Favorite Picture Books

July 17, 2012

Lindsey (a.k.a The Teacher Wife) is having a fabulous linky party for favorite picture books. This is one of my favorite topics so I am more than happy to join in.  I love so many books that it’s hard to choose a few.

I’m sure by now that most of you know about my obsession with Mercy Watson books.  These are my absolute favorites to read to the class and my kids love to read them too. They are absolutely adorable. I keep hoping there are more in the series.
A new favorite of mine is the Scaredy Squirrel series. I just found them last year and I love these books. They are so funny. There are so many funny things on each page. When I read these to my class, I find myself laughing at things that the kids really don’t get.
Who doesn’t love Splat the Cat? I am a sucker for illustrations and I just love the look of the illustrations in these books and the stories are good too.
I love teaching with “Goldie and the Three Hares.” The kids really love the story and it’s easy to use because it’s a twist on a familiar story. It’s great to use for teaching cause and effect. You can find my post about it here.
I don’t know if this counts as a picture book but it is an extremely easy chapter book with lots of illustrations so I am going to include it. This is such a good story and the storytelling style is so funny.
 
One of the greatest picture book for teaching is “The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear.” It’s great for teaching inferring and predicting.
“Ish” is a book that teaches children to be confident in themselves and not worry about what others think.
Two new books I ordered that I can’t wait to use in my classroom are:
 Don’t those aliens remind you of the minions from Despicable Me? Haha
My friend Heather over at Swinging Through Second Grade introduced me to this one.
Super cute!
Okay, I could go on and on all day with books that I love. I have an addiction to children’s literature. I can’t wait to see what everyone else picks as their faves so I can add some new books to my classroom library. Not that I need anymore but I love getting new ones.
Don’t forget to let me know your favorite children’s book for back to school here.
I will be choosing a winner for my new “Back to School with Books” pack tomorrow morning.

15 Comments on “Favorite Picture Books

  1. I love your book choices and I got some great ideas too! I'm going to check my school library for Lulu and the Brontosaurus. I also am a HUGE fan of Scaredy Squirrel! In fact, I bought the Scaredy Squirrel pack from you, I LOVE it! 🙂

    Casey
    Second Grade Math Maniac

  2. Hi! I have recently joined DonorsChoose and posted a project. I read your guest post for Donors Choose, also. I posted about it today on my blog. I'd love for you to come check it out and give me any additional advice you can for getting my project funded. 🙂

    Psyched to be in 2nd!

  3. Hello Fellow Courtney! 🙂

    I love the book Scaredy Squirrel… I love that it's on tumblebooks too!

    Make sure to stop by and enter my giveaway
    -Courtney
    2ndgradesnapshots.blogspot.com

  4. I also teach 2nd grade and my favorite read aloud is anything Mercy Watson! I, too, am waiting to see if any more books are written too! The kids LOVE it!

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