Books Make Great Gifts!

On the 1st Day of #Bookmas, Mrs. Yusko gave to me... a great list of gift books for all ages (PreK- Adults).

Before we get to the list, if you are looking for great holiday-themed read alouds for your classroom (all ages!), your family, or for gift giving, check out last week's Friday Five: Holiday edition here for a list of the books mentioned, or watch below.

If you are interested in gift suggestions for the holidays or any time of year, check out the list below for great suggestions for all ages, PreK- adults! Check out my other Friday Five: Holiday edition videos this December to hear about some of my favorites from this list.

Happy Reading and Happy Holidays!

Check out the other videos: Hawaii Life edition

Kid Lit edition

YA Lit edition

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3 on a Theme: War Stories by Walter Dean Myers

Highlighting books about soldiers in honor of Veterans Day wouldn't be complete without these three by one of the greats, Walter Dean Myers.

A "trilogy" if you will, of interconnected stories spanning decades of US, World, and military history (WWII, Vietnam, Gulf War/Iraqi Freedom).

For more soldier stories, see my previous post here.

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Top 10 Tuesday: Never Forget

Wednesday is September 11th.

Before I talk about books, I want to highlight an essay by one of my favorite authors, Meg Cabot. Every year she gets requests to re-post it, and every year she does. And every year I read it. I encourage you to do the same. I promise, it is well worth the read. Find it on her blog.

If you want to share books about 9/11 with students this week, this month, or any time of year, here are my #Top10 books about 9/11.

Top Row:

The Day The World Came to Town (Defede). Written for adults, but interested teens (7th - 12th grades) would appreciate this as well.

The Red Bandanna (Rinaldi). Grades 6-12. This is a young readers edition, but you might enjoy the original as well.

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (Gerstein). Picture book biography for all ages or #classroombookaday.

Thunder Dog (Hingson). Adults, and grades 6-12.

Middle Row:

Nine, Ten (Baskin). Grades 5-8. Probably my favorite middle school fiction title about 9/11.

Fireboat (Kalman). Picture book “biography” for all ages and #classroombookaday.

Hope and Other Punchlines (Buxbaum). New in 2019, this #yalit title works for grades 7-12.

Bottom Row:

Towers Falling (Parker Rhodes). Another good fiction title for grades 5-8.

America is Under Attack (Brown). Grades 2-5 (and up!) Illustrated nonfiction.

14 Cows for America (Deedy). Picture book based on a true story. Grades 2-5 (and up!) and good for #classroombookaday.

Do you have a favorite on this list? Or one not on this list? What book or story do you always share with your students to honor the day?

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