Children's Literature — Fiction
All The Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlen - building an
appreciation of place, sense of place
Dear Children of the Earth by Schim Schimmel - good earth day
book, children love having a book written just to them
Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor - everything by this
woman is wonderful and gives 1-10 directions for choosing your own rock
(used for homework once); a great way to start the school year is to
read The Way to Start the Day
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart - letter format again, intriguing
pics that need to be studied to get it, wonderful story
The Gigantic Turnip by Aleksei Tolstoy and
Niamh Sharkey - a Russian folktale with hilarious illustrations
and a story
sure to please
The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry - a classic tale of habitat
destruction or avoidance of
Harvest by Kris Waldherr - explains the growing
year from a young girl's perspective, culminating in the harvest; the
magic and warmth of autumn
Insects Are My Life by Megan McDonald - promotes having a passion
for something
I Wish I Were a Butterfly by Ed Young - good story that sends
the message that we should listen to what we know to be true
The Lady and the Spider by Faith McNulty - compassion, respect
for life
Mrs. Spitzer's Garden by Edith Pattou - "I
love this book! Every teacher in the universe should have a copy."
[Mem Fox] A book to celebrate all that teachers do for
their children to grow and blossom...a gift for that special teacher!
Mud by Mary Lyn Ray (illustrated by Lauren Stringer who illustrated
Scarecrow (another great book by Cynthia Rylant) a book,
beautifully written about mud..."The hills will remember
their colors. Winter will squish, squck, sop, splat, slurp melt
in mud. Happy Mud. Stir it.
Stick it. Dig it. Dance it.... Come spring. Come grass. Come green."
Night in the Country by Cynthia Rylant - "Each
page invites children to look, listen and explore." -School
Library Journal
The Other Way to Listen by Byrd Baylor - generates compassion
and understanding and all the good feelings that Byrd Baylor is terrific
for exposing
The Scarecrow by Cynthia
Rylant - beautiful illustrations, peaceful text, great for choral
reading and writer's workshop
Scarlette Beane by Karen Wallace - a fantastic
tale of growing vegetables; seeing the miracles of the garden; children
will hoot with pleasure
Something Beautiful by Sharon Wyeth - reminds us
that there is strength in community and that our greatest treasure is
our children
Sophie's Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli - wonderful tale of
an artistic spider, how people react negatively to spiders and a tale
of compassion and love
The Tiny Seed by Eric
Carle - the simple life cycle of a plant made into an exciting story
with a nature and perseverance lesson throw in for good measure - The
Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss along the same lines
Weslandia by Paul Fleischman - this story really gets kids'
attention, good book to share with children and discuss having passion
in our lives and to refrain from being judgmental
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