Book of the Month

"In every America's Choice elementary and middle school, a book is read to every student in the school each month. You will learn about the Book of the Month in a letter from the principal. Schools choose books that convey powerful messages about the importance of family, the need to respect others, or telling the truth. Students discuss each book in their classrooms. They write about the book, reacting to its story and relating it to their own lives." - from A Parent's Guide to America's Choice

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on our Books of the Month.

2011-2012 School Year

 

 Month  Book Title/Author
 September  I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll
 October  Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
 November  Stick Man by Julia Donaldson
 December  Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones by Gene Barretta
 January  Clara Caterpillar by Pamela Duncan Edwards
 February  Friends by Helme Heine
 March  Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
 April  Thundercake by Patricia Polacco
 May  Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott

 

2010-2011 School Year

 

 Month  Book Title/Author
 August  Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
 September  Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg
 October  A Crazy Day at the Critter Cafe by Barbara Odanaka
 November  The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
 December   Shall I Knit You a Hat? by Kate Klise
 January   The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
 February   Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
 March   Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
 April   Imagine a Day by Sarah Thomson
 May  Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen

 

2009-2010 School Year

 Month  Book Title/Author
 September  How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague
 October  The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen
 November  In November by Cynthia Rylant
 December  The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
 January  The Old Woman Who Named Things by Cynthia Rylant
 February  A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
 March  Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin Pulver
 April  I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff
 May  Bats at the Library by Brian Lies

 

2008-2009 School Year

 Month  Book Title/Author
 August  Down Girl and Sit: On the Road by Lucy Nolan
 September  Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
 October  Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
 November/December  The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
 January  All the Places to Love by Patricia Maclachlan
 February  Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman
 March  The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
 April  The Royal Bee by Frances Park and Ginger Park
 May  The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland

 

2007-2008 School Year 

 Month  Book Title/Author
 August/September  First Day Jitters by Julie Danneburg
 October/November  Tuesday by David Wiesner
 December  The Lady in the Box by Ann McGovern
 January/February/March  The Day It Snowed Tortillas by Joe Hayes
 April  Tomás and the Library Lady by Pat Mora
 May  The Gardener by Sarah Stewart