I started this list when I started the blog in July 08. I don’t expect that it will ever be complete, but hope to do better for 2009.
picture books
Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger
Splat Cat by Rob Scotton
Madam President by Lane Smith (review)
The Two Bobbies by Kirby Larson, Mary Nethery, & Jean Cassels
Bad Dog Marley by John Grogan & Richard Cowdery
Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend by Melaine Watt
For the Love of Autumn by Patricia Polacco
Kaleidoscope Kid by Elaine Larson
Brava Strega Nona! by Tomi dePaola
The Big Elephant in the Room by Lane Smith
Score: 50 Poems to Motivate and Inspire by Charles Ghigna
Middle Grade & YA Fiction
Into the Wild by Sarah Durst (review)
Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest by Matt Haig
The Underneath by Katerine Appelt
The Magic Half by Annie Barrows
The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower by
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DeTerlizzi
Ellie McDoodle: Have Pen, Will Travel by Ruth Barshaw
Ellie McDoodle: New Kid in School by Ruth Barshaw
the dead and the gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Adoration of Jeanna Fox by Mary Pearson
100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson
My 100 Adventures by Polly Hovarth
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
Professional Books
Literacy Coaching by Katerine Casey
Becoming a Literacy Leader by Jennifer Allen
Professional Learning Communities by DuFour
Day to Day Assessment in the Reading Workshop by Franki Sibberson and Karen Smuzyiak
Primary Comprehension Toolkit by Harvey and Goudvis
Beyond Leveled Books by Franki Sibberson, Karen Smuzyiak and Lisa Koch
Assessing Writers by Carl Anderson (in progress)
Teaching with Intention by Debbie Miller
Talking, Drawing, Writing by Giacobbe and Horn (in progress)
Growing Readers by Kathy Collins (in progress)
Reading for Real by Kathy Collins
Book Club books
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingfisher
Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollen
Mr. Pip by Lloyd James (In Progress)
Thank you for this list! I am trying to help my bright but particular nine year old girl find books to read (She recently loved the Emily Winsnap books). What other sources on-line or print do you suggest I look into to find reviews of books by age group? (also for my almost 13 year old son).
Kate