The Principal's New Clothes By: Stephanie Calmenson
This book is about Mr. Bundy who is the school principal at DS 88. He dressed so well everyday that everyone in town knew Mr. Bundy's style. He never repeated outfits and not one suit was ever the same. One day, two suit tailors arrived to make Mr. Bundy a brand new suit from scratch. They were put inside the gym to make the new suit for Mr. Bundy. Mr. Bundy was not allowed to peek at the new suit. Little did he know...they were tricksters. Finally the day had arrived that Mr. Bundy was allowed to wear his new suit. Before he knew it, he was standing in front of the whole school in his underwear! They all gave him clothes to wear and agreed that Mr. Bundy was still the best dressed man in town! This book is good for kids because it helps them to loosen up and enjoy school and to make it not seem so stressful and that they are able to laugh at themselves.
Pie in the Sky By: Louis Ehlert
This book is about a little boy whose Dad tells him that there is a pie tree. They boy doesn't understand because pie does not grow on trees. The book shows how they make tie pie and it also has the ingredients and measurements listed. I think this book would be great for children because it goes through all the pie making steps and also good to teach ingredients and measurements.
First Day Jitters By: Julie Danneburg
Mr Hartwell tries his best to wake up Sarah to get to her first day of school! Sarah does not want to go. She is a combination of scared and nervous and has the first day jitters. Mr. Hartwell drives Sarah to school where the principal greets her. Sarah is still very jittery as she walks through the hallway. As she walks through the class, the principal introduces her as Mrs. Hartwell, the new teacher. This book is good to read on the first day of school because it shows them teachers get jitters just as much as children do.
Little Cloud By:Eric Carle
This book is about a little cloud and it drifting through the skys. Then the little cloud forms into big clouds making all different things including a sheep,shark,airplane,rabbit, and a hat.
Wemberly Worried By: Kevin Henkes
This book is about a little mouse named Wemberly. Wemberly worries all the time. She worried about things such as who was going to show up at her party and many more things that occured throughout her life. Wemberly's parents would worry so much about her. Finally her biggest worry had come alive , the first day of school. She met her best friend Jewel and then she had no worries. This book is good for children because it relates to their first day of school.
Bathtime for Biscut By: Alyssa Capicilli
This is an I Can Read book about a little puppy named Biscut. Biscut does not want to take a bath and wants to do everything but.This book is great for children because not only is it an easy read but reinforces specific phonic skills and repetition.
Julius the Baby of the World By: Kevin Henkes
This book is about a girl named Lilly and her parents are having a baby. Baby Julius is born and Lilly is one word, disgusted. She thinks that it is the end of the world. Lilly feels that she can not do anything right but end up in the uncooperative chair. Until one day, Lilly's cousin calls Julius gross and Lilly then becomes very angry and calls him the king of the world. This book is good for children because it helps them be put in the situation of their parents having a baby.
Birds By: Kevin Henkes
This book talks about all different kinds of birds, shapes, sizes, and places they live. The story goes into talk about what the sky would look like if birds drew things with their tails as they flew. This forces children to use their imagination. In the end, the little girl compares having one thing in common with birds which is singing.
Succotash Pudding By: Kevin MCcurtile
Ned was so nervous about the first day of school, mostly because of the scary lunch lady, Gertrude, that his sister Penny had told him about. Ned was very queasy but when he arrived, Ned was surprised the Gerti was the nicest lunch lady! There was no succotash pudding for desert but yummy sherbert. Ned realized that he will not believe what people tell him, and experience it for himself. I feel that this book is great for children because most students are anxious and nervous for the first day of school.
Teasing By: Joy Berry
This book is about young children teasing eachother and making fun of different things such as their favorite clothing, hair, and movies . This book would be good to use in the classroom to teach young children to be respectful of each other, creating community in the classroom.
Down By the Station By: Jennifer Rigs Vetter
This book is about dfferent places that have different ways of transportation.The characters in the book are different kinds of animals and what they see when they travel around in the different ways of transportation.
David Goes to School By: David Shannon
This book is about David going to school and the teacher lecturing David about raising his hand, sitting down, and waiting his turn. Finally David is told to stay after school and rewarded for his good behavior instead of his bad behavior. This book is great for children because it promotes positive behavior.
Around Town By: Chris Sionpiet
This book explores the different ways that you can have fun as a child in NewYork City.
Marvin Gets Mad By: Joespeh Theobald
This book is about a sheep named Marvin that is waiting for an apple to fall from a tree. He wants the apple so bad that he waits and waits and waits! Until finally, the apple falls and he gets so angry that his friend steals the apple. This book is good for children because it can help show them that sharing is caring. You can create classroom discussion by talking about ways to control our feelings such as anger
I Like Pie By: Kyle Schmeck
This book about a little girl and her father eating different flavors of pie. It is a great book to read to children on Father's Day.