Teacher-Selected Books for This Month's Reading Clubs

Last updated Thursday, April 30, 2026

May: "Fantasy, Folklore, & Fairytales"

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 The Bakery Dragon, by Devin Elle Kurtz Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Ember has always been different from the other dragons. His fearsome roar sounds more like a polite sneeze, and when he breathes fire, the villagers ...   (read more)
	1st Grade Tops & Bottoms: A Clever Folktale Story About Trickery and Hard Work for Children, by Janet Stevens Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Wily Hare solves his family's problems by tricking rich and lazy Bear into giving up half his crops. Once a upon a time, there was a lazy ...   (read more)
	2nd Grade Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu, by Ying Chang Compestine Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  The story of Rapunzel where she's being locked in a tower by a witch is a good one - but it's not totally the truth. The ...   (read more)
	3rd Grade The Fairy Tale Fixers: Cinderella, by Deborah Underwood Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  In this graphic novel: Every fairy tale needs a fairy. Because sometimes stories go off the rails, and this fairy knows just what to do to fix ...   (read more)
	4th Grade The Kingdom of Fantasy, by Geronimo Stilto Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  In this graphic novel: "I knew from the start that it was no ordinary day, but I certainly didn't expect to find a golden staircase in my attic. ...   (read more)
	5th Grade Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy, by Angie Thomas Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  It's not easy being a Remarkable in the Unremarkable world. Some things are cool - like getting a pet hellhound for your twelfth birthday. Others, ...   (read more)