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Kids Books Teacher Picks

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Teacher and librarian book picks, and our favorites from our bookshelves!
 
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The Penderwicks is new classic that your kids will love, both boys and girls! Wholesome story lines, and well developed characters and plots for each of the books. Best for 3rd and up.
The Penderwicks 5-Book Boxed Set
 
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This is a set, but can be purchased individually. The amount of knowledge my kids have picked up from these is so impressive! If you have a reluctant reader, you should try graphic novels, it works wonders! Skyscrapers, Cats, Cars, Coral Reefs, Di...
Science Comics Series 18-Book Set
 
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Any Western NC resident would adore this gift. They feature the Biltmore Estate, in Asheville NC, as a part of their storyline. These were gifted to my kids from someone who lives in that area, and quickly became a favorite series in our house. B...
Serafina Series 4 Books Set (Paperback)
 
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2 books in the series. Cute, funny, not sing songy, in a good way! All kids who love dragons will love this!
Dragons Love Tacos
 
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One of our new favorites, it's hilarious! A twist at the end, you won't see coming, it's really cute!
Who Pooped on Me?
 
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Little Pea & Little Hoot are two of our favorites! So sweet, Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a phenomenal writer!
Little Pea (Little Books)
 
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If any of your kids love cars, this is a must have for your bookshelf! I believe John Cena has 5 books now in the series, we've read 3 and they are so well done with weaving a positive message throughout!
Elbow Grease
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Anything by John Jory is gold! We have all of his book including the newest Halloween one, and they are all so good!
The Bad Seed (The Food Group Book 1)
 
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This is a really funny kids book! If you love to read funny kid's books, this is perfect!
Dragon Was Terrible
 
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Every dino loving kiddo needs to read this book! It's set up so each machine has a dino name and there's so much detail and things to look at in each picture, it's great! At the end of the book is a list of all of them!
Diggersaurs
 
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If you have an outdoorsy kiddo, this is the book for you! This is full of fun facts and the illustrations are beautiful!
The Bug Club
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A child's journey to self love, showing how words hurt and heal. An award winning book to add to your collection!
Big (Caldecott Medal Winner & Honor Title)
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A sweet story about spending the day looking for treasure, and an ending you didn't expect. For diggers everywhere :)
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
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Life is made of moments, feelings and experiences, both big and small. Frazee has a book of wonder and love.
In Every Life: (Caldecott Honor)
 
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A beautifully written book and tie in to the Academy-Award winning short film "Hair Love". Perfect for young readers, pre-k to 3rd grade.
Hair Love