This Is My Home, This Is My School
10 best books like This Is My Home, This Is My School (Jonathan Bean): Thankful, Yard Sale, The Art of Miss Chew, Bad Bye, Good Bye, Johnny Appleseed, The Favorite Daughter, Snuggle Up Sleepy Ones, Story of the Orchestra: Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music!, My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits, Chewy Louie
| Author | Eileen Spinelli |
| ISBN | 0310000882 |
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going each and every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children's author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
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| Author | Eve Bunting |
| ISBN | 0763665428 |
When a family has to leave their house and move to a small apartment, it’s hard to let go of things—but having one another is what counts.
Almost everything Callie’s family owns is spread out in their front yard—their furniture, their potted flowers, even Callie’s bike. They can’t...
| Author | Patricia Polacco |
| ISBN | 0399257039 |
After spending the summer with her artist grandmother, Trisha knows she wants to be an artist, too. She's thrilled when her sketches get her into Miss Chew's special art class at the high school. A substitute teacher tells her she's wasting time on art when she should be studying - but fortunately, this...
| Author | Deborah Underwood |
| ISBN | 0547928521 |
“Bad truck, bad guy; bad wave, bad bye . . .” A boy and his family are packing up their old home, and the morning feels scary and sad. But when he arrives at his new home, an evening of good byes awaits: bye to new friends, bye to glowing fireflies, bye to climbing trees. The New York Times bestselling author...
| Author | Reeve Lindbergh |
| ISBN | 0316526347 |
Johnny Appleseed was a real person while his life has become legend. He was a bit like St Francis - he was very kind to animals. He was also on friendly terms with the Indians. The one thing we know he did barefoot or not in the snow was plant apple trees. This is a nice poem about his legend. The paintings are...
Yuriko hates her name when the children make fun of it and call her "Eureka!" Though she is half Japanese, the teasing makes her want to hide, to retreat even from the art projects she used to love. Fortunately she has a patient, kind father who finds gentle ways of drawing her out and reminding Yuriko of...
Anyone who knows me can tell you that I love children's picture books. Not only do I enjoy reading them for Story Time at work, I also write my own - which I am hoping to get published one day.
So, I unashamedly collect them. I don't even use the excuse that I hope to have grandkids one day - although they...
| Author | Robert Levine |
| ISBN | 1579121489 |
Eye-catching illustrations, engaging text and delightful musical selections on the accompanying 70-minute CD lead children ages 8 to 12 (and parents, too!) on an exciting and educational tour through the instruments and music of the orchestra. Illustrated in exquisite and colorful detail with...
| Author | Hanoch Piven |
| ISBN | 0375956298 |
Here's the perfect back-to-school gift for budding artists. Like the creator's previous picture book, My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks, this picture book encourages children to be creative and make their own object portraits. It's a fun activity for home or for the classroom. You can even check out...
| Author | Howie Schneider |
| ISBN | 0873587650 |
Well I read this book when I was around nine years old this was my favorite. This is story has a wonderful life lesson about how some time pets can be hard to deal with they are a amazing part of the family. This story is about a puppy that has a biting a issue, and bites things that you wouldn't believe. The parents...
| Author | Matt Davies |
| ISBN | 1596437952 |
Ben loved drawing more than anything else in the world (with the possible exception of riding his bicycle). He drew boats as well as bicycles, sharks and spaceships. But most of all he loved drawing people. When Ben loses his sketchbook his world is turned upside down. Who will find it? And how will they...
| Author | Lisa Graff |
| ISBN | 0544319303 |
As the day comes to an end, bedtime draws near. But the little boy in this book is quite sure it is NOT time for sleeping. As each piece of his evening routine is completed—helping with the dishes, playing with the dog, getting into pajamas, brushing teeth with Dad, being tucked in by Mom, and listening...
| Author | Sue Ganz-Schmitt |
| ISBN | 1452118930 |
A genius way to ease kids into the new adventure that is kindergarten."
--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
This clever picture book will prepare young explorers to boldly go where they have never gone before: Planet Kindergarten. Suit up for a daring adventure as our hero navigates the...
| Author | Barbara Bottner |
| ISBN | 0449813282 |
A hilarious companion to the New York Times bestselling Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I don’t) about the power of stories and storytelling.
Missy loves her librarian, Miss Brooks. And she loves to go to Miss Brooks’ before-school story time. But to get to Story Nook, she has to pass Billy...
| Author | Mike Curato |
| ISBN | 0805098267 |
Elliot, the little polka-dotted elephant whose story began in
Little Elliot, Big City
, returns in this second picture-book devoted to his adventures. Happily living with his new friend Mouse, whom he met in the preceding tale, Elliot becomes disconsolate when Mouse leaves for a family reunion,...
| Author | Judith Viorst |
| ISBN | 0374303029 |
On the day of the talent show, a boy is ready to sing his song, and he isn't one bit scared because he has practiced a billion times, plus he's wearing his lucky blue boots and his pants with all ten pockets. But as all of the other kids perform before him, he gets more and more nervous. How the boy overcomes...
| Author | Marc Brown |
| ISBN | 0553496581 |
Kindergarten is only a week away . . . but Monkey is NOT ready. What if he gets on the wrong bus? What if they don’t have any red crayons? What if he doesn’t like the snacks? What if he doesn’t make new friends? There are so many thoughts running through Monkey’s head! But step by step, his family...
| Author | Sydra Mallery |
| ISBN | 0062364308 |
Something rather extraordinary is happening in Caroline’s life today . . . her family is adopting a new baby sister! A warm and loving story about school, family, siblings, and adoption, for anyone eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new sibling.
Today is a very unusual day! Caroline wakes...
| Author | James Rumford |
| ISBN | 0547243073 |
It is the first day of school in Chad, Africa. Children are filling the road.
"Will they give us a notebook?" Thomas asks.
"Will they give us a pencil?"
"Will I learn to read?"
But when he and the other children arrive at the schoolyard, they find no classroom, no desks. Just a...
| Author | Cynthia Rylant |
| ISBN | 0590848224 |
Rylant writes about activities and problems that are relatable for most young children (riding a bike, being afraid of the dark, etc.). This chapter book series is perfect for emergent readers. My favorite chapter in this book is "Spring Cleaning." Poppleton cleans out some of his things he isn't using....
| Author | Kelly DiPucchio |
| ISBN | 0786854936 |
Charlie thinks his dog, Norman, has got it good: he gets to spend his days lounging on the couch or playing fetch, and he never has to do any homework. But when Charlie makes a wish to be a dog instead of a boy, things get a little topsy-turvy!
New York Times best-selling author Kelly DiPucchio's...
| Author | Greg Pizzoli |
| ISBN | 1484712749 |
Templeton the cat doesn't like his parents telling him to clean up, and he really doesn't like when his brothers steal his toys. So, he makes a wish on a magic diamond, and his family disappears!
At first, Templeton is over the moon. He's free to lounge and play all day, and he never has to take a bath....
| Author | Lola M. Schaefer |
| ISBN | 1452112428 |
Because of an Acorn is by Lola M. Schaefer, the story talks about the circle of life through a acorn prospective. The books talks about a acorn on how it breaks down how it affects the ecosystem greatly. Next the books talks about how every living thing in the forest helps create the ecosystem.
This...
