Read Aloud List

● Smoky Night by Eve Bunting

● Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
● First Year Letters by Julie Danneberg
● First Day Letters by Julie Danneberg
● Testing Miss Malarkey by Judy Finchler
● Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
● My Magic Breath: Finding Cal Through Mindful Breathing by Nick Ortner and Alison
Taylor
● The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
● Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage to Be Who You Are by Maria Dismondy
● The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane Derold
● How Full is Your Bucket? For Kids by Mark Reckmeyer and Tom Rath
● The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Gary Rubinstein and Mark Pett
● The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
● The Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others by Maria Dismondy
● Each Kindness by Jaqueline Woodson
● The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania Al Abdullah and Kelly DiPucchio
● The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
● Tacky, the Penguin by Helen Lester
● Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
● How to Lose All Your Friends by Nancy Carlson
● Have you filled a Bucket Today?: A guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carol McCloud
● The Jelly Donut Difference by Maria Dismondy
● Teal: A Book About a Little Crayon That Makes a Big Difference by Renee Galvin
● Wimberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
● What to Do When You Worry Too Much by Dawn Hueber
● The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
● How Big are Your Worries Little Bear? By Jayneen Sanders
● Hey Warrior! By Karen Young
● The Huge Bag of Worries by Virginia Ironside
● When My WOrries Get Too Big by Kari Dunn Buron
● It’s Okay to Make Mistakes by Todd Parr
● Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by Julia Cook
● When Worry Takes Hold by Liz Haske
● What to Do WHen Your Brain Gets Stuck by Dawn Huebner
● Blink, Blink, Clop, Clop: An OCD Storybook by E. Katia Moritz
● Terrific Teddy’s Excessive Energy by Jim Forgan
● Mrs. Gorsky, I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets by Barbara Esham
● Baxter Turns Down His Buzz: A Story for Little Kids about ADHD by James M. Foley and
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● I have Bees in My Brain: A Child’s View of Inattentiveness by Trish Hammond
 ● Hi, It’s Me! I have ADHD by Kately Mabry
● A Walk in the Rain with a Brain by Edward Hallowell
● Eukee the Jumpy Jumpy Elephant by Clifford Corman and Esther Trevino
● Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
● Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco
● Pinduli by Janell Cannon
● Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin Pulver and Lynn Rowe Reed
● Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
● Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
● The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson and E.B. Lewis
● The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
● (Thanksgiving) We Are Grateful Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
● (Thanksgiving) Gracias Thanks by Pat Mora
● (Thanksgiving) Thanks to the Animals by Allen Sockabasin
● (Thanksgiving) 1621 A New Look At Thanksgiving by CatherineO’Neil Grace and
Margaret M. Bruchac
● (First Day) First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg
● (First Day) Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness by Carol
McCloud
● (First Day) Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller
● (First Day) How Full Is Your Bucket? For Kids by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer
● (First Day) It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr
● (First Day) My New Friend is So Fun! By Mo Willems
● (First Day) This School Year Will Be the Best! By Kary Winters

Wordless Picture Books:

● Time Flies by Eric Rohmann
● Zoom by Istvan Banyai