I always love participating in Cathy & Mandy’s #pb10for10 event to celebrate picture books that are must haves for my classroom to share with students and seeing what picture books everyone else shares. These would all be fabulous #classroombookaday choices also! I inevitably end up with a longer wish list and shopping cart and a maxed out hold list at my library. So get ready, and then go check out other educators lists today!
I’m transitioning from being out of the classroom as a literacy consultant into a new role as a K-5 school library media specialist.
I am beyond excited, especially to be back sharing books with kids again, and I approached this year’s list a bit differently because I’ve been thinking so much about the picture books I’m eager to share with students once we get back to school, but I also know the books I might choose to read with my K-2 kids might be different from what I choose for my 3-5 kids.
So with all of that in mind, I’m sharing my 10 books for K-2 AND my 10 books for K-5, PLUS my 5 I’ll for sure share with both grade level groups, so there’s another 10 when shared twice (I told you it was creative counting this year!). I know Cathy will call me out on this (I know, I know, I make it my own, but I love the concept!), but that’s ok, because it’s more love for picture books, which is always a good thing! 🙂
AND LAST YEAR’S POST…
2016 #pb10for10: I am a huge proponent of picture books in every grade, and used a picture book read aloud every day of the school year with my 7th & 8th graders when I was teaching, which led to #classroombookaday. When I heard about #pb10for10, Cathy Mere & Mandy Robek’s initiative to have teachers share a collection of ten picture books great for the classroom every year on August 10th, I knew I wanted to participate. I’ve participated every year since 2013 (2014 & 2015 lists), and although traveling and presenting PD this week made me a couple days late, I didn’t want to miss the chance to share some great picture book read aloud options.
I have many favorite picture books to share with students, but these are ten that were published this year or last that would be great choices to help build classroom community at the start of the school year.
I know nearly all of these, want to share that while my going-into-first-grade granddaughter chooses Creepy Pair of Underwear (& Creepy Carrots) often, a very new book you might want to add to your sharing that she also loves is Twig. I like it too, and of yours, love Life & Smoot! Best wishes in your new job!
I totally get your creative counting. It's such a challenge to only select 10 books. You've given me a couple of titles that I'll be ordering for the Doucette Library of Teaching Resources (Smoot and Where Oliver Fits). Thank you.
Tammy
Apples with Many Seeds
This is some very creative counting! Your enthusiasm shines through!
Great "list" err, lists! We have a lot of overlaps, as I chose to focus on 2017 books this year. Congrats on the new position!
Added some of these to my "Must read' list. Thanks!