Where There's A. Williams, There's A Way

There are several things that I am looking for in a good picture book. Is the book well-written and entertaining? Does it provide any learning lessons? Does it have captivating illustrations? Will a kid want to read it again? Will an adult? Finally, I love it when books find creative ways to be interactive. It reminds me of when I was a kid and read The Monster at the End of This Book . Grover spoke directly to the reader and the act of turning the page affected the story. These qualities are all factors that I took into account when ranking this list. This post contains Amazon affiliate links that support both me and the authors alike.

I love the Texas 2 x 2 Reading List. The books are geared towards children from 2 years old to 2nd grade, thus the 2 x 2. As I teach 3rd-grade, my students start the year with these books being appropriate for them, with hopes of moving them towards a more challenging list by the end of the year (Texas Bluebonnet Reading List) When making my read-aloud videos, this list was the first place that I looked at. Another   by Christian Robinson. What if you encountered another perspective? Discovered   another  perspective?  Discovered  another  world?  Met  another  you?  What might you do?  (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019) Bear Came Along  by Richard T. Morris.  Once there was a river flowing through a forest. The river didn't know it was capable of adventures until a big bear came along. But adventures aren't any fun by yourself, and so enters Froggy, Turtles, Beaver, Racoons, and Duck.  These very different...