Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary School Library

June 1, 2020

6/1/2020

Theme: Summer reading list books, start of summer
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TK: There Might Be Lobsters, written by Carolyn Crimi, illustrated by Laurel Molk, read by Creative Discovery Museum

K: Miss Maple's Seeds, written and illustrated by Eliza Wheeler, read by Brightly Storytime

1st: The Very Impatient Caterpillar, written and illustrated by Ross Burach, read by Storytime with Ryan & Craig

2nd: When Sue Found Sue: Sue Hendrickson Discovers Her T. rex, written and illustrated by Toni Buzzeo, read by Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum

3rd: The Word Collector, written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds, read by President and Mrs. Obama

4th: Weslandia, written by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, read by Mr. Paulson Reads

5th: The Raft, written and illustrated by Jim LaMarche, read by Renee Huston

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May 25, 2020

5/24/2020

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Theme: Authors and illustrators
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TK: Author/illustrator Mo Willems makes slop, and I Really Like Slop, written and illustrated by Mo Willems, read by Storybooks Aloud

K: Read the Book, Lemmings! written by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Zachariah OHora, read by the author

1st: Author/illustrator Grace Lin shows how to draw a chicken and duck using the number 2, and Grace Lin reads from Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same, "The Haircut," written and illustrated by Grace Lin, read by the author

2nd: From Dog Man Unleashed, written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey, read by the author, from the Library of Congress

3rd: Oliver Jeffers, picture book maker, from Penguin Kids

4th: Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Willliams, written by Lesa Cline-Ransom, illustrated by James Ransome, read by the author

5th: Revolutionary Rogues: John André and Benedict Arnold, written by Selene Castrovilla, illustrated by John O'Brien, read by the author

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May 18, 2020

5/18/2020

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Theme: Places elsewhere
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TK and K: There's a Map on My Lap: All About Maps, written by Tish Rabe, illustrated by Aristideas Ruiz, read by STEMHAX

1st: I Know Here, written by Laurel Croza, illustrated by Matt James, read by Don Iveson, mayor of Edmonton, Alberta

2nd: Grandfather's Journey, written and illustrated by Allen Say, read by Katherine Detrick

3rd: Mailing May, written by Michael O. Tunnell, illustrated by Ted Rand, read by Renee Huston

4th & 5th: You Are Home: An Ode to the National Parks, written and illustrated by Evan Turk, read by the author (included on the 2020 MBUSD summer pleasure reading list for students entering grades 4 and 5)

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May 11, 2020

5/11/2020

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Theme: Houses, neighborhoods, and architecture
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TK: Home, written and illustrated by Carson Ellis, read by Storytime with Suvi, and beneath it a book trailer by the author/illustrator showing her home

K: The Little House, written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton, read by Mrs. Clark's Reading Corner

1st: Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood, written by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell, illustrated by Rafael López, read by Rebekah Wall

2nd: Belonging, illustrated by Jeannie Baker, depicted by Orange Blossom Children's Library

3rd: The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid, written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter, read by Primary1PCM

4th: Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece, by Marc Harshman and Anna Egan Smucker, illustrated by LeUyen Pham, read by Primary1PCM

5th: The House that Jane Built, written by Tanya Lee Stone, illustrated by Kathryn Brown, read by Kiernan Shipka for Storyline Online

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May 4, 2020

5/4/2020

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Theme: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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TK and K: No Kimchi for Me! written and illustrated by Aram Kim, read by the author for KidLit TV

1st: My Name Is Yoon, written by Helen Recorvits, illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska, read by Klosinski TV

2nd: Stone Soup, retold and illustrated by Jon J. Muth, read by Once Upon a Story

3rd: Kamishibai Man, written and illustrated by Allen Say, read by Mrs. Morris Reads

4th: Lotus & Feather, written by Ji-li Jiang, illustrated by Julie Downing, read by Michelle Yeoh for Storyline Online

5th: Lon Po Po: A Red-riding Hood Story from China, retold and illustrated by Ed Young, depicted by Kidz Digital

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April 27, 2020

4/26/2020

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Theme: Fairy tales and a little Shakespeare
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TK and K: Prince Cinders, written and illustrated by Babette Cole, read by Mr. Paulson Reads

1st: The Three Billy Goats Fluff, written by Rachel Mortimer, illustrated by Liz Pichon, read by Mrs. Clark's Reading Corner

2nd: Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood, written by Mike Artell, illustrated by Jim Harris, read by Story Books Read Aloud

3rd: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, written by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith, read by the author

4th: Rumpelstiltskin, from the German of the Brothers Grimm, retold and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky, read by Read Aloud with Mr. Paul

5th: Romeow and Drooliet, written and illustrated by Nina Laden, read by Haylie Duff on Storyline Online

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April 20, 2020

4/20/2020

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Theme: Earth Day
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TK and K: The Earth Book, written and illustrated by Todd Parr, read by the author

1st: Please Please the Bees, written and illustrated by Gerald Kelley, read by Rashida Jones for Storyline Online (remember "Eric the Weary Bee" from last week?)

2nd: The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest, written and illustrated by Lynne Cherry, read by Abigail Thomas

3rd: Here Comes the Garbage Barge, written by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Red Nose Studio, read by Justin Theroux for Storyline Online

4th: The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs, written by Kate Messner, illustrated by Matthew Forsyth, read by the author

5th: "Wangari Maathai," from Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls, written by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo, read by Melinda Gates (audio only)

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April 13, 2020

3/24/2020

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Theme: Poetry
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TK and K: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" (or "Daffodils"), written by William Wordsworth, read by Dave Matthews for the Poetry Foundation

1st: "Eric the Weary Bee," written and read by Steve Attewell

2nd: "The Arrow and the Song," written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, read by Richard E. Grant, on DisneyJuniorUK

3rd: "'Hope' Is the Thing with Feathers," by Emily Dickinson, read by Claire Danes and signed by Rachel, age 9, for the Poetry Foundation

4th: "The Tropics in New York," written by Claude McKay, read by Ziggy Marley for the Poetry Foundation

5th: A spoken word poem on writer's block, written and performed by Asha Christensen, at TEDxKids

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March 30, 2020

3/22/2020

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Theme: Science and technology
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TK: Hello, My Name Is...: How Adorabilis Got His Name, written by Marisa Polansky, illustrated by Joey Chou, read by Angelina Abbott

K: Mousestronaut, written by astronaut Mark Kelley, illustrated by C.F. Payne, read by astronaut Scott Kelley from the International Space Station

1st grade: Moon! Earth's Best Friend, written by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Stevie Lewis, read by Mr. Adam's EDventures

2nd: When Sue Found Sue: Sue Henderson Discovers Her T Rex, written by Toni Buzzeo, illustrated by Diane Sudyka, read by Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum

3rd grade: The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons, written by Natascha Biebow, illustrated by Steven Salerno, read by the author on KidLit TV

4th: Biggest, Strongest, Fastest, written and illustrated by Steve Jenkinis, read by Ready Read Alouds

5th: Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas, written by Gwendolyn Hooks, illustrated by Colin Bootman, read by Stephan Armstrong

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March 23, 2020

3/20/2020

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Theme: Women's History Month
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TK: Mae Among the Stars, written by Roda Ahmed, illustrated by Stasia Burrington, read by Mrs. Clark's Reading Corner

K: Mary Wears What She Wants, written and illustrated by Keith Negley, read by Rebecca Knowles

1st: Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist, written by Jess Keating, illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns, read by Children's Read Aloud Stories

2nd: The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps, written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter, read by Rebekah Wall

3rd: Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell, written by Tanya Lee Stone, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman, read by Colleen Yarnell