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This fantasy children's book is about a girl named Matilda who is a sweet girl that has mean parents that are uninterested in her. She does play tricks on her parents like putting superglue in her Dad's hat, but finds some peace at home because she taught herself to read and loves books. She thought school would be an escape from her mean parents, but there she faces the two hundred pound kid hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull. When Miss Trunchbull tries to attack Matilda is when Matilda discovers she has powers and can move things! Matilda also befriended her teacher Miss Honey. Matilda uses her powers to defeat Miss Trunchbull and her parents decide to move away and Matilda was able to convince her parents to let her stay with Miss Honey. This book helps to show the importance of education and when one puts their mind to it they can accomplish anything.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Author: Roald Dahl
Illustrator: Quentin Blake
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 9780141301068
This realistic fiction book won a Caldecott Honor! It is about how one day at a family picnic a stray dog appeared. The little boy and girl play with the dog all day and name him Willie. They leave without Willie, but think about him all week. They go back Saturday to see Willie again but he is getting chased by the dog catcher! The little boy and girl chase after Willie and claim the dog as their own. Then Willie lived happily ever after with the family.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Author: Marc Simont
Illustrator: Marc Simont
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 9780060289331
This realistic fiction book is about a girl named Iris who went to the lake in the Enchanted State Park with her family and dog. The trip is far from smooth though. First their car breaks down and then they got lost but they did eventually make it to the lake. When they get there, there is a NO DOGS ALLOWED sign! Iris's father decided the plan would be that everyone would take turns with the dog in the parking lot until they figured out what to do. Everyone had a blast with the dog, who might have had the most fun! This book was all about problem solving and not everything goes as planned.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Author: Sonia Manzano
Illustrator: Jon J. Muth
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 9780689830884
This realistic fiction book received a Caldecott Honor! This book is about a little boy named David that is yelled at his mom throughout the book to stop doing things such as: running outside naked, playing baseball inside, and many other things. But at the end of the book David's mom gives him a huge hug and tells him how she loves him. This book is relatable to little kids who always find themselves getting into trouble and getting yelled at.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Author: David Shannon
Illustrator: David Shannon
Publisher: The Blue Sky Press
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 9780590930024
This traditional literature is about the three little pigs and the big bad wolf. One of the little pigs built a house out of straw. The big bad wolf showed up and huffed and puffed and blew the little pig's house down. The second little pig built a house out of sticks, but when the big bad wolf showed up he huffed and puffed and knocked the house down. The third pig built his house out of bricks and when the big bad wolf showed up he could not huff and puff enough to knock the house down. Now the big bad wolf kept trying to trick the third pig to come out of his house so he could eat him, but the big bad wolf failed and tried going down the chimney to find himself in a cooking pot. The third pig ate ate the wolf for dinner and lived happily ever after.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Author: Paul Galdone
Illustrator: Paul Galdone
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 1998
ISBN: 9780395288139
This traditional literature is about the boy who cried wolf. The shepherd boy became bored one day and thought it would be fun to yell to the townspeople that a wolf was after his sheep. All the townspeople came running as fast as they could but no wolf was in sight. The next day the shepherd was bored and cried wolf again but no wolf was in sight. The next day the boy started to hear three wolves and once they appeared he cried wolf again, but this time the townspeople did not believe him and did not help.This book helps to show the importance of telling the truth and being trustworthy.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Author: B. G. Hennessy
Illustrator: Boris Kulikov
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 9780689874338
This traditional literature is the story of the ugly duckling. The ugly duckling is about a duck that looks and sounds different than its siblings. Mother duck still loves the ugly duckling even though it is different. As the ugly duckling grew up it realized it was not a duck and in fact was a swan!! The swan was now happy with itself once it found out who it truly was.This book is perfect for teaching kids about belonging and finding oneself.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Author: Sebastien Braun
Illustrator: Sebastien Braun
Publisher: Boxer Books
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9781907152047
