Author: Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Illustrator: Henry Hole Genre: Non-Fiction Copyright: 2005 Reading Level: Prek-K Interest Level: Prek-2 Summary: This book tells a story of two male penguins, Roy and Silo, who create a family together. Picture Book Theme: Family Topic: Family Good Read Aloud Author: Louisa May Alcott
Genre: Realistic Fiction Copyright: 1868 Reading Level: 4-7 Interest Level: 4-9 Summary: The story is a retelling of four girls, the March sisters, as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century England. Chapter Book Theme: Family Topic: Family Good Read Aloud Author: Louis Sachar
Genre: Realistic Fiction Copyright: 1998 Reading Level: 6-8 Interest Level: 3-8 Summary: An unlucky teenager, Stanley Yelnats, is sent to Camp Greenlake. It's not actually a lake, but a correction facility in Texas. When he is falsely accused of stealing, he is forced to dig holes. That is until he finds a box in a hole with his name on it what will change his life forever. Chapter Book Theme: Fate, Friendship Topic: Youth, Friendship, Family Good Read Aloud Author: Judy Blume
Illustrator: Roy Doty Genre: Realistic Fiction Copyright: Peter, the Fourth Grade "Nothing", has a younger brother Fudge. This story tells Peter's story of Fudge's antics and how he wreaks havoc on his families lives. Reading Level: 4 Interest Level: 3-4 Summary: 1972 Chapter Book Theme: Sibling Rivalry Topic: Family Good Read Aloud Author: Mac Bernett
Illustrator: Isabelle Arsenault Genre: Fictional Bedtime Story Copyright: 2019 Reading Level: K-3 Interest Level: K-3 Summary: One child has too many questions for their father before bedtime. He attempts to answer these questions looking for the answers belong "Just Because". Picture Book Theme: Curiosity Topic: Family, Parenting, Bedtime Good Read Aloud Author: Eve Bunting
Illustrator: Ronald Himler Genre: Historical Fiction Copyright: 1996 Reading Level: Prek-2 Interest Level: 4-8 Summary: In the late 1800s, Marianne travels westward on the Orphan Train in hopes of being placed with a caring family. Picture Book Theme: Family, Hope, Fear of new beginnings, Pain of abandonment Topic: Family Good Read Aloud |