Tentative Choices for Third Graders

The group has tentatively selected these books:

Miss Smith and the Haunted Library by Michael Garland
Gooney Bird Is So Absurd by Lois Lowry
Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes by Margie Palatini
Redwood by Jason Chin OR Tarra and Bella by Carol Buckley
Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist: Flight of the Phoenix by R.L. LaFevers

The committee still needs to select four books.

Here are former nominees that I still especially like:

Spot the Plot by J. Patrick Lewis
Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison
Book Fiesta! by Pat Mora
Sir Lancelot the Great by Gerald Morris
Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson et al.
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks by Hanoch Piven

Oops! It looks like I just listed all of them! :)

Tentative Selections for Grades 1 & 2

Our tentative choices for Grades 1-2 are:

Peace Week in Miss Fox's Class by Eileen Spinelli
Miss Smith and the Haunted Library by Michael Garland
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
Not Last Night, But the Night Before by Colin McNaughton
Round Like a Ball by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison

We still need to select two more books.

Previous books being considered (that I still like) include:

Recess at 20 Below by Cindy Lou Aillaud
The Mighty Fine Time Machine by Suzanne Bloom
Tarra and Bella by Carol Buckley
Dogku by Andrew Clements
Spot the Plot by J. Patrick Lewis
Book Fiesta! by Pat Mora

Tentative Selections for Pre-K and Kdg

At this point, it appears that next year's books for Pre-K and Kindergarten are:

Peace Week in Miss Fox's Class by Eileen Spinelli
I'm a Turkey by Jim Arnosky
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems
Stretch by Doreen Cronin
Gobble It Up by Jim Arnosky
Birds by Kevin Henkes
Round Like a Ball by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Up Down and Around by Katherine Ayres

The committee still needs to select one more book. I dearly love Rhyming Dust Bunnies (hint hint hint).


Our "B" List selections include:

Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Ned's New Home by Kevin Tseng