Skip to Main Content

University
of Victoria

Education - Children's Literature in the Classroom

A guide for locating grade-appropriate children's literature for use in the classroom.

Featured books

Plant a kiss by Amy Krouse Rosenthal ; Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0545571863

Publication Date: 2012
Homemade Love by Bell Hooks; Shane W. Evans (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0786806435

Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Arthur's Valentine by Marc Brown (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0316110620

Publication Date: 1980-09-30
The invisible string by Patrice Karst ; Geoff Stevenson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0545689244

Publication Date: 2012
Kate and Pippin by Martin Springett; Isobel Springett (Photographer)
ISBN: 0805094873

Publication Date: 2012-02-28
Owen and Mzee by Craig Hatkoff; Isabella Hatkoff; Paula Kahumbu; Peter Greste (Photographer)
ISBN: 9780439899598

Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Owen and Mzee by Craig Hatkoff; Isabella Hatkoff; Paula Kahumbu; Peter Greste (Photographer)
ISBN: 0439829739

Publication Date: 2006-02-01
Barry's Best Buddy by Renee French
ISBN: 9781935179214

Publication Date: 2013-03-12
Love You When by Linda Kranz
ISBN: 1589797035

Publication Date: 2012-11-16
The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear; Stephane Jorisch (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781553378280

Publication Date: 2007-09-01
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
ISBN: 0060292873

Publication Date: 2001-07-24
Brenda and Edward by Maryann Kovalski
ISBN: 0919964591

Publication Date: 1997-01-01
Saint Valentine by Robert Sabuda
ISBN: 068931762X

Publication Date: 1992-10-31
Clifford's Valentine's Day by Norman Bridwell
ISBN: 9780439906678

Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Mini-Souris Brise-Coeur by Jennifer L. Holm; Matthew Holm (Illustrator) ; Isabelle Allard (Translator)
ISBN: 9781443136136

Publication Date: 2014
The 10 Best Love Poems by Sharon Hanson
ISBN: 9781554485437

Publication Date: 2008-04-15
Some Kind of Love by Traci Dant; Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780761455592

Publication Date: 2010-04-01
The 10 most tragic romances by Sue Harper
ISBN: 1554483468

Publication Date: 2007
If Only I Could Tell You by Eve Merriam; Donna Diamond (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0394860438

Publication Date: 1983-11-12
Otter and Odder by James Howe; Chris Raschka (Illustrator)
ISBN: 076364174X

Publication Date: 2012-10-09
Buttercup's Lovely Day by Carolyn Beck; Andrea Beck (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1551435128

Publication Date: 2008-04-01
Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis; Jan Fearnley (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0763666564

Publication Date: 2013-12-24
No One but You by Douglas Wood; P. J. Lynch (Illustrator)
ISBN: 076363848X

Publication Date: 2011-05-10

Last Updated: Mar 27, 2025 1:14 PM
URL: https://libguides.uvic.ca/childrenslitclassroom
Print Page

Subjects: Education

Tags: children's literature, grade appropriate resources, picture books, poetry, poetry for the classroom

Creative Commons License

This work by The University of Victoria Libraries is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License unless otherwise indicated when material has been used from other sources.