Read Aloud for "Read Across America" (Elementary)

  • A Bad Case of Stripes  by Shannon
  • A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech
  • A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech
  • Abuela by Dorros
  • And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon by Janet Stevens
  • BAA by David Macaulay
  •  Beware of Boys  by Tony Blundell.
  • Bubba the Cowboy Prince
  • Chicken Sunday and Mrs. Katz and Tush by Polacco
  • Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type  by Cronin
  • Crysanthemum by Hanks
  • Doctor DeSoto or any other by Steig
  •  Dog Breath  by Dav Pilkey
  • Don't fidget a feather by Silverman
  • Fortunately (short) by Remy Charlip.
  • Hooray for Diffendoofer by Seuss
  • Hooway for Wodney Wat , by Helen Lester
  • Iguanas in the Snow (bilingual) by Alarcon
  • Julius, Baby of the World or Lily's purple plastic purse or any by Henkes
  • Little Pigs or the Stinky Cheese Man
  • Maybe The Garden of Abdul Gasazi or Only a Dream?
  • My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gail Houston?
  • Officer Buckle and Gloria by Rathman
  • PINK AND SAY by Polacco
  • Power and glory by Rodda
  • Ruby Mae has something to say by David Small
  • Runaway Book. by Stella Louella
  • Shortcut by Mark Teague?
  • Smoky Night by Bunting (contains fairly graphic scenes from the LA riots but it can be explained to young children)
  • Stellaluna by Cannon
  • Tar Beach and Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky (great for Black History Month) by Ringgold
  • Thank you Mr Falker or My Rotten Red Headed Older Brother by Polacco
  • Thank You Mr. Falker by Polacco is great for the theme and has wide appeal
  • The Frog Principal by Clemenson
  • The Grouchy Ladybug by Carle
  • The Gruffalo
  • The Librarian by Sarah Stewart
  • The Mole who went in search of who done it. by Hogworth.
  • The Secret
  • The Secret Knowledge of Grownups .
  • The Story of Ruby Bridges (also great for Black History Month) by Cole
  • The True Story of the Three by Scieszka/Smith
  •  The true story of the three little pigs  by Sczieska.
  • The Web Files by Palanti
  • Toad School by Bellows
  • Today was a Terrible Day? by Giff
  • Too Many Tamales by Soto
  • Too Much Noise (superintendent would need to be brave enough to make the animal sounds)
  • True Story of the Three Pigs  by Scieszka
  • What Cried Granny - an almost bedtime story


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