Books to Enjoy

We have read and enjoyed many books in our class this year. Here are a few titles:

The Teacher from the Black Lagoon (series) by Mike Thaler

Strega Nona; Big Anthony: His Story by Tomie dePaola

Horrible Harry in Room 2B (series) by Suzy Kline

Junie B. Jones (series) by Barbara Parks

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids (series) by Debbie Dadey

Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas

Somebody and the Three Blairs by Marilyn Tolhurst

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble

How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

Jigsaw Jones Mysteries (series) by James Preller

Favorite Poetry Books:

Where the Sidewalk Ends; Falling Up; A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

New Kid on the Block; Something Big Has Been Here; A Pizza the Size of the Sun; It's Raining Pigs and Noodles by Jack Prelutsky

Books for Parents:

1. The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease

2. Last Child in theWoods by Richard Louv

3. Looking for Hickories: The Forgotten Wildness of the Rural Midwest by Tom Springer

4. Kick the TV Habit: A Simple Program for Changing Your Family's Television Viewing and Video Game Habit by Steve and Ruth Bennett

5. The Plug-In Drug: Television, Children, and the Family by Marie Winn

6. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

7. The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours by Marian Wright Edelman

8. Big Russ and Me by Tim Russert

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