It’s taken
me over two decades, (yes, I know I’m dating myself), but I’ve compiled a list
of my absolute favorite Back-to-School Read Alouds.
Every September, I eagerly pull them off the bookshelf and read them to my new students.
Some titles focus on a classroom procedure or a social skill I want the
children to learn; others are just plain fun.
A high-quality picture book has certain characteristics that set it apart from others.
Picture books comprise certain essential elements: characters, plot, language, and pictures.
The author’s approach to each element can make or break a story.
The
20 books I’ve compiled achieve the high standards I expect for my classroom
library.
(For further
reading about Picture
Book Elements, please click here.)
Back To School Book List:
1. David
Goes to School By
David Shannon
2. A Bad
Case of Tattle Tongue
By Julia Cook
3. My Mouth
Is a Volcano By
Julia Cook
4. Decibella By Julia Cook
5. I Just
Don’t Like the Sound of No By Julia Cook
6. Chrysanthemum By Kevin Henkes
7. The
Kissing Hand By
Audrey Penn
8. If You
Take a Mouse to School By Laura Nemeroff
9. Back- to-School
Rules By Laurie
Friedman
10. The Name
Jar By Yangsook Choi
Image by Kidaha via Pixabay
11. How Full
Is Your Bucket? By
Tom Rath
12. Llama
Llama Misses Mama By
Anna Dewdney
13. Miss
Bindergarten Gets Ready For Kindergarten By Joseph Slate
14. A Letter from
Your Teacher: On The First Day Of School By Shannon Olsen
15. This
School Year Will Be the Best By Kay Winters
16. Interrupting
Chicken David Ezra
Stein
17. You Get
What You Get By Julie
Gassman
18. Hands Are
Not or Hitting By
Martine Agassi
19. Words Are
Not for Hurting By
Elizabeth Verdick
20. Voices
Are Not for Yelling
By Elizabeth Verdick
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