FAVORITE Picture BOOKS:
(x= the book is suggested within the curriculum)
-14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy
x-A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara
-Alex and the Amazing Lemonade Stand by: Liz & Jay Scott
-Be Kind by: Pat Zietlow Miller
The Berenstein Bears:Think of Those in Need
-Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming
-Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier and Lori Lohstoeter
-The Can Man by Laura E. Williams
-A Chair for My Mother by: Vera B. Williams
x-Change the World Before Bedtime Collaboration by: Mark Kimball Moulton, Josh Chalmer, Karen Good
-Counting on Community by Innosanto Nagara
x– Giraffes Can’t Dance by: Giles Andreae & Guy Parker-Rees
-Give a Goat By: Jan West Schrock
-The Giving Book by: Ellen Sabin
-The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
-I Wish You More by: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
-The Invisible Boy by: Trudi Ludwig
x-It Takes a VIllage by Hillary Rodham Clinton illustrated by Marla Frazee
-Last Stop on Market Street by: Matt de la Peña
-Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson
-Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by: Vashti Harrison
x-Malala’s Magic Pencil by: Malala Yousafzai
x-Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by: F. Isabel Campoy & Theresa Howell
-Mitzvah Pizza by Sarah Lynn Scheerger
-One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference by Katie Smith Milway and Eugenie Fernandes
x-Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed by: Emily Pearson
-Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
-Ruby’s Wish (M/C)
x-Say Something by: Peter H. Reynolds
x-Sophie’s Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli
-Strega Nona’s: Harvest by Tomie dePaola
x-This is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World by: Matt Lamonthe
-What is Given From the Heart by Patricia McKissack
Favorite PreK/K BOOKS:
14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy
x-A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara
-Alex and the Amazing Lemonade Stand by: Liz & Jay Scott
–Be Kind by: Pat Zietlow Miller
-Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier and Lori Lohstoeter
-A Chair for My Mother by: Vera B. Williams
x-Change the World Before Bedtime Collaboration by: Mark Kimball Moulton, Josh Chalmer, Karen Good
–Counting on Community by Innosanto Nagara
–Dream Big Little One by Vashti Harrison (Board Book) (M/C)
X- Giraffe’s Can’t Dance by: Giles Andreae & Guy Parker-Rees
-Give a Goat By: Jan West Schrock
-The Giving Book by: Ellen Sabin
-The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
-I am Jane Goodall (Ordinary People Change the World) by Brad Meltzer (Board Book)
-I Wish You More by: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
x-It Takes a VIllage by Hillary Rodham Clinton illustrated by Marla Frazee
-Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson
–Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by: Vashti Harrison
x-Malala’s Magic Pencil by: Malala Yousafzai
x-Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by: F. Isabel Campoy & Theresa Howell
-One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference by Katie Smith Milway and Eugenie Fernandes
x-Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed by: Emily Pearson
–Plant a Kiss by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
-Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
x-Say Something by: Peter H. Reynolds
xSophie’s Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli
xThis is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World by: Matt Lamonthe
-Tinyville Town Series By: Brian Biggs (Board Book)
Upper Elementary-
Use Picture books from above in addition to the suggested chapter books below:
It’s Your World by Chelsea Clinton
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt
Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls Rights
Save me a seat- by: Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Start Now! You can Make a Difference: By Chelsea CLinton
Three Cups of Tea by Sarah Thompson & Greg Mortenson
The Undefeated By Kwame Alexander illustrated by Kadir Nelson
White Fur Flying- Patricia MacLachlin
Young Adult
The 7th Most Important thing by: Shelley Pearsall
The Absolute Value of Mike by Kathryn Erskine
Glimmer of Hope: How Tragedy Sparked a Movement by the founders of March for Our Lives
Just Mercy: A True Story of the fight for justice By: Bryan Stevenson
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt
Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls Rights
My Most Excellent Year By Steve Kluger
PhilanthroParties!: A Party-Planning Guide for Kids Who Want to Give Back by Lulu Cerone The Porcupine of Truth By Bill Konigsberg
Real Kids Real Stories Real Change Courageous Actions around the world by Garth Sundem
Save me a seat- by: Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Three Cups of Tea by Sarah Thompson & Greg Mortenson
Additional Resources by TOPIC:
Citizenship
Community
Understanding Others & Differences
Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse By: Marcy Campbell & Corinna Luyken
-Sweety: by: Andrea Zuill
The Can Man by Laura E. Williams
Kindness
Try a Little Kindless by Henry Cole
The Can Man by Laura E. Williams
Empathy
The Can Man by Laura E. Williams
Prejudice (Upper Elementary & YA)
Save me a seat- by: Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
The absolute Value of Mike by Kathryn Erskine
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt
White Fur Flying- Patricia MacLachlin
Inspirational People that have Changed the World
-Peace and Me: inspired by the lives of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
By Ali Winter Mickael El Fathi
–Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by: Vashti Harrison
Shaking things up: 14 Young Women who Changed the world by Susan Hood
We Rise We Resist We Raise our Voices by Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson
-I am Jane Goodall (Ordinary People Change the World) by Brad Meltzer (Board Book)
–Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change: Courageous Actions Around the World
Additional Resources about Specific Causes:
Animals:
-Don’t Let them Disappear: 12 endangered Species Across the Globe by Chelsea Clinton
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/endangered-animals
Education
For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story by Rebecca Ann Langston-George
Seeds of Change by Jen Cullerton Johnson
-Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson
Environment
http://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-environmental-education-books-kids-gifts.html
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/environmental-books-for-kids
