| Young and Learning How To Learn (K-2) | |
| David Kirk | Miss Spider's ABC |
| Stephen Johnson | Alphabet City ; City By Numbers |
| Bonnie Christensen | Rebus Riot |
| Anna Nilsen | I can spell words with three letters |
| Jim Aylesworth | Old Black Fly |
| Bill Grossman | My Little Sister Ate One Hare |
| Angela Shelf Medearis | Too Much Talk |
| Keith Faulkner | The Long-Nosed Pig |
| Mary Ann Hoberman | Miss Mary Mack |
| Young and Learning About the World (K-2) | |
| Ellen Stoll Walsh | Hop Jump (being yourself) |
| Alice Shertle | Down the Road (independence) |
| Julius Lester | Sam and the Tigers (independence) |
| Suse MacDonald | Nanta's Lion (independence - other culture) |
| Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen | Elizabeti's Doll (responsibility - other
culture-(creativity) Willy's Silly Grandma (family and independence) |
| Juanita Havill | Jamaica's Find (honesty) |
| Mary Hoffman | Amazing Grace (sense of self) |
| Dorothy Carter | Wilhemina Miles: After the Stork Night (courage, sense of self, responsibility) |
| Difficult Issues to Discuss (K-5) | |
| Mick Manning | The World is Full of Babies (facts of life) |
| Angela Royston | Where Do Babies Come From (facts of life) |
| *Larem Gravelle | The Period Book (body changes) |
| *Mayle and Robins | "What's Happening To Me?" (body changes) |
| Tomie de Paola | Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs (death of grandparents) |
| Florence Heide & Tio Armando (death of grandfather) | Roxanne Pierce |
| Laurie & Marc Brown | When Dinosaurs Die ; When Dinosaurs Divorce |
| Anthony Wolf | "Why Did You Have To Get a Divorce and When Can I Get A Hamster?" |
| Anthony Wolf | "Get out of my life, but first could you drive me and Cheryl to the mall?" |
| Love and Logic | Helicopters, Drill Sergeants and Consultants Hormones and Wheels (1-800-338-4065) |
| Learning from History (3-5) | |
| Pamela Duncan Edwards | Barefoot: Escape on the Underground |
| Patricia Polacco | Pink and Say |
| Deborah Hopkinson | A Band of Angels |
| Marybeth Lorbiecki | Sister Anne's Hands |
| Ken Mochizuki | Passage to Freedom |
| Andrea Pinkney | Duke Ellington |
| Evelyn Coleman | White Socks Only |
| Evelyn Coleman | The Riches of Oseola McCarty |
| Leon Tillage | Leon's Story |
| Learning from Story (3-5) | |
| Laura Simms | The Bone Man |
| Robert San Souci | The Hired Hand |
| Joe Hayes | A Spoon for Every Bite |
| Rudyard Kipling | Rikki-Tikki-Tavi |
| Kathryn Lasky | The Emperor's New Clothes |
| Margie Palatini | Piggie Pie |
| Laura Simms | Rotten Teeth |
| David Shannon | A Bad Case of Stripes |
| Walking in the Shoes of Others (3-5) | |
| Sharon Wyeth | Something Beautiful |
| Eve Bunting | Your Move |
| Melrose Cooper | Gettin' Through Thursday |
| ANtonio Mdrigal | Erandi's Braids |
| Francisco Jimenez | La Mariposa |
| Elizabeth King | Quinceanera |
| George Ancona | Charro: The Mexican Cowboy |
| Novels with Characters Children Love (3-5) | |
| Barbara Park | Junie B. Jones series ; Skinnybones series |
| Jon Scieszka | Summer Reading is Killing Me! |
| Hudson Talbott | Amazon Diary |
| Gary Paulsen | Brian's Return |
| Jack Gantos | Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key |
| Louis Sachar | Holes |
| JK Rowlings | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
| Christopher Curtis | The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1964 |