PK-5th Grade Books
PK-K
Green Eyes by Abe Birnbaum. A cat recalls favorite experiences from each season of its first year of life, from struggling to get out of its cozy box in the spring, to snuggling by the radiator in the cold of winter. A Caldecott Honor Book. Fiction.
Green Eyes by Abe Birnbaum. A cat recalls favorite experiences from each season of its first year of life, from struggling to get out of its cozy box in the spring, to snuggling by the radiator in the cold of winter. A Caldecott Honor Book. Fiction.
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle. A little blue pick-up gets stuck while pushing a dump truck out of the muck. Luckily, Blue has made friends and they're willing to do whatever it takes to get their pal back on the road. Fiction.
The Big Bed by Bunmi Laditan. A young girl tries to persuade her father that he is the one who should sleep in a special, little bed while she shares the big bed with Mommy. Fiction.
1st Grade
Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos. A picture book about baby Billy, who is born with a mustache, and his parents, who must figure out if it's a Good-Guy mustache, or a Bad-Guy mustache. Fiction. Series.
Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey. Pig is a Pug who is selfish and greedy. He refuses to share his toys with Trevor the wiener dog. Being greedy has its consequences and Pig will have to learn the value of friendship the hard way. Fiction.
Love by Matt de la Peña. The importance of the bonds of love that connect us all. Fiction.
2nd Grade
After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat. Humpty Dumpty, an avid bird watcher whose favorite place to be is high up on the city wall—that is, until after his famous fall. Now terrified of heights, will he summon the courage to face his fear? Fiction.
Alice from Dallas by Marilyn Sadler. Two young cowgirls in Dallas, Pennsylvania, have a showdown on the school playground. Fiction.
Sofia Martinez: Abuela’s Special Letters by Jacqueline Jules. Sofia is making a family time capsule, filled with pictures and mementos from their lives, to be opened in fifteen years, and Abuela contributes letters to each of her grandchildren--but Sofia is so consumed with curiosity that she decides to sneak a peak at what her letter says. Series. English/Spanish. Fiction.
Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala by Lina Maslo. A picture book biography of Malala Yousafzai, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, discussing her childhood and her political activism. Nonfiction.
3rd Grade
Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey. Dog Man the heroic hound with a real nose for justice, now has a furry feline sidekick, and together they have a mystery to sniff out! A tale of good....a tale of evil...and a tale of heroes. Readers of any age will be laughing in their seat! Graphic novel.
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt. This book tells an amusing story of how the popular game began. Fiction
Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson. Under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, children and teenagers march against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. Nonfiction.
4th Grade
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids. Fiction.
Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunts and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly. Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as -human computers- used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African-American women who lived through the civil rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country.
5th Grade
The Nerdiest, Wimpiest, Dorkiest I Funny Ever by James Patterson. Comedian Jamie Grimm can't help feeling like he's reached the top. He has his own smash hit TV show and he's won a national funny-kid competition. But now he's taking his fame and fortune to international levels by competing in the upcoming world kid comic contest! Will Jamie prove that he's the funniest kid on earth or does he stand (or sit!) to lose his crown? Fiction. Series.
Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi. This graphic novel series follows the adventures of Emily, a young girl who discovers a magical amulet in great-grandfather's house. Graphic novel. Series.
Making Bombs for Hitler by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. In 1943 ten-year-old Lida is torn away from her home in the Ukraine, separated from her little sister Larissa, and sent to a slave labor camp in Germany, but when she is moved and set to making bombs she sees a way to strike back at the Nazis. Other titles in the series: The War Below, Stolen Child, Stolen Girl, and Underground Soldier.
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. A 5th grade girl with cerebral palsy has left her unable to communicate with those around her. Although brilliantly intelligent, she is often judged by her physical disability, until she gains a way to verbalize her thoughts. This story chronicles her struggles to deal with misconceptions about those who struggle with disabilities as well as deal with life as a typical child. Fiction.