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Current Theme: The Natural World
Fall 2022 Author Study: Melissa Stewart
Feathers: Not Just for Flying
Pipsqueaks, Slowpokes, and Stinkers: Celebrating Animal Underdogs
Seashells: More Than a Home
A Place for Bats
Under the Snow
Spring 2023 Author Study: Dianna Hutts Aston
A Butterfly is Patient
A Seed is Sleepy
A Nest is Noisy
An Egg is Quiet
A Rock is Lively
Fall 2021 & Spring 2022 - Friendship
Thank You, Baobab Tree by Mi-hwa Joo & Yun-heu Park (Madagascar)
Unlikely Friendships: The Dog and the Piglet by Jennifer Holland
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi (Korea)
Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog by Pamela Turner & Yan Nascimbene (Japan)
Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne (East Africa)
Best Friends: The True Story of Owen and Mzee by Roberta Edwards & Carol Schwartz (Southeast Asia)
Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey by Doug Kuntz, Amy Shrodes, & Sue Cornelison (Iraq & Greece)
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Margaret and Margarita / Margarita y Margare by Lynn Reiser
Dear Juno by Soyung Pak & Susan Kathleen Hartung (Korea)
The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffle
Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully (France)
First Come the Zebra by Lynne Barasch (Kenya)
Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed by Emily Pearson& Fumi Kosaka (world)
Ordinary Mary's Positively Extraordinary Day by Emily Pearson& Fumi Kosaka
Fall 2020 & Spring 2021 - Music
Ah, Music! by Aliki
Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa by Veronica Chambers (Cuba)
The Bremen-Town Musicians by Ilse Plume (Germany)
Kenya's Song by Linda Trice (Carribean)
Music Everywhere! by Maya Ajmera, Elise Hofer Derstine, Cynthia Pon (world)
Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood (Mexico)
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss
Mortimer by Robert Munsch (Canada)
Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett (France)
Mr. Putter and Tabby Toot the Horn by Cynthia Rylant
Drum City by Thea Guidone
Spring 2020 - Resilience
Yard Sale by Eve Bunting (United States)
Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges (China)
Babu's Song by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen (Tanzania)
Tía Isa Wants a Car by Meg Medina (United States)
Galimoto by Karen Lynn Williams (Malawi)
Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni
For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story by Rebecca Ann Langston-George (Pakistan)
The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie dePaola (United States)
Fall 2019 - Resilience
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (United States)
Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod by Robert J. Blake (United States - Alaska)
How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina Friedman (Japan)
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina (Cuba)
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema (Kenya)
It's Mine! by Leo Lionni (The Netherlands)
All the Way to America by Dan Yaccarino (Italy)
Amos and Boris by William Steig (The Ivory Coast)
Spring 2019 - Discovery
This Is How We Do It by Matt LaMothe (world)
Little Guides to Great Lives by Marie Curie (Poland)
I Live in Tokyo by Mari Takabayashi (Japan)
Starry Messenger by Sidereus Nuncius (Italy)
Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne (France)
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns by Hena Khan (Saudi Arabia)
Masai and I by Virginia L. Kroll (Kenya & Tanzania)
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky (world)
Fall 2018 - Discovery
Neo Leo by Gene Barretta (Italy)
Me, Frida by Amy Novesky (Mexico)
Hello Ocean by Pam Muñoz Ryan (Pacific Ocean)
Koala Lou by Mem Fox (Australia)
Africa Is Not a Country by Margy Burns Knight & Mark Melnicove (countries in Africa)
The Magical Garden of Claude Monet by Laurence Anholt (France)
The Emperor and the Kite by Jane Yolen (China)
Anna and her Rainbow-Covered Yoga Mats by Giselle Shardlow (India)
Mistakes that Worked by Charlotte Jones (world)
Spring 2018 - Clothing
The Hat by Jan Brett (Scandinavia)
Suki's Kimono by Cheri Uegaki (Japan)
Abuela's Weave by Enrique O. Sanchez (Guatemala)
I'm New Here by Anne Sibley O'Brien (Guatemala, Korea & Somalia)
Clothing of the World by Paula Skelley
Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw (India & United States)
The Golden Sandal by Rebecca Hickox (Iraq)
I Lived on Butterly Hill by Marjorie Agosin (Chile)
Fall 2017 - Buildings and Homes Around the World
Home by Carson Ellis (world)
If You Lived Here: Houses of the World by Giles Laroche
Pueblos: American Indian Homes by Jack Manning (Mexico & Southwest United States)
National Geographic Readers: Pyramids by Laura Marsh (Egypt)
National Geographic Readers: Skyscrapers by Libby Romero (world)
Gustave Eiffel's Spectacular Idea: The Eiffel Tower by Sharon Katz Cooper (France)
Igloos: American Indian Homes by Jack Manning (Canada & Northern United States)
13 Buildings Children Should Know by Annette Roeder (world)
Spring 2017 - Animals
Koala Lou by Mem Fox (Australia)
Fritz and the Beautiful Horses by Jan Brett (Austria)
Meerkats by National Geographic (Kalahari Desert)
Elephants by National Geographic (India)
One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies (Brazil)
Think of an Eel by Karen Wallace (Sargasso Sea)
Camels by Seedlings (Egypt)
Bears in the Forest by Karen Wallace (Canada)
Chameleons are Cool by Martin Jenkins (Madagascar)
Cuckoo by Lois Ehlert (Mexico)
Unlikely Friendships by Jennifer Holland (around the globe)
2016 - Animals
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (England)
We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey Through Tanzania by Laurie Krebs (United Republic of Tanzania)
National Geographic: Polar Bears (The Artic)
National Geographic: Penguins (Antarctica)
See What a Seal Can Do by Christine Butterworth (Scotland)
Tracks of a Panda by Nick Dowson (China)
Walk with a Wolf by Janni Howker (Canada - Yukon Territory)
Tigress by Nick Dowson (India)
Stork's Landing by Tami Lehman-Wilzig (Israel)
Moon Rope: Un Lazo a la Luna by Lois Ehlert (Peru)
The One and Only Ivan by K. A. Applegate
Spring 2016 - Nourishment
Yoko by Rosemary Wells (Japan)
Fortune Cookie Fortunes by Grace Lin (China)
Round is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong (Mexico)
Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris (Israel)
The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord (England)
Bee Bim Bop by Linda Sue Park (Taiwan)
Strega Nona by Tomie dePaolo (Italy)
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown (France)
Mama Panya's Pancakes: A Village Tale from Kenya by Mary and Rich Chamberlin (Kenya)
Cora Cooks Pancit by Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore (The Phillipines)
Julia Child: An Extraordinary Life in Words and Pictures by Erin Hagar (France)
Fall 2015 - Imagination
Journey by Aaron Becker
Ganesha's Sweet Tooth by Emily Haynes & Sanjay Patel
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
Imagine by Alison Lester
No Such Thing as Nessie by Chani McBain
My Little Island by Frane Lessac
The Littlest Matryoshka by Corinne Demas Bliss
Possum Magic by Mem Fox
The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
William and the Missing Masterpiece by Helen Hancocks
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanha Lai
Spring 2015 - Heroes
Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change by Garth Sundem
Courage by Bernard Waber
All the Colors We Are by Katie Kissinger
The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto by Meghan McCarthy
Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan by Jeanette Winter
Cesar Chavez by Susan Eddy
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families by Susan Roth and Cindy Trumbone
Madame Martine by Sarah Brannen
Clemente! by Willie Perdomo
Nelson Mandela by Karima Grant
Fall 2014 - Sports and Games
Games by Lisa Easterling
Kite Flying by Grace Lin
Pele, King of Soccer by Monica Brown
What It’s Like to be Mariano Rivera by John Bankston
Surf’s Up for Kimo by Kerry Germain
Dog Team by Gary Paulson
Kiana’s Iditerod by Shelley Gill
Horse Song: The Naadam of Mongolia by Ted Lewin
Beautiful Warrior: The Legend of theKung Fu by Emily Arnold McCully
When Children Play: The Story of Right to Play by Gina McMurchy Barber
Spring 2014 - Resolution. Problem solving. Pay it forward.
Extra Credit by Andrew Clements
Because Amelia Smiled by David Ezra Stein
I have the Right to Be a Child by Alain Serres
Same, Same, but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown
Cecil the Pet Glacier by Matthea Harvey and Giselle Potter
Desmond and the Very Mean Word by Desmond Tutu and Douglas Abrams
Frida by Jonah Winter
Rain School by James Rumford
Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winte
The Bathing Costume: Or My Worst Vacation Ever by Charlotte Moundlic
Fall 2014 - The Arts
Circle Unbroken by Margo Theis Raven
Colours: What Color is That by National Gallery of Australia
Gutenberg and the Printing Press by Kay Melchisedech Olson
Songs from the Baobab: African Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes by Chantal Grosleziat
Diego by Jonah Winter
Liu and the Bird: A Journey in Chinese Calligraphy by Catherine Louis
Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad by James Rumford
Market Day by Lois Ehlert
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me by Margaret Courtney-Clark
Under the Spell of the Moon by Patricia Aldana (editor)
Spring 2013 - Poetry and Non-Fiction
My Village: Rhymes from Around the World by Danielle Wright
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People by Monica Brown
Chasing Degas by Eva Motanari
Peaceful Pieces by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Fiesta Babies by Carmen Tafolia
Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa by Don Brown
Never Forgotten by Patricia McKissack
The Good Garden by Kate Smith Milway
Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life; of Sustainable Farming by Jane Reynolds
A Path of Stars by Ann Sibley O’Brien
Skip Across the Ocean: Nursery Rhymes from Around the World by Fioella Benjamin
Amazing Faces by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Fall 2012 - The Immigrant Experience
How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina Friedman
My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvits
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
Nadia’s Hands by Karen English
I Hate English by Ellen Levine
One Green Apple by Eve Bunting and Ted Lewin
How Many Days to America: A Thanksgiving Story by Eve Bunting
Marianthe’s Story: Painted Words and Spoken Memories by Aliki
Apple Pie, Fourth of July by Janet Wong
Benjamin and the Word by Danie
Spring 2012
Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
Somewhere in the World Right Now by Stacey Shuett
Everybody Bakes Bread by Norah Dooley
Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley
Everybody Serves Soup by Norah Dooley
Everybody Brings Noodles by Norah Dooley
Madlenka by Peter Sis
Madlenka’s Dog bu Peter Sis
The Peace Book by Todd Parr
The Seven Continents by Wil Mara
Fall 2011
Running Shoes by Frederick Lipps
Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup by Tomie de Paola
My Name is Celia by Monica Brown
Tea Leaves by Frederick J. Lipp
3 Trickster Tales
Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
Zomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott
Papagayo the Mischief Makerby Gerald McDermott
Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World by G. Brian Kalas
Minutka: Bilingual Dog and Friends by Anna Myceck Wodecki
Children Around the World by Donata Montanari (illus)
Spring 2011/Fall 2010
Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
Somewhere in the World Right Now by Stacey Shuett
Everybody Bakes Bread by Norah Dooley
Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley
Everybody Serves Soup by Norah Dooley
Everybody Brings Noodles by Norah Dooley
Madlenka by Peter Sis
Madlenka’s Dog bu Peter Sis
The Peace Book by Todd Parr
The Seven Continents by Wil Mara
Fall 2011
Running Shoes by Frederick Lipps
Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup by Tomie de Paola
My Name is Celia by Monica Brown
Tea Leaves by Frederick J. Lipp
3 Trickster Tales
Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
Zomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott
Papagayo the Mischief Makerby Gerald McDermott
Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World by G. Brian Kalas
Minutka: Bilingual Dog and Friends by Anna Myceck Wodecki
Children Around the World by Donata Montanari (illus)
Spring 2011 / Fall 2010
Trickster Tales and Fairy Tales
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story by Jeanette Winter
Coyote: A trickster tale from the American Southwest
Anansi the Spider: A trickster tale from the Ashanti
Jabuti the Tortoise: A trickster tale from the Amazon
Monkey Business by Wallace Edwards
Grandfather’s Dream by Holly Keller
Crayfishing with Grandmother by Jill Bag nall
My Name is Gabriela by Monica Brown
Ronny by Nenad Vujadinovic
Are We There Yet? by Alison Lester
Down Under (Vanishing Cultures) by Jan Reynolds
In the Heart of the Village The World of the Indian Banyan Tree by Barbara Bash
Tiger of the Snows: Tenzing Norgay, The Boy
Whose Dream Was Everest by Robert Burleigh
Adventures of Riley: Tigers in Teraiby Amanda Lumry and Laura Hurwitz
Erika-San by Allen Say
Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Harry Mager
Hannah’s Winter by Kierin Meehan
Biblioburro: A True Story from Columbia by Jeanette Winter
Come Look with Me: Latin American Art by Kimberly Lane
Tio Conejo: Uncle Rabbit and Other Latin American Trickster Tales by Olga Loya
14 Cows for America Carmen by Agra Deedy with Wilson Kimeli Nalyomah
Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier
Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Mary Williams
A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead by Nancy Luenen, Robert Chapman
Nabeel’s New Pants: An Eid Tale by Fawzia Gilani-Williams
Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan by Jeanette Winter
Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
Little Red Riding Hood
Lon Po Po
The Sun Girl and Moon Boy
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