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Priceless Gifts: Read Aloud Guide for Families

Use this Read Aloud Guide for Families before, during, and after reading the book, Priceless Gifts: A Tale from Italy, with your child.

The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog: Read Aloud Guide for Families

Use this Read Aloud Guide for Families before, during, and after reading the book, The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog, with your child.

The Baker's Dozen: Read Aloud Guide for Families

Use this Read Aloud Guide for Families before, during, and after reading the book, The Baker's Dozen: A Colonial American Tale, with your child.

The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading the book, The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog.

The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog: Vocabulary Guide

Use this Vocabulary Guide to identify Tier 2 vocabulary words in the book, The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog.

The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge with the book, The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog.

Priceless Gifts: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading the book, Priceless Gifts: A Tale from Italy.

Priceless Gifts: Vocabulary Guide

Use this Vocabulary Guide to identify Tier 2 vocabulary words in the book, Priceless Gifts: A Tale from Italy.

Priceless Gifts: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge with the book, Priceless Gifts: A Tale from Italy.
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The Good Egg

Written by Jory John and Illustrated by Pete Oswald
Meet the Good Egg! He always tries to be good. But the other eggs are SO silly and naughty!
Pre-K - 3rd

The Baker's Dozen: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading the book, The Baker's Dozen: A Colonial American Tale.

The Baker's Dozen: Vocabulary Guide

Use this Vocabulary Guide to identify Tier 2 vocabulary words in the book, The Baker's Dozen: A Colonial American Tale.

The Baker's Dozen: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge with the book, The Baker's Dozen: A Colonial American Tale.
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The Best Day Ever book cover

The Best Day Ever

Written by Storytime and Illustrated by Esther Diana
Lupo the dog has the most fabulously fantastic day of his life – again!
Pre-K - 3rd
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We Dream a World: Carrying the Light From My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King

Written by Yolanda Renee King and Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell
What would the world look like if everyone were treated with kindness, fairness, and love? Yolanda Renee King, the granddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, wrote this book as a love letter to her grandparents and a dream for a better future. Could you be one of the next great dreamers who helps make that world come true?
Pre-K - 3rd

Rally to Read | Imagination 2025-26 | Margaret and the Moon: Pre/Post Activities

Use these activities to accompany your reading of the book on the topic of Imagination: Margaret and the Moon.

Rally to Read | Changemakers 2025-26 | Marianne the Maker: Pre/Post Activities

Use these activities to accompany your reading of the book on the topic of Changemakers: Marianne the Maker.

Rally to Read | Wellness 2025-26 | Good Night Thoughts: Pre/Post Activities

Use these activities to accompany your reading of the book on the topic of Wellness: Good Night Thoughts.

Rally to Read | Community 2025-26 | The Day the Crayons Made Friends: Pre/Post Activities

Use these activities to accompany your reading of the book on the topic of Community: The Day the Crayons Made Friends.

Rally to Read | Community 2025-26 | The Bakery Dragon: Pre/Post Activities

Use these activities to accompany your reading of the book on the topic of Community: The Bakery Dragon.
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Friends for Freedom book cover

Friends for Freedom: The Story of Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass

Written by Suzanne Slade and Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell
Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass formed an unlikely friendship and worked together to fight for equality and change the nation.
1st - 4th
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Wanda Hears the Stars

Wanda Hears the Stars: A Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe

Written by Amy S. Hansen and Wanda Diaz Merced and Illustrated by Rocio Arreola Mendoza
A young girl from Puerto Rico dreams of studying the stars but begins to lose her eyesight in college. Instead of giving up, she learns to use sound to "hear" data from space and makes incredible scientific discoveries.
1st - 4th
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Fireworks

Fireworks

Written by Matthew Burgess and Illustrated by Cátia Chien
Two siblings spend a hot July day in the city waiting for a special celebration.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Storytime Stretchers

Storytime Stretchers: Tongue Twisters, Choruses, Games, and Charades

Written by Naomi Baltuck
Storytime Stretchers is an essential resource for teachers and storytellers looking to engage audiences of all ages with fun, high-energy activities.
Pre-K - 3rd

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