books

tjkdlhb

So, my school secured a rather large grant for books.... I worked on the proposal with my principal and found out we got it when I was in labour with Addie:) I think the whole mat ward could hear me scream when I found out, LOL ...Basically it's enough to fill an entire library!  Even though I am on mat leave, I am making a list of books that I want to be included.

If you could create a dreamlist of books for children (k-8ish) what would be on it?

DrRx

Here are some books that I loved when I was that age (Let's see how many I remember.  Also, some are crap (but fun) and others are more scholarly:

Anne of Green Gables series, Judy Blume books, Beverly Clearly books, Baby Sitters Club, Sweet Valley High, A Taste of Blackberries, Hatchet, A Wrinkle in Time, The Rats of NIMH, Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein's Where the Sidewalk Ends, Encyclopedia Brown. 

I'm pretty sure that I read all of the Baby Sitters Club book (including the longer Special Editions) and even asked for the board game for Christmas one year! Man, I LOVED that series! Needless to say, I also watched the TV series.

It sounds like an impossible task! I wouldn't know what NOT to include.  

bellelamb

My 8 year old LOVES the Majic Tree House books and I love reading them with him.  

stoneycakes

Everything by Roald Dahl

stoneycakes

Also, The Phantom Tollbooth, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe series, The Giving Tree, 21 Balloons, The Boxcar Children, Where the Wild Things Are, The Hardy Boys series, The Nancy Drew series, maybe the Lord of the Rings series for more advanced readers.

I also loved Christopher Pike books (his early stuff, anything after 1992 was crap) in middle school, but those are horror stories so not sure if they're appropriate for a school library.

Can you tell I get excited about reading? LOL I'll probably think of more and post later.

tjkdlhb

Thanks girls!  Keep 'em coming! 

mrsjengle

My 8th graders love the Hunger Games (of course), Walter Dean Myers books, the Percy Jackson series,Freak the Mighty (low level reader), The Giver series, the Chains series, Life as we Knew it (moon crash series), The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Go Ask Alice (NOT SCHOOL APPROPRIATE), Maze Runner series, Uglies series, The City of Ember, The Book Thief, Tears of a Tiger (Hazelwood High Series, great for reluctant readers), Clockwork Angel, Shiver and the rest of the series, Impulse, Star Girl, City of Bones...

tjkdlhb

mrsjengle:

My 8th graders love the Hunger Games (of course), Walter Dean Myers books, the Percy Jackson series,Freak the Mighty (low level reader), The Giver series, the Chains series, Life as we Knew it (moon crash series), The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Go Ask Alice (NOT SCHOOL APPROPRIATE), Maze Runner series, Uglies series, The City of Ember, The Book Thief, Tears of a Tiger (Hazelwood High Series, great for reluctant readers), Clockwork Angel, Shiver and the rest of the series, Impulse, Star Girl, City of Bones...

Awesome!  I teach kindergarten, so it's great to have some titles for older students!

najzomax

Anything by Robert munch, Charlotte's Web, the hardy boys series, goosebumps, and even tho people above mentioned them babysitter's club and nancy drew series.

JennyJensing

DrRx:

I'm pretty sure that I read all of the Baby Sitters Club book (including the longer Special Editions) and even asked for the board game for Christmas one year! Man, I LOVED that series! Needless to say, I also watched the TV series.

This for me too!  Where the Wild Things Are, Madeline, Walk Two Moons, the Boxcar series, Goodnight Moon, anything by Dr Suess. That's so awesome--good luck!

babyruth88

What about the mercer mayer books the just too much ones.the berenstain bears books. And for older kids lets not forget the sweet valley high and sweetvalley twins.series

fyziksgirl

Oh my gosh, that is so awesome!!! Some of my favorites: The Boxcar Children, TheBabysitter's Club, The Chronicles of Prydain, American Girl books, Is Your Mama a Llama, Purple, Green & Yellow, Frog & Toad (great for transitioning kids from picture books to chapter books), Animorphs, oh my gosh, there are so many! I LOVE books! Have fun!

cgwell02

My favorite book in grade school was Where The Red Fern Grows. 

michellepeanut

I love every book by Julia Donaldson. The books by Graeme Base are amazing as well, especially Enigma and Eleventh Hour.  The Raggedy Ann books are great classics. There's a great book called If I Built A Car it's by Chris Van ... something.

Nicolewinsbingo

Yay for books!!  There has been so many great suggestions already!

My knowledge is more for kids age 2 to 5, but I think I can suggest some picture books that at least k-2nd would like.

The Circus Ship (Chris Van Dusen, he has other good ones as well)

Mo Willems books

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie books

Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine Nolen

A isn't for Fox- An Isn't Alphabet by Wendy Ulmer

Pinkalicious books (kind of obnoxious but kind of cute, I'm sure you know them well as a kindergarten teacher).

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Frog and Toad books

James Marshall- Miss Nelson is Missing! and other books

Los Gatos Black on Halloween by Marisa Montes (great english/spanish hybrid book!)

Enjoy creating a list of amazing reading materials! 

 

Nicolewinsbingo

michellepeanut:

I love every book by Julia Donaldson. The books by Graeme Base are amazing as well, especially Enigma and Eleventh Hour.  The Raggedy Ann books are great classics. There's a great book called If I Built A Car it's by Chris Van ... something.

 

Chris Van Dusen!  Yes!