Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Judi Barrett*

Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse. (PreS - Gr. 3)

The Quiltmaker's Gift

Jeff Brumbeau

When a generous quiltmaker finally agrees to make a quilt for a greedy king but only under certain conditions, she causes him to undergo a change of heart. (Gr. 1 - 4)

Superdog: The Heart of a Hero

Caralyn Buehner

Tired of being overlooked because he is so small, a big-hearted dog named Dexter transforms himself into a superhero. (PreS - Gr. 3)

Bravery Soup

Mary Ann Cocca-Leffler

Carlin, who is frightened by everything, wants to try some of Big Bear's bravery soup, but first he must travel through a dark forest to a monster's cave to retrieve an important ingredient. (PreS - Gr. 3)

Miss Rumphius

Barbara Cooney

Great-aunt Alice Rumphius was once a little girl who loved the sea, longed to visit faraway places, and wished to do something to make the world more beautiful. (K - Gr. 5)

Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type

Doreen Cronin*

When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want. (PreS - Gr. 4)

*Also check out Diary of a Worm, another good read aloud by this author!

The Gruffalo

Julia Donaldson

A clever mouse uses the threat of a terrifying creature to keep from being eaten by a fox, an owl, and a snake--only to have to outwit that creature as well. (PreS - Gr. 3)

Roasted Peanuts

Tim Egan

Sam the horse gets picked to be on the local baseball team, but unfortunately his friend Jackson the cat, despite being a good thrower, is not selected. (K - Gr. 3)

Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!

Candance Fleming

After planting the garden he has dreamed of for years, Mr. McGreely tries to find a way to keep some persistent bunnies from eating all his vegetables. (K - Gr. 4)

Big Chickens

Leslie Helakoski

While trying to escape from a wolf, four frightened chickens keep getting themselves into the very predicaments they are trying to avoid. (PreS - Gr. 2)

Seven Silly Eaters

Mary Ann Hoberman

Seven fussy eaters find a way to surprise their mother for her birthday. (Gr. 2 - 5)

A Bird and His Worm

James Kaczman

A bird who does not like to fly becomes good friends with a worm, and together they set out walking south for the winter. (PreS - Gr. 3)

Hooway for Wodney Wat

Helen Lester*

All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he can't pronounce his name, but it is Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully. (PreS - Gr. 3)

How I Became a Pirate

Melinda Long

Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about pirate language, pirate manners, and other aspects of pirate life. (PreS - Gr. 3)

The Giant Jam Sandwich

John Lord

When four million wasps fly into their village, the citizens of Itching Down devise a way of getting rid of them. (K - Gr. 3)

Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon

Patty Lovell

Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself. (K - Gr. 3)

The Shivers in the Fridge

Fran Manushkin

One-by-one, the members of the Shivers family disappear from the inside of their chilly refrigerator home. (K - Gr. 3)

Mud Puddle

Robert Munsch*

Jule Ann has an adventure with a mud puddle. (Gr. 2 - 5)

Albert

Donna Jo Napoli

One day when Albert is at his window, two cardinals come to build a nest in his hand, an event that changes his life. (K - Gr. 3)

Sweet Tooth

Margie Palatini*

Stewart's loud, obnoxious sweet tooth constantly gets him into trouble, until Stewart uses a healthy diet to take control of the situation. (Gr. 2 - 6)