Read Aloud Picture Book List Big Idea: Courage Title Grandfather’s Journey The Life and Words of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin’s Big Words Oliver Button Is a Sissy Recess Queen Rosa Parks – From the Back of the Bus to the Front of a Movement Scaredy Squirrel Suki’s Kimono Sheila Rae, The Brave Where the Wild Things Are Harriet Tubman and the Freedom Train Thank You Mr. Falker Barack Obama: Son of Promise,Child of Hope Brave Horace Teammates The Butterfly Ruby Mae Has Something To Say Thundercake Courage Acts of Courage Courage John Henry The Sign of the Beaver Thundercake The Lily Cupboard:A Story of the Holocaust A Picture Book of Martin Luther King A Picture Book of Rosa Parks Author Allen Say Ira Peck Division (P/J/I) (J/I) ISBN# 0395570352 0590438271 Doreen Rappaport (P/J/I) 1423106350 Tomie dePaola Alexis O’Neill Camilla Wilson (P/J) (P) (J/I) 0152578528 0439206375 0613330102 Mélanie Watt Chieri Uegaki Kevin Henkes Maurice Sendak (P/J) (P/J/I) (P) (P) 1553379594 1553370848 0688071554 0060254920 Sharon Gayle (P/J) 0689854811 Patricia Polacco Nikki Grimes (J/I) (J/I) 0399231668 1416971440 Holly Keller Peter Golenbock Patricia Polacco David Small (P/J) (J/I) (P/J/I) (P/J) 0688154077 0152842861 0399231706 0517582481 Patricia Polacco Bernard Waber John Melady Bernard Waber Julius Lester Elizabeth George Speare Patricia Polacco Shulasmith Levey Oppenheim David A. Adler (J/I) (P/J) (J) (J/I) (J/I) (J/I) 0698115813 0618238557 0590124498 0618238557 0140566228 0440479002 (J/I) (J/I) 0698115813 0064433935 (J/I) 0823407705 David A. Adler (J/I) 0823410412 A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass David A. Adler (J/I) 0823409260 David A. Adler (J/I) 0823410021 Author William Steig Ruth Krauss Mary Hoffman Watty Piper Chris Van Allsburg Shel Silverstein Dr. Suess Tomie de Paola Peter Reynolds Tiki Barber Dr. Suess Patricia Polacco Memm Fox Tololwa M. Mollel Patricia Polacco Jo Ellen Bogart Margeree King Mitchell Marybeth Lorbiecki Patricia Polacco Victoria Boutis Chris Van Allsburg Patricia Polacco Ken Mochizuki Patricia MacLachlan Division (P) (P) (P/J/I) (P) (J/I) ISBN# 0374309477 0060233508 1845077490 0399244670 0395304482 (J/I) (P) (J/I) (P) (P/J) (P) (J/I) (P/J) (J/I) 0060256656 0394823370 0698115724 0763619612 0060740515 039480077X 0399231668 0152005021 0395751861 (J/I) (P/J) (J/I) 0399237542 0590249274 0613060997 (J/I) 0803720386 (J/I) (P) (P/J/I) 0399226710 1590786025 0395304482 (J/I) (P/J) (P/J) 0399218114 1880000016 0060241012 Big Idea: Perseverance Title Brave Irene The Carrot Seed Amazing Grace The Little Engine That Could Jumanji The Giving Tree The Lorax The Art Lesson The Dot Winners Never Quit Horton Hatches An Egg Thank you, Mr. Falker Koala Lou My Rows and Piles of Coins Mr. Lincoln’s Way Jeremiah Learns To Read Uncle Jed’s Barbershop Sister Anne’s Hands Pink and Say Katy Did It Jumanji Picnic At Mudsock Meadow Baseball Saved Us Sarah Plain and Tall Big Idea: Justice Title Skin Again One Green Apple Fly Away Home The Composition Let’s Talk About Race Smoky Night A Sweet Smell of Roses Author Bell Hooks Eve Bunting Eve Bunting Antonio Skarmeta Julius Lester Eve Bunting Angela Johnson and Eric Velasquez Peter Golenbock Teamamates David A. Adler A Picture Book of Rosa Parks David A. Adler A Picture Book of Martin Luther King Michael Tyler The Skin You Live In Wiles Freedom Summer E. Amado Tricycle Joan W. Blos Old Henry Daniel Manus The Big Orange Splot Pinkwater Jeanette Winter Follow the Drinking Gourd David A. Adler A Picture Book of Rosa Parks Division (P/J) (J/I) (J) (J/I) (J/I) (P/J) (J) ISBN# 078680825X 0618434771 0395664152 0888995504 0060285966 0152699546 0689832524 (J/I) (J/I) (J/I) 0152842861 0823410412 0823407705 (P) (J/I) (J/I) (J/I) (P) 0975958003 0689830165 0888996144 0688099351 0803807775 (J/I) (J/I) 0394896947 0823410412 Division (J/I) (P/J) (J/I) ISBN# 0803807775 0027081303 0439321093 (P/J) (P/J) 0805058648 0805078002 (P/J) 0805078932 Big Idea: Peace Title Peace Begins With Me School Isn’t Fair Old Turtle and the Broken Truth by The Colors of Us Peace Bell Can You Say Peace? Author Jill Bennett Patricia Beahr Douglas Wood and Jon Muth Karen Katz Margi Preus and Hideko Takahashi Karen Katz Big Idea: Friendship Title Big Al Big Al and Shrimpy Franklin’s New Friend I Like You the Way You Are What Do You Say, Dear? Fly Away Home Thank you Mr. Falker Days Like This The Gift Something Beautiful Ugly Fish Friends Across the Alley The Other Side Pink and Say Swimmy A Week-end with Wendell Charlotte’s Web Author Andrew Clements Andrew Clements Paulette Bourgeois Eve Bunting Sesyle Joslon Eve Bunting Patricia Polacco Simon James Aliana Brodmann Sharon Dennis Wyeth Kara LaReau and Scott Magoon Helme Heine Richard Michelson Jacqueline Woodson Patricia Polacco Leo Lionni Kevin Henkes E.B. White Division (P/J) (P/J) (P) (P/J) (J) (J/I) (J/I) (J) (J/I) (J/I) ISBN# 0590444557 0689842473 1550743619 0395890667 0060230746 0395664152 0399231668 0763608122 0671751107 0440412102 (P) 0152050825 (J) (J/I) 0689710836 0399239707 (J/I) 0399231161 (J/I) (P) (P) (J) 0399226710 0394817133 0688140246 0061124958 Division (P/J) (P) (P) (P/J) (P) (P) (P/J/I) (P) (J) (P/J) ISBN# 0152005021 0968849407 0590930028 Big Idea: Love/ Kindness/Caring/Sharing Title Koala Lou That Chickadee Feeling No David! Louie When Grandma Came On Mother’s Lap Something From Nothing Peter’s Chair What is Love? The Velveteen Rabbit Author Memm Fox Frank Glew David Shannon Ezar Keats Jill P. Walsh Ann H. Scott Phoebe Gilman Ezra Keats E. Boritzer Margery Williams and William Nicholson 0670835811 0395629764 0590472801 0140564411 0963759728 0385077254 I Like You Love Flute Guess How Much I Love You The Doorbell Rang Be Good To Eddy Lee Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge Betty Doll Sandol Stoddard and Jacqueline Chwast Paul Goble Sam McBratney Pat Hutchins Virginia Fleming Mem Fox (P) 0395071763 (J/I) (P) (P/J) (J/I) (J/I) 0027362612 1564024733 0688052517 0399219935 0140505865 Patricia Polocca (J/I) 0399236384 Division (J/I) (P/J) ISBN# 1559712252 1600102247 (J) (J/I) 0152004432 155143346X (J) 0399237224 (J/I) 0763627534 (P/J) (P) (J/I) (J/I) (J/I) (P/J/I) (J/I) (J/I) (P/J) (J/I) (J/I) 0394823370 0152010130 015200520X 155143217X 068980539X 0618194576 0439309085 0439309085 015200520X 1553379543 1553379675 Big Idea: Environmental Awareness Title Dear Children of the Earth Michael Recycle Author Schim Schimmel Alexandra Colombo and Ellie Bethel Frank Asch The Earth and I Diane Leger and Who’s In Maxine’s Tree Darlene Gait Alan Zweibel and Our Tree Named Steve Catrow David Jonathan London Giving Thanks and Gregory Manchess Dr. Suess The Lorax Dick Gackenbach Mighty Tree Lynne Cherry The Great Kapok Tree Andrea Spalding Solomon’s Tree Corinne Demas The Disappearing Island David Wiesner Flotsam Douglas Wood Old Turtle Douglas Wood Old Turtle and the Broken Truth Lynne Cherry The Great Kapok Tree Rochelle Strauss One Well Herb Shoveller Ryan and Jimmy’s Well Big Idea: Acceptance Title The Rag Coat The Memory String Train to Somewhere Stand Tall , Molly Lou Melon The Other Side Appelemando’s Dreams My Rotten Red Headed Older Brother Mr. Lincoln’s Way Author Lauren A. Mills Eve Bunting Eve Bunting Patty Lovell Jacqueline Woodson Patricia Polacco Patricia Polacco Division (P/J/I) (J/I) (J/I) (P) (J/I) ISBN# 0316574074 0395861462 0395713250 0399234160 0399231161 (J/I) (J/I) 0613017641 0689820364 Patricia Polacco (J/I) 0399237542 Author Gary Soto Demi Robert Munsch Alice McGill Hazel Hutchins Eve Bunting Nancy Carlson Margery Williams Eve Bunting Steven Kroll Division (J/I) (J) (P/J) (J/I) (J) (J) (P) (P) (P/J) (J) ISBN# 0399221468 0805012176 0590711261 039572287X 0807506257 0395845181 1575057107 0385077254 0395845181 0027511715 Big Idea: Integrity Title Too Many Tamales The Empty Pot The Paper Bag Princess Molly Bannaky Believing Sophie A Day’s Work Harriet and the Garden The Velveteen Rabbit A Day’s Work Annabelle’s Un-Birthday Big Idea: Compassion Title The Three Questions Jeremiah Learns to Read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day The Great Kapok Tree The Lorax Ugly Duckling Author Jon Muth Jo Ellen Bogart Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz Division (J/I) (P/J) (P/J) ISBN# 0439199964 0590249274 0689300727 Lynne Cherry Dr. Suess Hans Christian Andersen Tomie de Paola Maggie Rugg Herold and Catherine Stock (J/I) (P/J) (P) 015200520X 0394823370 0688159338 (P/J) (P/J) 0399207740 0688130658 Title The Wolf’s Chicken Stew Author Keiko Kasza Division (P/) ISBN# 0399214003 Franklin Helps Out Paulette Bourgeois David McPhail Steven Kellogg Robert Kraus (P) 1550748238 (P) (P/J) (P/J) 0805078827 0808596195 0671662708 Author Denise Brennannelson Ezra Jack Keats David Mckee Arnold Lobel Tomi de poala Division (P) ISBN# 1886947821 (P) (P) (P) (J/I) 0140564411 1842707310 0437901319 0399215344 Peggy rathmann Gary Soto (P/J) (P/J) 0590767151 0679880305 Now One Foot, Now the Other A Very Important Day Big Idea: Helping The Teddy Bear Chicken Little Herman the Helper Big Idea: Problem-Solving Title Buzzy the Bumble Bee Peter’s Chair Elmer Days with Frog and Toad Legend of the Indian Paint Brush Ruby the Copycat Big Bushy Mustache Big Idea: Working Together / Cooperation Title The Great Enormous Turnip The Biggest Pumpkin Ever The Wednesday Surprise Just a Little Bit Stone Soup Hannah Farmer Duck Swimmy City Green Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen Author Alexi Tolstoy Steven Kroll Eve Bunting Anne Tompert Marcia Brown Gloria Whelan Martin Waddell Leo Lionni Anne DisalvoRyan Anne DiSalvoRyan Division (P) (P) (P/J) (P) (J/I) (J/I) (P) (P) (J/I) ISBN# 0434966800 0823405052 0899197213 039577876X 0684922967 0679913971 1564025969 0394817133 068812786X (J) 0613023706