Teacher-Selected Books for This Month's Reading Clubs

Last updated Sunday, December 15, 2024

January: "Mysteries & New Adventures"

Click on each book title for synopsis, discussion topics, and activity ideas.
Please note: We will provide you with hardcover copies of these titles to read to the children.
After the reading clubs, these books will be donated immediately to each school's library.

	Kindergarten If You Give a Pig a Pancake, by Laura Numeroff Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  If you give a pig a pancake, she'll want some syrup to go with it. You'll give her some of your favorite maple syrup, and she'll probably get all ...   (read more)
	1st Grade Over and Under the Snow, by Kate Messner Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow is a secret world of squirrels and snowshoe hares, bears and ...   (read more)
	2nd Grade Those Darn Squirrels and the Cat Next Door, by Adam Rubin Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  All is calm in old man Fookwire's yard until new neighbors - Little Old Lady Hu and her cat, Muffins - move in next door. Muffins is one mean dude! ...   (read more)
	3rd Grade The World According to Humphrey, by Betty G. Birney Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  You can learn a lot about life by observing another species. That's what Humphrey was told when he was first brought to Room 26. And boy is it true! ...   (read more)
	4th Grade Treasure Hunters: Peril at the Top of the World, by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  After their adventures in China and Germany, the Kidd family is ready for some rest and relaxation. But when you're an ace treasure hunting team, ...   (read more)
	5th Grade The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora, by Pablo Cartaya Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Save the restaurant. Save the town. Get the girl. Make Abuela proud. Can thirteen-year-old Arturo Zamora do it all or is he in for a BIG, EPIC ...   (read more)