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- Any Mo Willems Books
His characters, Pigeon, Gerald the Elephant and Piggie are hilarious and crowd pleasers. All of his books are are interactive with the reader.
- If You Ever Want to Bring A … Don’t! Series by Elise Parsley
- Chalk by Bill Thomson
This book without words is so detailed that your attention is drawn in from the first page. It tells a story of three children who find a bag of chalk on the playground and their drawings come to life!
- A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Follow the unhappy tale of the unlucky Baudelaire siblings
- Skippyjon Jones (series) by Judy Schachner
A cat who thinks he’s a dog with a spanish accent. Any time he enters his closet, it takes him on a new adventure.
- Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
- The Ramona Collection by Beverly Cleary
Follow Ramona from pre-school to elementary school as she gets herself caught in many sticky situations through her curious and spunky spirit.
- I Want My Hat Back, This is Not My Hat, We Found A Hat - a three-part book series by Jon Klassen
- Pete the Cat (series) by James Dean
Follow Pete as he rocks out and finds the positivity in any situation
- The Paperbag Princess by Robert Munsch
Follow Princess Elizabeth as she tries to rescues the snooty and ungrateful Prince Ronald from a terrible dragon.
- Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne
- Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Readers of any age will fall in love with Harry as he discovers he is a wizard in a non-wizard world and becomes a name that every child will know.
- The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak
No matter what the book says, the reader MUST read it out loud. Be sure not to take a peek at this book before reading it for the first time.
- Dragons Love Tacos & Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel by Adam Rubin
- The Pout Pout Fish (series) by Deborah Diesen
- The Day the Crayons Quit & The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt
- Wonder & We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palacio
Discover the importance of choosing kind to everyone you meet
- Pig the Pug (series) by Aaron Blabey
Follow a pug named Pig who is greedy and selfish and always learns life lessons the hard way.
- Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Daywalt
A game that has been passed down from kid to kid, but how did it start? Find out the legend and how the popular game came to be!
- I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
A perfect read for the end of the year as you send your kids off to the next grade!
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Beth Coggins is a First Grade Teacher at North Canton Elementary School in Canton, NC.