101 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Children

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: Character and Values
Being Left Out
Empathy
Feelings
Getting Along
Helping
I Am Special
Kindness
Listening
Manners
Personal Safety
Politeness
Respect
Stealing
Trustworthiness
Part 2: Literary Elements
Alliteration in Picture Books
Allegories
Analogies
Cause and Effect
Chain Reaction
Circular
Comparing and Contrasting Characters
Contractions
Descriptive Words
Epistolary
Flashbacks
Fourth Wall
Glossaries
Hyperbole
Metaphors
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Prediction
Satire
Sequencing
Showing, Not Telling
Similes
Speech Bubbles
Symbolism
Verbs
Written in Sign Language
Part 3: Family
Absent Father
Adoption
Separation and Divorce
Unconventional Families
Death of a Grandparent
Interracial Families
Death of a Pet
Part 4: Genre
Memoirs
Biography
Graphic Novels
Gross Books
LOL: Humor for Upper Elementary School Children
Mother Goose Take-off
Mystery Books
Page Turners for Reluctant Readers
Books for English Language Learners
Poems for Two Voices
Scary Books
Personal Narrative
Persuasive Writing
Tear Jerkers: Characters Whom Kids Can Relate to
Part 5: Subjects
Estimation
Civil Rights
Endangered Species
Mapping
Refugees
Part 6: Themes
Abandonment
Accident or on Purpose
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Birdwatching
Boats
Books That Travel
Boys Reading
Bullying
Character Analysis
Crossing the Border
Cryptids
Earth Day
Earthquakes
Global Action
Healthy Eating
Investing
Needs versus Wants
Outcasts
Mermaids
Raised by Animals
Remembering September 11, 2001
Slugs, Snails, and Worms
Toys Come to Life
Retiring Principal/Teacher
Library Skills
Book Care
Part 7: Readalikes
If You Liked Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, You Might Like?...
If You Liked Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, You Might Like?...
If You Liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, You Might Like?...
If You Liked Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, You Might Like?...
If You Liked A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, You Might Like?...
If You Liked Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne, You Might Like?...
If You Liked the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Mysteries, You Might Like?...
If You Liked Ranger's Apprentice by Joseph Delaney, You Might Like?...
If You Liked Warriors by Erin Hunter, You Might Like?...
Professional Titles
Professional Reading Lists
Children's Book Awards
Index