Teacher-Selected Books for This Month's Reading Clubs

Last updated Friday, September 11, 2026

October: "Magic & Monsters"

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 Pick a Pumpkin, by Patricia Toht Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  This rhythmically rhyming holiday homage begins at the pumpkin patch with an unnamed family picking pumpkins, "tall and lean/or short and fat./Vivid ...   (read more)
	1st Grade That Monster on the Block, by Sue Ganz-Schmitt Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Monster is excited to see what kind of creature will move into Vampire's old house on the block. He even starts practicing his welcome growl for the ...   (read more)
	2nd Grade How to Make Friends with a Ghost, by Rebecca Green Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  What do you do when you meet a ghost? One: Provide the ghost with some of its favorite snacks, like mud tarts and earwax truffles. Two: Tell your ...   (read more)
	3rd Grade What Makes a Monster?: Discovering the World's Scariest Creatures, by Jess Keating Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Some people think monsters are the stuff of nightmares - the stuff of scary movies and Halloween. But monsters can also be found right in your ...   (read more)
	4th Grade Remember Me, Daphne, by Celia Krampien Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  When a new family moves into the creepy old house across the street, sixth-grader Flora finds her wish for a best-best friend has come true. Her new ...   (read more)
	5th Grade Paola Santiago and the River of Tears, by Tehlor Kay Mejia Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. It's all they've heard ...   (read more)