Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison

This fascinating collection of one page biographies features 40 trailblazing black women in American history.

Humpty Dumpty

After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) 

by Dan Santat (Author, Illustrator)

This text is a perfect choice for encouraging discussions about having a growth mindset!  Children will find both the prose and the illustrations engaging and will most likely want to return to the story multiple times!

CL: August 2017

As the school year begins, building classroom community that recognizes the unique traits each learner contributes is a great starting place.  A couple of wonderful texts that support this conversation are Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy and The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi.