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Education - Children's Literature in the Classroom

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

Featured Wordless Books

Out of the Blue by Alison Jay
ISBN: 1782850422

Publication Date: 2014-06-01
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
ISBN: 0439895294

Publication Date: 2007-10-01
The Giant Seed by Arthur Geisert
ISBN: 1592701159

Publication Date: 2012-05-08
Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson; Sydney Smith
ISBN: 1554984319

Publication Date: 2015-03-17
Flashlight by Lizi Boyd
ISBN: 1452118949

Publication Date: 2014-08-12
Fish on a Walk by Eva Muggenthaler
ISBN: 1592701167

Publication Date: 2012-01-24

There are a few words in this book, but overall, the experience is similar to reading a wordless book.
Draw! by Raúl Colón
ISBN: 1442494921

Publication Date: 2014-09-16
The Ladybug Race by Amy Nielander
ISBN: 0764971875

Publication Date: 2015-07-15
Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
ISBN: 1452110069

Publication Date: 2013-02-05
Journey by Aaron Becker
ISBN: 0763660531

Publication Date: 2013-08-06
Welcome to Mamoko by Aleksandra Mizielinska; Daniel Mizielinski
ISBN: 0763668915

Publication Date: 2013-09-10
A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka
ISBN: 037585861X

Publication Date: 2011-05-10
Flotsam by David Wiesner
ISBN: 0618194576

Publication Date: 2006-09-04
The Other Side by Istvan Banyai
ISBN: 0811846083

Publication Date: 2005-08-04
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
ISBN: 0394939735

Publication Date: 1986-08-12
Robot Dreams by Sara Varon
ISBN: 1596431083

Publication Date: 2007-08-07
Tuesday by David Wiesner
ISBN: 0395551137

Publication Date: 1991-04-22
The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang
ISBN: 0590075470

Publication Date: 1980-11-01
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg
ISBN: 0395353939

Publication Date: 1984-09-24
Sidewalk Circus by Paul Fleischman; Kevin Hawkes
ISBN: 0763611077

Publication Date: 2004-03-08
The Red Book by Barbara Lehman
ISBN: 0618428585

Publication Date: 2004-09-27
Zoom by Istvan Banyai
ISBN: 0670858048

Publication Date: 1995-03-01
Quest by Aaron Becker
ISBN: 0763665959

Publication Date: 2014-08-26
Good Night, Garden Gnome by Jamichael Henterly (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0803725310

Publication Date: 2001-03-01
The Story of Rosy Dock by Jeannie Baker
ISBN: 0688114938

Publication Date: 1995-04-01

Featured Picture Books

Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex
ISBN: 9780152057664

Publication Date: 2006-09-01
Flight of the Hummingbird by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas; Wangari Maathai (Contribution by); Dalái Lama (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9781553653721

Publication Date: 2008-07-28
Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex
ISBN: 9780547850627

Publication Date: 2012-08-21
The Golden Rule by Ilene Cooper; Gabi Swiatowska (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780810909601

Publication Date: 2007-03-01
Imagine a Day by Sarah L. Thomson; Robert Gonsalves (Illustrator); Rob Gonsalves (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0689852193

Publication Date: 2005-02-01
The Stamp Collector by Jennifer Lanthier; Francois Thisdale (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781554552184

Publication Date: 2012-10-30
When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton; Gabrielle Grimard (Illustrator); Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
ISBN: 9781554514915

Publication Date: 2013-02-07
One Green Apple by Eve Bunting; Ted Lewin (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0618434771

Publication Date: 2006-06-12

Featured Novels

Fatty Legs by Christy Jordan-Fenton; Margaret Pokiak-Fenton; Liz Amini-Holmes (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781554512461

Publication Date: 2010-06-03
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech; Chris Raschka (Illustrator); Creech
ISBN: 0060292903

Publication Date: 2003-07-29
Love That Dog by Creech; Sharon Creech
ISBN: 9780060292874

Publication Date: 2001-07-24
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
ISBN: 0312367651

Publication Date: 2007-08-21

Featured Graphic Novels

The Arrival by Shaun Tan (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0439895294

Publication Date: 2007-10-01
Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0439706238

Publication Date: 2005-02-01
Louis Riel by Chester Brown
ISBN: 1896597637

Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Monster Mash by Jennifer L. Holm (Illustrator); Matthew Holm (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780375843877

Publication Date: 2008-08-26
Robot Dreams by Sara Varon (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781596431089

Publication Date: 2007-08-07
Boldprint Graphic Novels
Call Number: 428.62 B65

ISBN: 1554771846

This link will take you to our collection of high-interest, low-vocabulary graphic novels which make them a great choice for English language learners.
The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi
ISBN: 9780439846813

Publication Date: 2008-01-01

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

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