BOARD BOOKS
LISA- Everybody Needs a Buddy by Ellen Jackson, Maddie Frost- ESSENTIAL
Octopuses One to Ten by Ellen Jackson
LISA- Art This Way by Tamara Shopsin and Jason Fulford- ESSENTIAL
These Colors are Bananas by Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin
Find Colors by Tamara Shopsin and Jason Fulford
A Pile of Leaves by Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin
PICTURE BOOKS
CINDY – Bruce’s Big Storm by Ryan T. Higgins – ESSENTIAL
LISA- Hey, Dog by Tony Johnston – ESSENTIAL
Charlesbridge author page for Tony Johnston
Spencer and Vincent: The Jellyfish Brothers by Tony Johnston
A Small Thing… But Big by Tony Johnston
Winter is Coming by Tony Johnston
The Dog Who Lost His Bark by Eoin Colfer
CINDY – I’m Not Millie by Mark Pett – ESSENTIAL
This is My Book! (and no one else) by Mark Peet
The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Pett
LISA- Milton and Odie and the Bigger-than-Bigmouth Bass by Mary Ann Fraser – ESSENTIAL
Alexander Graham Bell Answers the Call by Mary Ann Fraser
Other Books on Growth Mindset:
Lights, Camera, Carmen! by Anika Denise
When Angels Sing by Michael Mahin
CINDY – What is a Refugee? by Elisa Gravel – ESSENTIAL
The Wall: A Timeless Tale by Macri and Zanotti
The Banana-Leaf Ball by Katie Milway
LISA – Ella McKeen, Kickball Queen By Beth Mills – ESSENTIAL
Beth Mills from publisher’s website
Other books about Emotions:
Some Days By Karen Kaufman Orloff
My Big Bad Monster by A. N. Kang
Mad, Mad Bear! by Kimberly Gee
CINDY – Sunny Day: A celebration of the Sesame Street theme song – ESSENTIAL
LISA- The Boy and the Bear by Tracey Corderoy with Sarah Massini – ESSENTIAL
The One-Stop Story Shop by Tracey Corderoy
CINDY – Happy Hair by Mechal Renee Roe – ESSENTIAL
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison
Crown : An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes
LISA- A Fall Ball for All by Jamie A. Swenson and Chiara Fedele – ESSENTIAL
CINDY – Elbow Grease vs Motozilla by John Cena and Howard McWilliam – ESSENTIAL
Tractor Mac: Save Christmas by Billy Steers
Mighty, Mighty Construction Site by Sherri Rinker
NON-FICTION
CINDY – Gross as a Snot Otter by Jess Keating and David DeGrand – ESSENTIAL
LISA- Animals are People Too – ADVISABLE
Imprint’s page for Animals are People, Too. Take a look at some of the photographs.
CINDY – Skulls! By Blair Thornburgh and Scott Campbell – ESSENTIAL
Sun! One in a Billion by Stacy McAnulty
East Dragon, West Dragon by Robyn Eversole
Zombie in Love: 2 + 1 by Kelly DiPucchio
LISA- Bugs Don’t Hug : Six-Legged Parents and Their Kids by Heather L. Montgomery – ADVISABLE
Heather Montgomery’s author website
Montgomery talks about Bugs don’t Hug
CINDY – This is Baby by Jimmy Fallon and Miguel Ordonez – ESSENTIAL
Everything is Mama by Jimmy Fallon
CINDY – Overview YRE by Benjamin Grant and Sandra Markle – ESSENTIAL
GRAPHIC NOVELS:
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander reading from the original, but the poem is also in the graphic novel
Kwame Alexander on Kiss the Book
MIDDLE GRADE:
CINDY – Homerooms and Hall Passes by Tom O’Donnell – ESSENTIAL
The Game Masters of Garden Place by Denis Markell
Hamster-Saurus Rex by Tom O’Donnell
Tracy Hickman Dragonlance books
LISA- Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt – ESSENTIAL
Lynda Mullaly Hunt’s author website watch the trailer for the book here
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
CINDY – The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy – ESSENTIAL
LISA- Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee – ESSENTIAL
YOUNG ADULT
LISA- Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson – ESSENTIAL
Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
CINDY – The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan – ESSENTIAL
Wikipedia article about the characters in the novels
LISA- When the Ground is Hard by Malla Nunn – HIGH
Book Trailer for When the Ground is Hard
It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah – ESSENTIAL
CINDY – 100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons – HIGH
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
LISA- Every Other Weekend by Abigail Johnson – HIGH
Abigail Johnson talks about her new book
Kiss the Book 