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Teacher-Selected Books by Month (2026)
Last updated Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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May: "Fantasy, Folklore, & Fairytales"
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The Bakery Dragon, by Devin Elle Kurtz (Kindergarten)
Tops & Bottoms: A Clever Folktale Story About Trickery and Hard Work for Children, by Janet Stevens (1st Grade)
Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu, by Ying Chang Compestine (2nd Grade)
The Fairy Tale Fixers: Cinderella, by Deborah Underwood (3rd Grade)
The Kingdom of Fantasy, by Geronimo Stilto (4th Grade)
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy, by Angie Thomas (5th Grade)
April: "The Wonders of Science & Technology"
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The Smallest Spot of a Dot: The Little Ways We’re Different, The Big Ways We’re the Same, by Linsey Davis and Michael Tyler (Kindergarten)
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13, by Helaine Becker (1st Grade)
When the Whales Walked: And Other Incredible Evolutionary Journeys, by Dougal Dixon (2nd Grade)
How Do You Burp in Space?: And Other Tips Every Space Tourist Needs to Know, by Susan E. Goodman (3rd Grade)
Olga: Out of Control!, by Elise Gravel (4th Grade)
Unplugged, by Gordon Korman (5th Grade)
March: "Music & Entertainment"
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Listen to My Trumpet! An Elephant and Piggie Book, by Mo Willems (Kindergarten)
Because, by Mo Willems (1st Grade)
Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion, by Shannon Stocker (2nd Grade)
Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash, by Carmen Oliver (3rd Grade)
Stars and Sparks on Stage (Clubhouse Mysteries), by Sharon M. Draper (4th Grade)
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground, by Rita Williams-Garcia (5th Grade)
February: "People & Places Around the World"
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Kwesi and Nana Ruby Learn to Swim, by Kobina Commeh (Kindergarten)
Let's Look at Colombia, by Mary Boone (1st Grade)
Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan, by Jeanette Winter (2nd Grade)
If You Lived Here: Houses of the World, by Giles Laroche (3rd Grade)
Kudo Kids: The Mystery of the Masked Medalist, by Maia and Alex Shibutani and Michelle Schusterman (4th Grade)
Lotería, by Karla Arenas Valenti (5th Grade)
January: "Mysteries & New Adventures"
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Spoon (The Spoon Series, 1), by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Kindergarten)
Diary of a Fly, by Doreen Cronin (1st Grade)
King & Kayla and the Case of the Mysterious Mouse, by Dori Hillestad Butler (2nd Grade)
Dragons in a Bag, by Zetta Elliott (3rd Grade)
Trapped in a Video Game (Volume 1), by Dustin Brady (4th Grade)
Spy School, by Stuart Gibbs (5th Grade)
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