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Children's Book-a-Day Almanac:
May Selections

Online resources for daily children's book recommendations and events from Anita Silvey's Children's Book-a-Day Almanac.

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 51 Videos
  • 55 Book Readings
  • 175 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 562 resources

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Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising
  • by Pam Muñoz Ryan
    • Multimedia Resources: 37
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    Holes
    Holes
  • by Louis Sachar
    • Multimedia Resources: 36
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    Viva Frida
    Viva Frida
  • by Yuyi Morales and Tim O'Meara
    • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
    Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
  • by Kevin Henkes
    • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Mysterious Benedict Society, The
    The Mysterious Benedict Society
  • by Trenton Lee Stewart and Carson Ellis
    • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Book Thief, The
    The Book Thief
  • by Markus Zusak
    • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Chair for My Mother, A
    A Chair for My Mother
  • by Vera B. Williams
    • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
    Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
  • by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, and Brian Floca
    • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Circuit, The: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
    The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
  • by Francisco Jiménez
    • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Amelia Bedelia
    Amelia Bedelia
  • by Peggy Parish and Herman Parish
    • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Shark vs. Train
    Shark vs. Train
  • by Chris Barton and Tom Lichtenheld
    • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    World Rat Day: Poems about Real Holidays You've Never Heard of
    World Rat Day: Poems about Real Holidays You've Never Heard of
  • by J. Patrick Lewis and Anna Raff
    • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Arrival, The
    The Arrival
  • by Shaun Tan
    • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Ivy and Bean
    Ivy and Bean
  • by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall
    • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Miss Rumphius
    Miss Rumphius
  • by Barbara Cooney
    • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    First the Egg
    First the Egg
  • by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
    • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Duck on a Bike
    Duck on a Bike
  • by David Shannon
    • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Relatives Came, The
    The Relatives Came
  • by Cynthia Rylant and Stephen Gammell
    • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The
    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  • by L. Frank Baum
    • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Swindle
    Swindle
  • by Gordon Korman
    • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Schwa Was Here, The
    The Schwa Was Here
  • by Neal Shusterman
    • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Hundred Dresses, The
    The Hundred Dresses
  • by Eleanor Estes and Louis Slobodkin
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Lemonade War, The
    The Lemonade War
  • by Jacqueline Davies
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Tangerine
    Tangerine
  • by Edward Bloor
    • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!
    You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!
  • by Shana Corey and Chesley McLaren
    • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust
    Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust
  • by Loïc Dauvillier and Marc Lizano
    • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
  • by Ian Fleming and Brian Selznick
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Imogene's Last Stand
    Imogene's Last Stand
  • by Candace Fleming and Nancy Carpenter
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Twelve Kinds of Ice
    Twelve Kinds of Ice
  • by Ellen Bryan Obed and Barbara McClintock
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Our Solar System
    Our Solar System
  • by Seymour Simon
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Goodnight Moon
    Goodnight Moon
  • by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People
    Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People
  • by Susan Goldman Rubin
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller
    Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller
  • by Sarah Miller
    • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Great Molasses Flood, The: Boston, 1919
    The Great Molasses Flood: Boston, 1919
  • by Deborah Kops
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Boggart, The
    The Boggart
  • by Susan Cooper
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Animal Family, The
    The Animal Family
  • by Randall Jarrell and Maurice Sendak
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Eyes on the Goal
    Eyes on the Goal
  • by John Coy
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Carrot Seed, The
    The Carrot Seed
  • by Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Great Brain, The
    The Great Brain
  • by John D. Fitzgerald and Mercer Mayer
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Ira Sleeps Over
    Ira Sleeps Over
  • by Bernard Waber
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book
    Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book
  • by Muriel L. Feelings and Tom Feelings
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Rascal
    Rascal
  • by Sterling North and John Shoenherr
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Tomorrow, When the War Began
    Tomorrow, When the War Began
  • by John Marsden
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Backseat A-B-See
    Backseat A-B-See
  • by Maria van Lieshout
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Half Magic
    Half Magic
  • by Edward Eager and N.M. Bodecker
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Tom's Midnight Garden
    Tom's Midnight Garden
  • by Philippa Pearce and Susan Einzig
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Shore Road Mystery, The
    The Shore Road Mystery
  • by Franklin W. Dixon
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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