American

Courage

Pinckney, Andrea 

Duke Ellington

Biography of Duke Ellington, the jazz playin’ man’s story is told in jazzy language.

Social Studies
Cultural Group: African-American

Ratnett, Michael

Monsters of Class 7

Princess Priscilla, the polite new student in Miss Bramble’s class of monstrous children, is not quite what she appears to be. 

Social Studies

Multicultural?!

Self-Discipline

Rylant, Cynthia

Night in the County

Describes the sights and sounds of the country as night changes to day.

Social Studies

Respect

Seeger, Pete

Abiyoyo

Banished from town for misbehavior, a little boy and his dad are invited back after they conquer the giant Abiyoyo.

Social Studies
Cultural Group: South African

Self-discipline

Shannon, David

A Bad Case of Stripes

In order to ensure her popularity Camilla Cream always does what is expected until one day she no longer recognizes herself.

Math: patterns

Integrity

Showers, Paul

The Listening Walk

A little girl and her father take a walk and identify the sounds around them.

Spurr, Elizabeth

The Long, Long Letter

A special delivery letter sets off an unexpected turn of events.

Steig, William

Amos and Boris

A simple, matter-of-fact story about friends.

Science

Respect

Steig, William

Brave Irene

Irene braves wind, ice, and snow to deliver a ball gown.

Science

Perseverance

Steig, William

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock and then he can’t hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

Courage

Teague, Mark

Baby Tamer

The Eggmont children turn the house into a circus when their parents are out for the evening and not any ordinary baby-sitter will do. 

Cultural group: African-American

Responsibility

Tudor, Tash

Corgiville Fair

Satirical story about a county fair.

Social Studies

Honesty

Turner, Patricia

The War Between the Vowels and the Consonants

Funny book about letters and which are most important.

Courage

Wilder, Laura Ingalls

Dance at Grandpa’s

A young pioneer girl and her family attend a wintertime party at her grandparent’s home in the big woods of Wisconsin.

Social Studies

Wood, Audrey

Elbert’s Bad Word

After shocking guest at an elegant garden party by using a bad word, Elbert learns acceptable substitutes. 

Health

Self-Discipline

Yolen, Jane

Merlin and the Dragon

Merlin tells young Arthur about a fatherless boy whom dreamed about dragons and defeating the evil king Vortigern.

Young, Ed

Night Visitors

A young scholar learns respect for all forms of life when he dreams he becomes part of an ant colony.

Science

Cultural Group:

Chinese

Respect

Zolotow, Charlotte

Say Hi!

Mother and daughter take a walk on an autumn day.

Science

Respect