Students in grades 3-5 deliver at least one book talk during the school year; this is a short little "commercial" for a book they love and recommend. This activity 1. highlights kids' favorites, 2. gives them experience speaking in front of a group, and 3. introduces me to books I don't know.
Although, I have to say, I do know MOST of the books, because students have very definite favorites. Here are their recommended books from the past school year - most popular at the top (I heard a LOT of WK, BSC, and DM booktalks):
Already in collection
Series
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Babysitters Club
- Dog Man
- Owl Diaries
- Dork Diaries
- Lost in ...
- Bad Kitty
- Harry Potter
- Wings of Fire
- Junie B. Jones
- Elephant & Piggie
- Captain Underpants
- Last Kids on Earth
- Cat Kid Comic Club
- My Weird School
- Diary of a Pug
- I Survived
- Goosebumps
- Splatoon
- The Flying Beaver Brothers
- Cleopatra in Space
- Mighty Jack
- Humphrey
- Hilo
- Middle School
- Amulet
- Bone
- Captain Underpants
- Lulu
- Big Nate
- Super Potato
- Lunch Lady
- Emily Windsnap
- Noodleheads
- Puppy Place
- The Princess in Black
- My Life As ...
- Ghosts of War
- Percy Jackson
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
- Geronimo Stilton
- Stick Dog
Picture books
- Go Away, Unicorn!
- Potato Pants
Graphic novels
- Allergic (RICBA nominee and WINNER)
- Shark Summer (RICBA nominee)
- Sisters
- Katie the Catsitter (RICBA nominee)
- Measuring Up
- Chunky (RICBA nominee)
- Invisible Emmie
- Camp
- Smile
- Bake Sale
- New Kid
- Ghosts
- Guts
- Bad Island
- Best Friends
MG Novels
- Cooper's Story
- Maya and the Robot (RICBA nominee)
- The Doll in the Garden
- A Boy Called Bat
- How to Win a Slime War
- Third Grade Angels
- Girls Just Wanna Love Pugs
- The Real McCoys
- Toy Academy
- Simon B. Rhymin' (RICBA nominee)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Saucy
- Lily and Jake
- Rain Reign
- Small Spaces
Nonfiction
- Hippos Can't Swim
Books I will add to the collection
Graphic novels
- Short & Skinny
- Freestyle
- Dear DC Supervillains
MG Novels
- Tiger Rising
- The White Giraffe
- The Someday Birds
- The Ickabog
Nonfiction
- Who's Who in Basketball (SI Kids)
- Wolves (NG)
- Cute Animals
- What is the World Cup?
- Who Was Babe Ruth?
- Mysteries of the Universe
