Teacher-Selected Books by Month (2025)

Last updated Thursday, October 30, 2025

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November: "Seasons & the Natural World"

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The Very Impatient Caterpillar, by Ross Burach (Kindergarten)
The Flower Thief: The Perfect Spring Book for Children, by Alice Hemming (1st Grade)
Bear Can't Sleep, by Karma Wilson (2nd Grade)
Funny Beasts (Funny Nature), by Paul Mason (3rd Grade)
Science Comics: Trees: Kings of the Forest, by Andy Hirsch (4th Grade)
The Language of Plants, by Helena Harastova (5th Grade)

October: "Halloween, Magic, & Monsters"

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Clifford's Halloween, by Norman Bridwell (Kindergarten)
The Book That Can Read Your Mind, by Marianna Coppo (1st Grade)
Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belonging, and Being Yourself, by Matthew Gray Gubler (2nd Grade)
Meet the Bigfeet (The Yeti Files #1), by Kevin Sherry (3rd Grade)
Ghosts, by Raina Telgemeier (4th Grade)
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, by Adrianna Cuevas (5th Grade)

September: "Arts & Creativity"

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Frida Kahlo (Little People, Big Dreams), by Isabel Sanchez Vegara (Kindergarten)
Sky Color, by Peter H. Reynolds (1st Grade)
The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola , by Natascha Biebow (2nd Grade)
Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott, by Joyce Scott and Brie Spangler (3rd Grade)
Drawing From Memory, by Allen Say (4th Grade)
Doodles from the Boogie Down, by Stephanie Rodriguez (5th Grade)

August: "Back to School Fun"

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Mr. S: A First Day of School Book, by Monica Arnaldo (Kindergarten)
Waiting for the Biblioburro, by Monica Brown (1st Grade)
Mamie Takes a Stand: The True Story of Mamie Tape, a Chinese American Girl's Fight for School Rights , by Marie Chan (2nd Grade)
Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary (3rd Grade)
InvestiGators: Class Action (InvestiGators, 8), by John Patrick Green (4th Grade)
The Superteacher Project, by Gordon Korman (5th Grade)

July: "Amazing Animals"

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Chez Bob, by Bob Shea (Kindergarten)
The Little Island, by Margaret Wise Brown (1st Grade)
Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey (2nd Grade)
Mr. McGinty's Monarchs, by Linda Vander Heyden (3rd Grade)
Bound for Home, by Meika Hashimoto (4th Grade)
Elf Dog and Owl Head, by M.T. Anderson (5th Grade)

June: "Friendship & Fun"

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El Perro con Sombrero: A Bilingual Doggy Tale, by Derek Taylor Kent (Kindergarten)
Jabari Jumps, by Gaia Cornwall (1st Grade)
The Year of the Book (An Anna Wang novel, 1), by Andrea Cheng (2nd Grade)
Big Nate on a Roll (Big Nate, 3), by Lincoln Peirce (3rd Grade)
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet, by Zanib Mian (4th Grade)
The Book That No One Wanted to Read, by Richard Ayoade (5th Grade)

May: "Fantasy, Folklore, & Fairytales"

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La Princesa and the Pea, by Susan Middleton Elya (Kindergarten)
Ocean Meets Sky, by Terry and Eric Fan (1st Grade)
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale, by Duncan Tonatiuh (2nd Grade)
Three Tales of My Father's Dragon, by Ruth Stiles Gannett (3rd Grade)
The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales (Folktales of the World), by James and Joseph Bruchac (4th Grade)
The Trials of Apollo, Book 1: The Hidden Oracle, by Rick Riordan (5th Grade)

April: "People & Places Around the World"

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I am Enough, by Grace Byers (Kindergarten)
All Are Welcome, by Alexandra Penfold (1st Grade)
Areli Is a Dreamer: A True Story by Areli Morales, by Areli Morales (2nd Grade)
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore, by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (3rd Grade)
Juana and Lucas, by Juana Medina (4th Grade)
Blended, by Sharon M. Draper (5th Grade)

March: "Music & Entertainment"

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One Love, by Cedella and Bob Marley (Kindergarten)
Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie, by James and Kimberly Dean (1st Grade)
A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream, by Kristy Dempsey (2nd Grade)
My First Orchestra Book, by Genevieve Helsby (3rd Grade)
Zeke Meeks vs the Super Stressful Talent Show, by D.L. Green (4th Grade)
Poetry for Kids: Robert Frost, by Robert Frost and Jay Parini (Editor) (5th Grade)

February: "Mysteries & New Adventures"

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If You Give a Pig a Pancake, by Laura Numeroff (Kindergarten)
Over and Under the Snow, by Kate Messner (1st Grade)
Those Darn Squirrels and the Cat Next Door, by Adam Rubin (2nd Grade)
The World According to Humphrey, by Betty G. Birney (3rd Grade)
Treasure Hunters: Peril at the Top of the World, by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein (4th Grade)
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora, by Pablo Cartaya (5th Grade)

January: "(Canceled due to wildfires in LA)"

  - January books will be posted soon. Please check back again!

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