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Post by jennifergeorge1067 on Jul 30, 2021 22:59:26 GMT
I am a teacher and am always looking for great quality children's books. What's yours? Does it teach a lesson?
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Post by mollycoddle on Jul 30, 2021 23:08:26 GMT
For young children, I love There’s a Nightmare in my Closet. There were always cries of “Read it again!” But there are many favorites. That is just one.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jul 30, 2021 23:12:41 GMT
Charlotte's Web is my favorite.
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 30, 2021 23:12:53 GMT
Too many to mention in one post, but I will say Mo Willems is a consistent favorite for me and the kids.
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Post by J u l e e on Jul 30, 2021 23:13:50 GMT
What age group do you teach? I have so many favorites at every level! I love Children’s/YA books.
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Post by jennifergeorge1067 on Jul 30, 2021 23:32:23 GMT
I teach second grade.
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Post by lesley on Jul 30, 2021 23:37:17 GMT
At that age, my son loved Rover Saves Christmas by Roddy Doyle. I remember he took it to school and told his teacher the class would love it. So she read it to them, and they did, but she told me afterwards that she wished she knew in advance that there were farting kookaburras in it. The kids all collapsed in giggles when she said the word farting.
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 30, 2021 23:39:00 GMT
My favorites are more for like 10 years olds and they are very old books. I love Lois Lenski books and Ralph Moody Little Britches Man of the Family books. I still read them more than 50 years after I first read them.
I remember my 6th grade teacher reading Johnny Tremain to us. We were enthralled.
Of course Encyclopedia Brown and Beverly Cleary books were always enjoyed. I'm dating myself but some old books if vetted are still delightful.
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Post by dewryce on Jul 30, 2021 23:43:03 GMT
I don’t remember the appropriate age, I read The Secret Garden until the spine fell apart. All of the Little House books too. I think TSG definitely teaches valuable lesson(s), but what stands out in my mind now about the LH series is the almost blind obedience to their Pa and the black face at a town gathering.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jul 30, 2021 23:59:24 GMT
I don’t remember the appropriate age, I read The Secret Garden until the spine fell apart. All of the Little House books too. I think TSG definitely teaches valuable lesson(s), but what stands out in my mind now about the LH series is the almost blind obedience to their Pa and the black face at a town gathering. word for word. The Secret Garden was just.... magical. I guess it taught never give up, find beauty in nature? The Little House books capture my heart bc my dad was from South Dakota. I didn't pick up on the racist things until recently, and that really broke my heart. I know it was common for her times, but I just hate it. Charlotte's web also was a favorite - again, magic.
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Post by dewryce on Jul 31, 2021 0:05:35 GMT
Bridget in MD right!?! I still pick it up from time to time, bought it for my Kindle. I think there is also something to be said about her relationship with the boy in the wheelchair (names are not my forte), though I’m not able to articulate that at this moment.
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Post by Alexxussss on Jul 31, 2021 0:08:48 GMT
I love Arnold Lobel - Frog and Toad, as well as Owl at Home. Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse, Dr DeSoto, etc. all the ‘classics’. I love children’s literature!
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jul 31, 2021 0:14:41 GMT
I don’t remember the appropriate age, I read The Secret Garden until the spine fell apart. All of the Little House books too. I think TSG definitely teaches valuable lesson(s), but what stands out in my mind now about the LH series is the almost blind obedience to their Pa and the black face at a town gathering. word for word. The Secret Garden was just.... magical. I guess it taught never give up, find beauty in nature? The Little House books capture my heart bc my dad was from South Dakota. I didn't pick up on the racist things until recently, and that really broke my heart. I know it was common for her times, but I just hate it. Charlotte's web also was a favorite - again, magic. My daughter and I were both huge LH fans and loved Laura's spunky sense of adventure - I even took her to the museum in De Smet. But yeah - the racists views definitely need to be addressed - both regarding African Americans but Native Americans as well.
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Post by Ryann on Jul 31, 2021 0:22:18 GMT
One of my favorites books as a kid was The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. I think I first read it when I was in 3rd or 4th grade.
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 31, 2021 0:30:34 GMT
Bridget in MD right!?! I still pick it up from time to time, bought it for my Kindle. I think there is also something to be said about her relationship with the boy in the wheelchair (names are not my forte), though I’m not able to articulate that at this moment. My answer was going to be The Secret Garden too! I rarely reread a book, but this is an exception.
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Post by christine58 on Jul 31, 2021 0:36:43 GMT
Charlotte's Web is my favorite. Mine too and Harriet the spy books
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Post by Jili on Jul 31, 2021 0:42:54 GMT
One of my favorites books as a kid was The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. I think I first read it when I was in 3rd or 4th grade. My favorite, too! I’ve read it a million times. I also love The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon, I Mean Noel.
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Jul 31, 2021 0:45:34 GMT
Dumplings for Lili by Melissa Iwai because she's one of my dearest friends
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Post by magellen on Jul 31, 2021 0:46:19 GMT
Panda cake.
Flap your wings. I was banned from reading this book at school because I can’t finish without laughing hysterically.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jul 31, 2021 0:46:41 GMT
Not educational, but my favorites when I was a kid.
Little House on the prairie Boxcar children Bobbsey Twins
I have my childhood copies of... Little house in the big woods Bobbsey Twins in the country
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Post by janeliz on Jul 31, 2021 1:15:08 GMT
For little ones, I adore “On the Night You Were Born” by Nancy Tillman.
For older kids, I love “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane” by Kate DiCamillo.
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Post by pancakes on Jul 31, 2021 1:16:49 GMT
I love Arnold Lobel - Frog and Toad, as well as Owl at Home. Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse, Dr DeSoto, etc. all the ‘classics’. I love children’s literature! Yes to Frog and Toad and Owl at Home!! My favorite book is probably Roxaboxen. I also love the books by Mitsumasa Anno. They are so hard to find now.
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Post by kate on Jul 31, 2021 1:25:01 GMT
The Phantom Tollbooth was mind-blowing to me in elementary school. I reread it many times over the years, and every time, I understood more and more of the jokes. I really grew up with that book!
The Empty Pot is always a good one for provoking discussion.
I had a matched set of children's classics (think Pollyanna, Mary Poppins, etc.) that looked like it was bought for show, but I was such a voracious reader, I tore through them all! Like the Little House books, though, they are probably full of minefields. I couldn't recommend any without rereading them first.
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Post by mimima on Jul 31, 2021 1:57:49 GMT
Bridget in MD right!?! I still pick it up from time to time, bought it for my Kindle. I think there is also something to be said about her relationship with the boy in the wheelchair (names are not my forte), though I’m not able to articulate that at this moment. Dickon. I loved Millicent the Monster as a kid. Young readers - I agree with the Little House books, amongst others.
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Post by Linda on Jul 31, 2021 1:58:41 GMT
my favourite children's book ever is Tootle the Taxi but it's a bit young for 2nd grade
2nd grade is what 7-8 y/o's? When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark, The Great Brain books, Secret Garden, Charlotte's Web, Family Under the Bridge...
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Post by susanm on Jul 31, 2021 3:09:00 GMT
Loving all the love for The Secret Garden, that was my favorite too. I named my son Colin. I also read and reread A Little Princess and the “Shoe” books. I also loved From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Post by ellen on Jul 31, 2021 3:14:46 GMT
I love books by Kevin Henkes - Lily's Purple Plastic Purse, Chrysanthemum, Chester's Way, Wemberly Worried, Julius the Baby of the World, Owen, and probably a few others I'm forgetting. My fourth graders enjoyed them too.
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Post by circusjohnson on Jul 31, 2021 3:19:47 GMT
Picture books- My absolute favorite because it makes me laugh at loud is We Don't Eat our Classmates, I also love After The Fall ( How Humpty got back up again) Diverse Character picture books this one is just beautifully written and illustrated Watercress and Hair LoveI also love everything by Mac Barnett especially Sam and Dave dig a holeMiddle Grade novels My current favorite is Thanks a lot universe I really love this book!!!! Another favorite is Linked by Gordon Korman I could go on and on! Edited to add that you should talk to your school librarian because they will have lots of suggestions. Many of the books that the peas are recommending are older and as much as I love them too, kids don't. I have very few willing to read The Secret Garden, Little House on the Prairie or Phantom Toll Booth, and many others considered classics. I have mad love for them, but if as a teacher your trying to build an engaging classroom library, I would skip those
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 31, 2021 3:25:39 GMT
The first book I remember reading that I loved was in the 50's ~ Boxcar Children. To me it was magical. When I was a little older I read a book called Flatboats and Wagon Wheels ~ I loved it, must have to remember the title 60+ years later.
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