Fiction Read Aloud Library Inventory
Title / Author / # of copiesStraight Line Wonder, The / Fox, Mem : Mondo / 1
Stone in the Road, A / Loki : Mondo / 1
Gasp! A Fish Left Home Alone / Denton, Terry : Mondo / 1
Twiddle Twins Amusement Park Mystery, The / Goldsmith, Howard : Mondo / 1
Could We Be Friends? / Katz, Bobbi : Mondo / 1
Lionel and Amelia / Peguero, Leone : Mondo / 1
Nestor / Gréban, Quentin : Mondo / 1
Something Else / Cave, Kathryn : Mondo / 1
Three Wishes: A Spanish Folktale, The / Chévere, Celenia : Mondo / 1
Buster / Sudduth, Brent : Mondo / 1
Leo and Lester / Bloom, Becky : Mondo / 1
Señor Cat’s Romance / González, Lucía M. / 5
Mule School / Rawlinson, Julia / 5
A Was Once An Apple Pie / Macdonald, Suse / 5
Penguin’s Big Surprise / Jenkin-Pearce, Susie / 5
Shiver Me Letters – A Pirate ABC / Sobel, June / 5
Bad Kitty / Bruel, Nick / 5
Bear Stays Up For Christmas / Wilson, Karma / 5
Brand New Pencils, Brand New Books / deGroat, Djiane / 5
By My Brother’s Side / Barber, Tiki / 5
Cork & Fuzz / Chaconas, Dori / 5
Dog Who Cried Wolf, The / Kasza, Keilo / 5
Duck For President / Cronin, Doreen / 5
Even More Parts / Arnold, Tedd / 5
Game Day / Barber, Tiki / 5
Honey… Honey…Lion! / Brett, Jan / 5
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! / Beaumont, Karen / 5
I’m Special, I’m Me / Meek, Ann / 5
If I Had a Dragon; si you tuviera un Dragon / Ellery, Tom / 5
If You’re Angry and You Know It! / Kaiser, Cecily / 5
Just For You / Leeson, Christine / 5
Mommy Mine / Warnes, Tim / 5
My School’s a Zoo! / Smith, Stu / 5
Pinduli / Cannon, Janell / 5
Please, Puppy, Please / Lee, Spike / 5
Poor Puppy / Bruel, Nick / 5
Raindrop, Plop! / Lewison, Wendy Cheyette / 5
Skippyjon Jones / Schachner, Judy / 5
Snakes; Long, Longer, Longest / Pallotta, Jerry / 5
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed… / Colandro, Lucille / 5
Umbrella, The / Brett, Jan / 5
Waddle, Waddle, Quack, Quack, Quack / Skalak, Barbara Anne / 5
What a Day it was at School! / Prelutsky, Jack / 5
What Do You Call a Rhyming Riddle? / St. Joseph Montessori School / 5
What time is it, Mr. Crocodile? / Sierra. Kidu / 5
When Charlie McButton Lost Power / Collins, Suzanne / 5
Winners Never Quit / Hamm, Mia / 5
Suggestions for Use:
A Was Once An Apple Pie- alphabet sequence, -y as long e ending, rhyming words, adjectives
Bad Kitty- Letter sounds, alphabet sequence, prepositional phrases, alliteration, circular stories
Bear Stays Up for Christmas- Rhyming words, specific verbs, ellipses, dialogue
Brand New Pencils, Brand New Books- Compound words, beginning of the year: rules, feelings
Buster- Fantasy, Narrative text structure, character traits
Cork & Fuzz- friendship, questions, statements, exclamations
Could We Be Friends?- Poetry
The Dog Who Cried Wolf- circular stories, problem/ solution, fantasy, -ed suffix, sequencing of events
Duck for President- commas in a series, fantasy genre, study of characters ( duck in Click, Clack, Moo, and Giggle, Giggle, Quack), repetition of pattern in writing
Even More Parts- rhyming words, figurative language
Game Day- Problem, events, solution, interesting lead
Gasp! A Fish Left Home Alone- interesting leads, presentation, writer’s write for fun, fantasy, pacing with short sentences, multiple- meaning words, character traits
Honey…Honey… Lion- onomatopoeia, specific verbs, prepositions, compare settings with The Mitten by Jan Brett and The Umbrella by Jan Brett, Jan Brett author study
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!- phrases in writing, all caps, rhythm, ellipses, using rhymes to predict
If I Had a Dragon- problem/ solution
If You’re Angry and You Know It- Conflict/ Resolution
I’m Special, I’m Me!- author’s message, dialogue, plot/story problem/ resolution
Just For You- plot/ story problem/ solution, vivid verbs, dialogue
Leo and Lester- Fantasy, manners, ellipses, cause/effect, sequence of events
Lionel and Amelia- character description, character changes, figurative language, author’s message
Mommy Mine- adjectives
Mule School- Contractions, -ed endings, -ing endings, fantasy, narrative text structure, exclamations, social skills
My Brother’s Side- hyphen, character traits, family
My School’s A Zoo- Rhyming Words, fantasy genre, circular stories
Nestor- Interesting lead, author’s message, fantasy
Penguin’s Big Surprise- vivid verbs, ellipses, quotations, fantasy, narrative text structure
Pinduli- cause/effect, main idea/ supporting details, author’s message, feelings
Please, Puppy, Please- problem/events/ solution
Poor Puppy- ABC’s, cause/ effect
Raindrop, Plop!- adjectives, numbers
Señior Cat’s Romance- vocabulary using context clues, character traits, folktales
Shiver Me Letters- ABC’s, rhyming words
Skippyjon Jones- Sometimes authors write just for fun, rhyming words, author’s purpose, fantasy genre
Snakes: Long, Longer, Longest- Superlatives, facts about snakes, measurement, information genre
Something Else- Character traits, character motivation, author’s message, fantasy
Stone in the Road- Traditional Literature, morals, character traits
Straight Line Wonder- Fantasy, expression through bolded words, commas in a series
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell- cumulative text, rhyming
The Three Wishes- Folktale, author’s message
The Tweedle Twins’ Amusement Park Mystery- mystery genre, dialogue lead, commas in a series
The Umbrella- compare/ contrast with The Mitten by Jan Brett, sequence of events, fantasy genre
Waddle, Waddle, Quack, Quack, Quack- rhyming words, onomatopoeia, prepositions, problem/ solution
What a Day it was at School- poems
What do you Call a Rhyming Riddle?- syllables, rhyming words
What Time is it, Mr. Crocodile?- rhyming, making a list, order of events, characters changing
When Charlie McButton Lost Power- rhyming words, prediction, problem/ events/ solution, author’s message
Winners Never Quit- being part of a team, good sportsmanship, quotation marks, author’s message