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Nope.Never. Not For Me

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Title: Nope.Never.Not For Me! Genre: Special Needs  Author: S amantha Cotterill Major Awards: None  Age group:  4 - 6 Years old  Summary:  This book is about a girl with autism who is forced with the obstacle of trying broccoli for the first time. When her mom places it in front of her the girl refuses to eat it because the look of it is not appealing. Her mom asks her to at least touch it but again the girl says no and turns it down again. Finally, her mom relates her obsession with dinosaurs to eating broccoli which finally gets the girl to try it but she is not a fan of it. Her mother praises her and tells her that she is extremely proud of her for trying something new. At the end of the book the young girl gains more courage to try more foods and go beyond her comfort zone.  I would love to use this book in my classroom! It has a great message that it is important to always try new things whether we end up liking them or not. It is also a story of a y
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Lola Levine Drama Queen

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Title: Lola Levine Drama Queen Genre: Bluebonnet  Author: Monica Brown Major Awards: Texas Bluebonnet 2017-2018 Award Age group:  7 - 11 Years old    Summary:  Lola is a second grader who is full of spunk and has an extremely big personality. Her parents often call her dramatic and compare her to her grandma who is also known as Bubbe who also is very loud and bold . One day, Lola’s teacher tells the class that they will be getting a new drama teacher, Ms.Tinkle. Throughout Ms.Tinks class they learn an immense amount of techniques about improv and acting in front of crowds. Finally, the day for auditions comes up and Lola is so nervous that when it's her turn she actually freezes on stage in front of everyone! Due to this Lola gets the least active part in the play which makes her exceedingly sad. Lola decides to write her Bubbe about everything that has been going on and get everything off of her chest. To her surprise, her Bubble surprises her the next day
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Goodnight Moon Room

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Title: Goodnight Moon Room Genre: Paper Engineered book  Author: Clement Hurd  Major Awards:  None Age group:  3 - 5 Years old  Summary:  This book is a fun pop-up book that allows kids to discover different parts of the story by pulling on different tabs and flipping up flaps. It is a story about a young child's room and different aspects within it. At the end of the book the child says goodnight to his room and then goodnight to the moon.  I would use this book in my classroom if I were to teach younger children. It has an immense amount of rhyming words which I feel would be great for young children to help them learn about them. It also would be fun for young children to explore and play with as they read the book which I feel they would really enjoy.  I feel as if this book would be great for students in pre-k through kindergarten. It is filled with rhyming words which is perfect for students in these grades because they are learning about them. A
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The Storyteller

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Title: The Storyteller  Genre: Bluebonnet   Author: Evan Turk  Major Awards: 2017-2018 Texas Bluebonnet Award  Age group: 4 - 8 Years old  Summary:  Once upon a time there used to be a Sahara that was filled with waterfalls, rivers, and cool refreshing water all over align with an immense amount of storytellers to keep traditions alive. as the kingdom grew people started to forget the dangers of the desserts and the storytellers stories. A young boy happened to meet a storyteller looking for a place to quench his thirst and is drawn to return to him the next day to hear more of the man's stories and history. As the boy is filled with the stories he is also symbolically filled with water in which will eventually fill his city with the refreshing water they are in desperate need of. These tales did more than just fulfill his towns need of water but he also learned the importance of a tale well told.  I would love to use this book in my classroom! I love t
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Diary Of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul

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Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul Genre: Graphic Novel  Author: Jeff Kinney  Major Awards: None  Age group: 10 - 14 Years old Summary:  Greg Heffley is a young boy who has just gotten on summer vacation. He is extremely excited to finally get a break and stay home but his mom decides to take the whole family on a road trip. The book takes readers through Greg and his families journeys along the way. Some good, some bad, some embarrassing, and some even eye opening. After enduring an immense amount of troubles Greg's mother decides that enough is enough and takes the family back home. On their way home they decide to make another pit stop in order to retrieve some of the items that they got stolen from them. Despite all of their battles with the car breaking down, encountering a language barrier, and the stress of escaping more trouble the family makes it home. At the end of the book Greg finds a very important piece of information in his jacket pocke
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Fredrick

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Title: Fredrick  Genre: Caldecott  Author: Leo Lionni  Major Awards: Caldecott Honor  Age group: 5 - 9 years old  Summary:  Fredrick, is a young mouse who seemed to be doing nothing while his family gathered supplies and prepared for the winter months. While they were busy collecting food, building shelter, and gathering supplies Fredrick sat in the sun, gazed at colors, and thought about words. As the winter came the mouses supplies seemed to diminish rather quickly but luckily Fredrick was there to soothe them with his extra supplies he gathered himself.  I would like to use this book in my classroom! It has a great hidden message that everyone has something unique to bring to the table despite what it seems. It also expresses the need for team work and the importance of it. In addition, it also has amazing pictures which i feel like my students would really enjoy.  I feel as if this book would be great for students in kindergarten through 4th grade. I
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Raven

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Title: Raven Genre: Caldecott  Author: Gerald McDermott  Major Awards: Caldecott Honor  Age group: 6 - 10 years old  Summary:  One day a raven, a bird flies around a cold and dark city and becomes sad due to the city being so dark. The bird finds a small ounce of light and a girl near a river. He turns himself into a pine needle that falls into the river in which the girl drinks. One day, the girl has a baby which turns out to be the raven. A r andom, light filled box appears in a room and when the boy opens it he discovers that it is the sun and turns back into a raven. Now the city is filled with light and the raven soars around happier than ever.  I would not like to use this book in my classroom. With that being said I would have it available in my classroom library for my students to read if they want to. I don't feel as if this book has any educational purposes or connections but it is a sweet story that I feel some students would love.  I fee
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