Elementary school reading recommendations

Sharing her love of bugs as well as fascinating facts about them, Bella

invites readers to spend a day with her as she goes off to Forest School

where she has many creepy-crawly encounters with her fellow nature

hero friends. Features butterflies, grasshoppers, moths, ants and many

other insects.

This delightful picture book tracks a father and son journey into the

discovery and management of deafness. Boy Bear can’t hear Dad Bear

coming to wake him up in the morning, but he can feel the floor vibrate

with his heavy footsteps. He can’t catch what his friends are laughing at.

With the support of Dad Bear Boy Bear visits an audiologist and

eventually he gets hearing aids.

A tall tale of a boy whose chewing gum habit saves him from

rattlesnake's bite. 

This intriguing child’s eye view of Monet and the development of

impressionism takes as its premise how artists flocked to the Giverny

garden at the turn of the 20th century to study the painter’s technique.

It tells the story of Ella, the daughter of one such artist, who sneaks

into Monet’s garden and develops a friendship with him. 

After achieving his dream of becoming a knight, a small owl protects the

castle from a hungry dragon. Brave and courageous Owl longs to

become a knight, however his small stature presents many problems. A

funny story with a lesson to always keep dreaming and never give up.

Simple text and illustrations look at the life of boxer and civil rights

activist Muhammad Ali.

Nook is small and shy and she likes to sit in the comfy space of a hollow

tree. When someone comes to take Nook’s space she feels lost and

afraid until she receives an act of kindness from some unexpected

friends. A gentle story with themes of kindness, diversity, friendship and

sensitivity.

Sammy Spider watches longingly as the Shapiro family prepares to

celebrate the Jewish Sabbath. When the day finally arrives Sammy

unexpectedly finds his own special way to observe the holiday.

Cinderella meets paper cutting. Lotte doesn’t believe in happy endings.

She lives with her horrible, bossy sisters and her only friends are the

exquisite cut out paper puppets she makes by the light of the moon.

When an invitation to the Place Spring Ball arrives on their doorstep

Lotte sees her chance to change her life forever. This is a version of the

Cinderella fairy tale with a strong feminist twist.

The Big Bad Wolf is late again and is ruining stories as he rushes

through the forest to Grandma’s house. When The Three Little Pigs get

seriously grumpy again Wolf tells them he’s had enough. The fairytale

characters aren’t worried. They can totally manage without him. A

delightful and funny fractured fairy tale.

Everyone knows how a day goes. The sun rises and shines above us

with his glorious smile. At the end of the day he disappears over the

horizon, but what people don’t know is what the sun gets up to after he

goes home. The sun loves to make people happy, but beneath his

glorious smile he doesn’t always feel so shiny and sometimes feels a

little lonely.

Step into the sixteenth century for a unique glimpse into the dramatic

life of Mary, Queen of Scots. Fascinating facts and diagrams are paired

with lively illustrations and an exciting story, told from the perspective

of Mary’s young servant.

When her best friend Frenchie, who is autistic and doesn't speak,

disappears after they encounter a rare piebald deer in the Maine woods,

Aurora feels that she's to blame and does everything she can to find

him. A funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity,

friendship and community.

It is 2120 and London is in ruins. The young Prince Alfred has never

known a life outside Buckingham Palace--but when strange goings-on

breach its walls and stalk the corridors in the dead of night, he is thrust

into a world of mystery, adventure and monsters. And when his mother,

the Queen, is dragged away to the Tower of London, Alfred must battle

to save her, himself . . . and the entire city.

This intriguing child’s eye view of Monet and the development of

impressionism takes as its premise how artists flocked to the Giverny

garden at the turn of the 20th century to study the painter’s technique.

It tells the story of Ella, the daughter of one such artist, who sneaks into

Monet’s garden and develops a friendship with him.

When Cameron and his best friends are magically transported through

the pages of an ancestral book to the fabled West African country

Chidani, they find a kingdom in extreme danger and have to find a way

to save the Igbo people. Based on West African mythology this action

fantasy novel is perfect for Percy Jackson fans.

When Agatha accidentally eats a major scientific discovery (hidden in a

sandwich!), it's a race against time for twins Agatha and Christie to find

out who's trying to ruin physician Sir Alexander Fleming's reputation. A

new mystery detective series.

Emulating her favorite baobab trees, Eve contributes to the beauty of

the forest by nurturing her very own baobab seedling, becoming an

environmental steward to express her love for all things leafy and green.

Story set in Zimbabwe.

10-year-old Jada Sly is an artist and a spy in-training. Back home in New

York City after living in France for five years, Jada's ready to embark on

her first and greatest spy adventure ever yet. Jada Sly is a hilarious and

spunky artist and spy with a flair for all things French.

Karen Brewer's imagination gets the best of her when she decides that

her neighbor, Mrs. Porter--who has wild gray hair, wears black robes,

and has a garden full of mysterious herbs--must be a witch.

Maggie Sparks does NOT want a baby brother! The good thing is,

Maggie's a witch. A super powerful, super smart, super talented witch...

who sometimes gets her spells wrong. Charming family portraits show

Maggie, Alfie, and her mother with brown skin and curly black hair,

while Dad and Grandpa have pale skin and lighter hair.