Hi all!! I’m graduating with an education degree tomorrow and I’m currently making a registry for stuff I’ll need for my classroom, including books. I was putting a lot of books I loved as a child on the list, and then realized I need to diversify the selection a bit, both with genre and with culture.
My certification will be in early childhood, and I will (likely) be teaching primary (probably kinder through second, though I do not have a job yet). I love the idea of reading to my students, so kids’ chapter books and picture books alike will work.
Thanks in advance for all your suggestions!
ETA that I will likely be teaching in a Title One school near a city with large Black and Hispanic populations, so culturally my students will reflect that.
by worstbarinphilly97
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I do strongly suggest *Leave Me Alone* by Vera Brosgol.
u/worstbarinphilly97 Congrats on graduating — that’s huge! A friend of mine taught in a similar setting and Alma and How She Got Her Name ended up being a classroom favorite. I’d also add Julian Is a Mermaid — it’s such a sweet, fun read that still sparks really cool conversations with kids.
Anything by Todd Parr.
Robert Munsch.
His kids’ books reflect a lot of cultures and family compositions, and the one with a wheelchair user is hilarious. All his books seem to resonate with everyone, even if the topic is outside their experience (the one with the kid in the snowsuit who always has to pee was a hit with family in Japan where they’d never seen a snowsuit). And The Paper Bag Princess is a feminist classic