ELEMENTARY RECOMMENDED BOOK LIST

Read Alouds for Younger Children UNIS Teacher Recommendations

The Mouse and the Motorcycle - Beverly Cleary Ms. Amy ​ James and The Giant Peach - Roald Dahl The BFG – Roald Dahl ​ ​ ​ Kenny and the Dragon - Tony Diterlizzi Mr. Matt ​ Melendy Quartet - Elizabeth Enright After the Fall - Dan Santat ​ ​ ​ Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame Mr. Dylan ​ Moomin - Tove Jansson The Important Book– Margaret Wise Brown ​ ​ ​ The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster Ms. Deb ​ The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis Press Here - Herve Tullet ​ ​ ​ Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls Ms. Mel ​ Little House in the Big Woods - Laura Ingalls Wilder Goodnight Mr. Tom - Michelle McGorigan ​ ​ ​ Mary Poppins - P.L. Travers Ms. Christy ​ Listen Slowly Catwings - Ursula K. Leguin ​ ​ Inside Out and Back Again - Thanhha Lai The Tale of Despereaux - Kate DiCamillo ​ ​ ​ ​ Mr. David The Twits - Roald Dahl Picture Books for Older Children ​ ​ Ms. Nikki Extra Yarn - Mac Barnett The Day the Crayons Quit - Drew Daywalt ​ ​ ​ In the Town All Year Round - Rotraut Berner ​ Mr. Josh The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles - Michelle Cuevas Diary of a Wombat - Jackie French ​ ​ ​ The Hungry Lion or a Dwindling Assortment of Animals - Ms. Mindy Lucy Ruth Cummins Holes – Louis Sachar ​ ​ Storm Whale - Benji Davies ​ Ms. Emily Rainbow Goblins - Ul De Rico The Red Bridge - Kylie Dunstan ​ ​ ​ Sleep Tight Farm - Eugenie Doyle ​ Ms. Nitasha The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish - Neil James and the Giant Peach – Roald Dahl ​ ​ ​ Gaiman Ms. Megan The Spider and the Fly - Mary Howitt Kensuke's Kingdom - Michael Morpurgo ​ ​ Stuck - Oliver Jeffers ​ Ms. Jenny Mirror - Suzy Lee Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth – Frank Cottrell Boyce ​ ​ ​ The Secret Pizza Party - Adam Rubin ​ Ms. Keri Miss Hazeltine’s Home for Shy and Fearful Cats - Alicia Because of Winn Dixie – Kate DiCamillo ​ ​ ​ Potter Mr. Kenny Battle Bunny - Jon Scieszka Stone Fox- John Reynolds Gardiner ​ ​ ​ Widow’s Broom - Chris Van Allsburg ​ Ms. Hoa Mr Wuffles - David Wiesner The Carrot Seed - Ruth Krauss ​ ​ ​ Found - Salina Yoon ​ Mr. Daniel Miss Suzy - Miriam Young Unreal- Short Stories – Paul Jennings ​ ​ ​ Ms. Michelle The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the ​ Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis ​

Wordless Picture Books Ms. Nicole Creepy Carrots – Peter Brown Zoom - Istvan Banyai ​ ​ ​ Ms. Penny Journey - Aaron Becker ​ The Magic Faraway Tree – Enid Blyton In the Town All Year Round - Rotraut Berner ​ ​ ​ Ms. Deirbhile Flashlight - Lizi Boyd ​ Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - J.K. Rowling Fox’s Garden - Princesse Camcam ​ ​ ​ Ms. Anna Wolf in the Snow - Matthew Cordell ​ The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore – Good Dog, Carl - Alexandra Day ​ ​ ​ William Joyce Pancakes for Breakfast - Tomie DePaola ​ Ms. Kristin P A Ball for Daisy - Chris Raschka ​ More Bears – Kenn Nesbitt Snow Rabbit - Camille Garoche ​ ​ ​ Ms. Chris Little Fox in the Forest - Stephanie Graegin ​ Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L’Engle Only Child - Guojing ​ ​ ​ Mr. David Flora and the Flamingo - Molly Schaar Idle ​ Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll Sidewalk Flowers - Jonarno Lawson ​ ​ ​ Ms. Tina Pool - Jihyeon Lee ​ Freak the Mighty – Rodman Philbrick Wave - Suzy Lee ​ ​ ​ Mr. Nathan Lion and Mouse - Jerry Pinkney Among the Hidden – Haddix ​ ​ ​ Ms. Ronke Graphic Novels Oh the Places You’ll Go – Dr. Seuss ​ ​ Adventures of Kung Fu Root - Jason Bays Ms. Beth ​ Amulet - Kazu Kibuishi Walk Two Moons – Sharon Creech ​ ​ ​ The Baby Sitters Club - Ann M. Martin Ms. Sue ​ Bera and the One Headed Troll - Eric Orchard Room on the Broom - Julia Donaldson ​ ​ ​ Bad Guys - Aaron Blabey Ms. Kristi B ​ Bone - Jeff Smith Wishtree - Katherine Applegate ​ ​ ​ Complete Chi’s Sweet Home I - Konami Kanata Ms. Kristi M ​ Cowboy Dave - Aaron Reynolds Hank Find an Egg - Rebecca Dudley ​ ​ ​ El Deafo - Cece Ball Ms. Ania ​ Great Pet Escape - Victoria Jamieson The Giver – Lois Lowry ​ ​ ​ Lowriders to the Center of the Earth - Cathy Camper Ms. Angela ​ Lumberjanes - Noelle Stevenson The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein ​ ​ ​ Mighty Jack - Ben Hatke Ms. Julia ​ Mouse Guard - David Petersen The Hobbit - Tolkien ​ ​ ​ Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea - Ben Clanton Mr. Christophe ​ Plants vs Zombies - Paul Tobin La Grande Fabrique de Mot - DeLestrade & Docampo ​ ​ ​ Princess Princess Ever After - Katie O’Neil Ms. Le ​ Roller Girl - Victoria Jamieson Charlotte’s Web - E.B. White ​ ​ The Short Con - Pete Toms Ms. Thuy ​ Space Battle Lunchtime - Natalie Riess Karlsson on the Roof - Astrid Lindgren ​ ​ ​ Unicorn Crossing - Dana Simpson Ms. Joan ​ Yotsuba! - Azuma Kiyohiko The End - David Larochelle ​ ​ ​ Zita the Spacegirl - Ben Hatke Ms. McGee ​ The Moorchild - Eloise McGraw ​ ​

Books for Children Learning English Pete the Cat - I Love My White Shoes - Eric Litwin ​ Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? - Bill Martin Jr. ​ Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Bill Martin Jr. ​ Green Eggs and Ham - Dr. Seuss ​ There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - Simms ​ Taback Have You Seen My Cat? - Eric Carle ​ Wemberly Worried - Kevin Henkes ​ Not a Box - Antoinette Portis ​ From Head to Toe - Eric Carle ​ Are You My Mother? - P.D. Eastman ​ It Looked Like Spilt Milk - Charles G. Shaw ​ Click, Clack, Moo! Cows That Type - Doreen Cronin ​ Please, Mr. Panda - Steve Antony ​

3-5 Year Olds Quintessential 3-5 Year Olds Hip Madeline - Ludwig Bemelmans Thunder Boy, Jr. - Sherman Alexie ​ ​ Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel - Virginia Lee The Princess and the Pony - Kate Beaton ​ ​ Burton Ada Twist, Scientist - Andrea Beaty ​ Stellaluna - Janell Cannon Lucy - Randy Cecil ​ ​ Miss Rumphius - Barbara Cooney The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles - Michelle Cuevas ​ ​ The Gruffalo - Julia Donaldson Dragon was Terrible - Kelly DiPucchio ​ ​ Corduroy - Don Freeman Chirri & Chirra - Kaya Doi ​ ​ This is Not My Hat - Jon Klassen Mr Post Mouse's Rounds -Marianne Dubuc ​ ​ The Story of Ferdinand - Munro Leaf Du Iz Tak? - Carson Ellis ​ ​ Make Way for Ducklings - Robert McCloskey We Found a Hat - Jon Klassen ​ ​ Paper Bag Princess - Robert Munsch Beautiful - Stacy McAnulty ​ ​ If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - Laura Numeroff I Don’t Want to Be a Frog - Dev Petty ​ ​ Curious George - H. A. Rey The Most Magnificent Thing - Ashley Spires ​ ​ Where the Wild Things Are -Maurice Sendak Who What Where? - Olivier Tallec ​ ​ Amos and Boris - William Steig Tree - Britta Teckentrup ​ ​ Alexander and the No Good, Very Bad Day - Judith ​ Viorst The Little Mouse, the Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear - Don Wood ​ Green Eggs and Ham - Dr Seuss ​ Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy Town - Richard Scarry ​

6-8 Years Old Quintessential 6-8 Year Olds Hip Flat Stanley - Jeff Brown Race the Wild - Kristin Earhart ​ ​ Judy Moody - Megan McDonald Owl Diaries - Rebecca Elliott ​ ​ Clementine - Sara Pennypacker Mango and Bambang - Polly Faber ​ ​ Nate the Great - Marjorie Sharmat The Magical Animal Adoption Agency - Kallie George ​ ​ Lighthouse Family - Cynthia Rylant Princess in Black - Shannon Hale ​ ​ Jenny and the Cat Club - Esther Averill Backyard Witch - Christine Heppermann ​ ​ Paddington - Michael Bond Bunjitsu Bunny - John Himmelman ​ ​ Ramona - Beverly Cleary Sofia Martinez - Jacqueline Jules ​ ​ Spiderwick Chronicles - Tony Diterlizzi Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet -Jacqueline Kelly ​ ​ My Father’s Dragon - Ruth Stiles Gannett The Witches of Benevento - John Bemelmans Marciano ​ ​ Pippi Longstocking - Astrid Lindgren Lulu - Hilary McKay ​ ​ Betsy-Tacy - Maud Hart Lovelace Greetings from Somewhere - Harper Paris ​ ​ Mrs. Piggle Wiggle - Betty Macdonald Kingdom of Wrenly - Jordan Quinn ​ ​ Winnie the Pooh - A.A. Milne Rider Woodson - Walker Styles ​ ​ The Borrowers - Mary Norton The Whodunit Detective Agency - Martin Widmark ​ ​ Charlotte’s Web - E.B. White The Story of Diva and Flea - Mo Willems ​ ​ Mr Popper’s Penguins - Richard Atwater Escape from Baxter’s Bond - Rebecca Bond ​ ​ Hamster Princess - Ursula Vernon ​ 9-11 Year Olds Quintessential 9-11 Year Olds Hip Chronicles of Prydain - Lloyd Alexander Circus Mirandus -Cassie Beasley ​ ​ The House with a Clock in its Walls - John Bellairs The Glass Sentence - S.E. Grove ​ ​ Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Judy Blume Serafina and the Black Cloak - Robert Beatty ​ ​ The Mouse and the Motorcycle - Beverly Cleary The Thing About Jellyfish - Ali Benjamin ​ ​ Matilda - Roald Dahl War That Saved My Life - Kimberly Brubaker Bradley ​ ​ Harriet the Spy - Louise Fitzhugh The Wild Robot - Peter Brown ​ ​ The Story of Doctor Dolittle - Hugh Lofting The Isle of the Lost - Melissa De la Cruz ​ ​ A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket Warren and the 13th All-Seeing Eye - Tania Del Rio ​ ​ The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett Hour of the Bees - Lindsay Eagar ​ ​ Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson Death by Toilet Paper - Donna Gephart ​ ​ Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame Bailey’s Story - W. Bruce Cameron ​ ​ Bud Not Buddy - Christopher Curtis Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer ​ Island of Blue Dolphins - Scott O’Dell - Kelly Jones ​ Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George Greenglass House - Kate Milford ​ ​ Hatchet - Gary Paulsen Nest - Kenneth Oppel ​ ​ Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson Pax - Sara Pennypacker ​ ​ Cartwheeling In Thunderstorms - Katherine Rundell ​ Counting by 7s - Holly Goldberg Sloan ​ Moonpenny Island - Tricia Springstubb ​ Graham Cracker Plot - Shelley Tougas ​

If You Liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid If You Liked Harry Potter/Percy Jackson The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda - Tom Loki’s Wolves - K.I Armstrong ​ ​ Peter and the Starcatchers - Dave Barry Angleberger ​ Terrible Two - Mac Barnett Iron Trial - Holly Black ​ ​ Worst Class Trip Ever - Dave Barry Sea of Trolls - Nancy Farmer ​ ​ Kate the Great - Suzy Becker Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy - Karen Foxlee ​ ​ Last Kids on Earth - Max Brallier The Glass Sentence - S. E. Grove ​ ​ League of Unexceptional Children - Gitty Daneshvari Theodosia and the Serpents Chaos - R.L. Lafevers ​ ​ Hero’s Guide to Saving the Kingdom - Christopher The Unwanteds - Lisa Mcmann ​ ​ Valkyrie - Kate O’Hearn Healy ​ Mr. & Mrs. Bunny: Detective Extraordinaire - Polly Map to Everywhere - Carrie Ryan ​ ​ Blackthorn Key - Kevin Sands Horvath ​ Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder - Jo Nesbo The Expeditioners - S.S. Taylor ​ ​ Moone Boy - Chris O’Dowd Shadow Thieves - Anne Ursu ​ ​ Timmy Failure - Stephan Pastis Hunters of Chaos - Crystal Velasquez ​ ​ Middle School: Worst Years of My Life - James The Last Dragonslayer - Jasper Fforde ​ ​ Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell Patterson ​ Big Nate - Lincoln Peirce Warrior Heir - Cinda Chima ​ ​ Dork Diaries - Rachel Renee Russell ​ Trouble with Twins - Kathryn Siebel ​ If You Liked Wonder If You Liked Warriors Skellig - David Almond Ragweed - Avi ​ ​ London Eye Mystery - Siobhan Dowd Gregor the Overlander - Suzanne Collins ​ ​ Out of my Mind - Sharon Draper Mouseheart - Lisa Fiedler ​ ​ Nest - Esther Ehrlich Rats Calibur - Josh Lieb ​ ​ Mockingbird - Kathryn Erskine Apple Blossom - Holly Goldberg Sloan ​ ​ Honest Truth - Dan Gemeinhart The Cats of Tanglewood Forest - Charles De Lint ​ ​ Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key - Jack Gantos Redwall - Brian Jacques ​ ​ Fish in a Tree - Lynda Mullaly Hunt Wolves of the Beyond - Kathryn Lasky ​ ​ Smile - Raina Telgemeier The Last Dogs - Christopher Holt ​ ​ Counting by 7s - Holly Goldberg Sloan Firefly hollow - Alison McGhee ​ ​ Okay for Now - Gary Schmidt Bramble Heart - Henry Cole ​ ​ Freak the Mighty - Rodman Philbrick Foxcraft - Inbali Iserles ​ ​ Rules - Cynthia Lord Mrs. Frisby & The Rats of Nimh - Robert C. O’Brien ​ ​ Half a World Away - Cynthia Kadohata Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein ​ ​ Categorical Universe of Candice Phee - Barry Jonsberg My Life as a Dog - Garth Stein ​ ​

- Awarded annually by the American Library Association for the best children’s book by an American Author Newbery Medal ​ ​ http://www.ala.org/alsc/a​ wardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal

Caldecott Medal - Named in honour of the 19th century English Illustrator Randolph Caldecott, the Caldecott Medal is awarded ​ annually by the American Library A​ ssociation to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal