2016-2017 Books
[Preschoolers|Primary|Intermediate|Middle School|High School]
PDF versions for ROW age-level group book lists available below soon.
Links to TeachingBooks.net resources at the end of each age-level group coming soon.
Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers[top]
PDF version of ROW 2016-2017 Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers list
Across the Year:
For each month, the committee has selected one or more poems from these collections that tie in thematically to the books chosen. Poem titles and page numbers or book section are cited below.
Lullaby & Kisses Sweet: Poems to Love with Your Baby by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Illustrated by Alyssa Nassner. Abrams, 2015
Changes: A Child’s First Poetry Collection by Charlotte Zolotow. Illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke. Introduction by Crescent Dragonwagon. Jabberwocky / Sourcebooks, 2015
September:
Ragweed’s Farm Dog Handbook by Anne Vittur Kennedy. Candlewick Press, 2015
The Babies and Doggies Book by John Schindel and Molly Woodward. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015
Why Do I Sing? Animal Songs of the Pacific Northwest by Jennifer Blomgren. Illustrated by Andrea Gabriel. Little Bigfoot / Sasquatch Books, 2015
Changes: A Child’s First Poetry Collection: “A Dog”, page 28
October:
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach. Knopf, 2015
Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor. Illustrated by Jean Jullien. Candlewick Press, 2015
Changes: A Child’s First Poetry Collection: page 32
Lullaby and Kisses Sweet: Food section
November:
Alphabet School by Stephen T. Johnson. A Paula Wiseman Book / Simon & Schuster, 2015
I Don’t Like Snakes by Nicola Davies. Illustrated by Luciano Lozano. U.S. edition: Candlewick Press, 2015
Moving Blocks by Yusuke Yonezu. U.S. edition: Minedition, 2015
Changes: A Child’s First Poetry Collection by Charlotte Zolotow: page 30
December:
Happy in Our Skin by Fran Manushkin. Illustrated by Lauren Tobia. Candlewick Press, 2015
Waiting by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2015
Global Babies: Bedtimes by Maya Ajmera. A Global Fund for Children Book. Charlesbridge, 2015
Lullaby and Kisses Sweet: Bedtime section
January:
Big and Small (Odd One Out) by Guido van Genechten. Translated from the Dutch. U.S. edition: Clavis, 2013
One Word from Sophia by Jim Averbeck. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015
Vincent Paints His House by Tedd Arnold. Holiday House, 2015
Changes: A Child’s First Poetry Collection: page 22
Lullaby and Kisses Sweet: Play section
February:
Maya’s Blanket / La Manta de Maya by Monica Brown. Illustrated by David Diaz. Children’s Book Press
/ Lee & Low, 2015
Squirrel Round and Round: A Bilingual Book of Seasons by Belle Yang. Candlewick Press, 2015
Changes: A Child’s First Poetry Collection: page 20
Lullaby and Sweet Kisses: Firsts section
March:
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina. Illustrated by Angela Dominguez. Candlewick Press, 2015
One Family by George Shannon. Illustrated by Blanca Gómez. Frances Foster Books / Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015
The New Small Person by Lauren Child. Candlewick Press, 2015
Lullaby and Kisses Sweet: Family section
April:
Whose Tools? By Toni Buzzeo. Illustrated by Jim Datz. Abrams Appleseed,2015
Bulldozer’s Big Day by Candace Fleming. Illustrated by Eric Rohmann. Atheneum, 2015
Changes: A Child’s First Poetry Collection: page 15
May:
Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle by Miranda Paul. Illustrated by Jason Chin. A Neal Porter Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2015
Hurry Home, Hedgehog! A Bilingual Book of Sounds by Belle Yang. Candlewick Press, 2015
Changes: A Child’s First Poetry Collection: page 14 and page 24
Summer 2017
Cradle Me by Debby Slier. Star Bright Books, 2012
What will Hatch? by Jennifer Ward. Illustrated by Susie Ghahremani. Walker / Bloomsbury, 2013
Job Site by Nathan Clement. Boys Mills Press, 2011
Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham. Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Greenwillow / HarperCollins, 2012
TeachingBooks.net Resources for Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Primary (Grades K-2)[top]
PDF version of ROW 2016-2017 Primary (K-2) list
September:
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle. Illustrated by Rafael López. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015
Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson. Illustrated by Sean Qualls. Schwartz & Wade, 2015
October:
Penny and Her Marble by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow Books / HarperCollins, 2013
A Poem in Your Pocket by Margaret McNamara. Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Schwartz & Wade, 2015
November:
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña. Illustrated by Christian Robinson. Putnam, 2015
Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews and Bill Taylor. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. Abrams, 2015
December:
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri Uegaki. Illustrated by Qin Leng. Kids Can Press, 2014
The Song within My Heart by David Bouchard. Illustrated by Allen Sapp. Red Deer Press, 2015
January:
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Little, Brown, 2015
The First Case by Ulf Nilsson. Illustrated by Gitte Spee. Translated from the Swedish by Julia Marshall. (Detective Gordon) U.S. edition: Gecko Press, 2015
February:
New Shoes by Susan Lynn Meyer. Illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Holiday House, 2015
Trapped! A Whale’s Rescue by Robert Burleigh. Illustrated by Wendell Minor. Charlesbridge, 2015
March:
Grandma in Blue with Red Hat by Scott Menchin. Illustrated by Harry Bliss. Abrams, 2015
I, Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are by Bridget Heos. Illustrated by Jennifer Plecas.
Henry Holt, 2015
April:
Finding the Music = En pos de la música by Jennifer Torres. Illustrated by Renato Alarcão. Spanish translation by Alexis Romay. Children’s Book Press / Lee & Low, 2015
Poems in the Attic by Nikki Grimes. Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. Lee & Low, 2015
May:
It’s Only Stanley by Jon Agee. Dial, 2015
When Otis Courted Mama by Kathi Appelt. Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015
Summer 2017
These Hands by Margaret H. Mason. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Houghton Mifflin, 2011
Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm by John Katz. Henry Holt, 2011
Crouching Tiger by Ying Chang Compestine. Illustrated by Yan Nascimbene. Candlewick Press, 2011
Quinito’s Neighborhood = El Vecindario de Quinito by Ina Cumpiaño. Illustrated by José Ramírez. Children’s Book Press, 2005
TeachingBooks.net Resources for Primary titles
Intermediate (Grades 3-5)[top]
PDF version of ROW 2016-2017 Intermediate (3-5) list
September:
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul. Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. Millbrook Press, 2015
Tiger Boy by Mitali Perkins. Illustrated by Jamie Hogan. Charlesbridge, 2015
October:
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker by Robbie Robertson. Illustrated by David Shannon. Abrams, 2015
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh. Abrams, 2015
November:
The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Dial, 2015
Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by Jonah Winter. Illustrated by Shane W. Evans. Schwartz & Wade, 2015
December:
Dragons Beware! by Jorge Aguirre. Illustrated by Rafael Rosado. First Second, 2015
Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold by Joyce Sidman. Illustrated by Rick Allen. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014
January:
The Marvels by Brian Selznick. Scholastic Press, 2015
Ira’s Shakespeare Dream by Glenda Armand. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Lee & Low, 2015
February:
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper. Atheneum, 2015
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Carolrhoda, 2015
March:
Game Changer: John McLendon and the Secret Game by John Coy. Illustrated by Randy DuBurke. Carolrhoda, 2015
The Way Home Looks Now by Wendy Wan-Long Shang. Scholastic Press, 2015
April:
Two White Rabbits by Jairo Buitrago. Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng. Translated from the Spanish by Elisa Amado. Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press, 2015
A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord. Scholastic Press, 2015
May:
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones. Illustrated by Katie Kath. Alfred A. Knopf, 2015
Finders Keepers by Shelly Tougas. Roaring Brook Press, 2015
Summer 2017
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall by Vaunda Nelson Micheaux. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Carolrhoda, 2009
Tua and the Elephant by R.P. Harris. Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo. Chronicle Books, 2012
Giants Beware! by Jorge Aguirre. Illustrated by Rafael Rosado. First Second, 2012
Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story by S.D. Nelson. Abrams, 2012
TeachingBooks.net Resources for Intermediate Titles
Middle School [top]
PDF version of ROW 2016-2017 Middle School list
September:
March: Book Two by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin. Illustrated by Nate Powell. Top Shelf, 2015
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson. Dial, 2015
October:
Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith. Clarion, 2015
November:
Better Nate Than Ever! by Tim Federle. Simon & Schuster, 2013
Rhythm Ride: A Trip Through the Motown Sound by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Roaring Brook Press,2015
December:
Friends for Life by Andrew Norris. David Fickling Books/Scholastic Inc., 2015
January:
Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary by Gail Jarrow. Calkins Creek/Highlights, 2015
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt. Clarion, 2015
February:
Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead. Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 2015
March:
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club by Phillip M. Hoose. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015
A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielson. Scholastic, 2015
April:
Listen, Slowly by Thanhhà Lai. Harper/HarperCollins, 2015
Caminar by Skila Brown. Candlewick Press, 2014
May:
Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. Feiwel & Friends, 2012
Summer 2017
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano. Scholastic, 2012
Fire in the Streets by Kekla Magoon. Aladdin / Simon & Schuster, 2012
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity by Elizabeth Rusch. Houghton Mifflin, 2012
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor. Viking, 2011
TeachingBooks.net Resources for Middle School Titles
High School[top]
PDF version of ROW 2016-2017 High School list
September:
The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team’s Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics by Daniel James Brown. Adapted for young readers by Gregory Mone. Viking, 2015
October:
Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy. Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins, 2015
November:
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez. Carolrhoda Lab, 2015
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015
December:
Girls Like Us by Gail Giles. Candlewick, 2014
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki. Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki. First Second, 2014
January:
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book / Atheneum, 2015
February:
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby. Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins, 2015
March:
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steven Sheinkin. Roaring Brook Press, 2015
April:
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir by Margarita Engle. Atheneum, 2015
Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed. Nancy Paulsen Books / Penguin, 2015
May:
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness. Harper Teen / HarperCollins, 2015
Summer 2017
Candor by Pam Bachorz. Egmont, 2009
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. Scholastic Press, 2012
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamine Alire Sáenz. Simon & Schuster, 2012
Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices edited by Mitali Perkins. Candlewick Press, 2013
TeachingBooks.net Resources for High School Titles
