I was a public school teacher for 29 years. During that time, I probably read hundreds of books to my students or with my students. I also read to my own two children, and I now read to my grandson.
I just love books!
I was raised to read and to enjoy it. My great aunt, my grandmother, and my mother were all librarians, so I always had good books to read in my house.
When I was a reading teacher, I kept a LONG list of books that I recommended on my teacher web page. I would add a new title to it from time to time, but every single book on that list had been personally read by me before it was added (no fair taking someone else's word for it!). I was very proud of that list, and I used it for several years.
During this month of August 2018, I decided to recommend a book each day on my Facebook page. The books are for children (and possibly other readers too) with lots of details included such as title, author, recommended reading age, brief description, and ISBN number to help in ordering. You might also notice that most of the books I recommend were not published recently; since I am out of the classroom now, my easy access to new titles and authors is somewhat limited.
So, here is the list (without all the descriptions):
August 1: Wilfred by Ryan Higgins, published 2013, ISBN number 978-0-8037-3732-7
August 2: While Mrs. Coverlet Was Away by Mary Nash, published 1958. ISBN# 978-0590045148
August 3: Mrs. Coverlet's Magicians by Mary Nash, published in 1961, ISBN #978-0316598095
August 4: Old MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve Goetz, illustrated by Eda Kaban, published 2016, ISBN #978-1-4521-3260-0
August 5: The Snake Who Was Afraid of People, by Louis Polisar, published 1994, ISBN #978-0938663164
August 6: The World of Pooh by A.A. Milne, published 1957, originally published as two books in 1926 and 1928, ISBN# 978-0525444527 (there are SEVERAL different volumes)
August 7: Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling, first book published 1997 (multiple books, multiple printings, even multiple sets of books)
August 8: Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton, first published in 1939, ISBN# 0-395-16961-5
August 9: The Dress I'll Wear to the Party by Shirley Neitzel, published 1992, ISBN# 978-0590474764
August 10: Company's Coming by Arthur Yorinks, Illustrated by David Small, published 1988, ISBN# 0-517-56751-2
August 11: Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann, published 1994, ISBN# 978-0-399-23003-5
August 12: Alexander, and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, published 1987, ISBN# 978-0689711732
August 13: And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss, first published in 1937 (his first book!), ISBN# 978-0394844947
August 9: The Dress I'll Wear to the Party by Shirley Neitzel, published 1992, ISBN# 978-0590474764
August 10: Company's Coming by Arthur Yorinks, Illustrated by David Small, published 1988, ISBN# 0-517-56751-2
August 11: Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann, published 1994, ISBN# 978-0-399-23003-5
August 12: Alexander, and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, published 1987, ISBN# 978-0689711732
August 13: And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss, first published in 1937 (his first book!), ISBN# 978-0394844947
August 14: Frankenstein Moved In On The Fourth Floor by Elizabeth Levy, published 1994, ISBN# 978-0064401227
August 15: Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, first published in 1955, ISBN# 978-0064430227
August 16: The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, published 1985, ISBN# 0-395-38949-6
August 17: A Wish For Wings That Work: An Opus Christmas Story by Berkeley Breathed, published 1991, ISBN# 0-590-46368-3
August 18: Where's Waldo? by Martin Handford, first published 1987, ISBN# 978-0763645250 (multiple versions and books)
August 19: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators: The Secret of Terror Castle by Robert Arthur, first published in 1964, ISBN# 978-0394912417 (41 books in series)
August 20: The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman, published 2003, ISBN# 978-0060521226
August 21: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, published 1988, ISBN# 978-1416936473 (first in a series)
August 22: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell, published 1960, ISBN# 978-0547328614
August 23: Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg, published 1973, ISBN# 0-8037-4122-7
August 24: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, published 2011, ISBN# 978-1442419810
August 25: If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff, published 1991, ISBN# 978-0060244057
August 26: Hank the Cow Dog by John Erickson, originally published 1982, ISBN# 9781591881018 (71 books in the series)
August 27: Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard and James Marshall, published 1985, ISBN# 978-0395401460
August 28: A Chocolate Moose For Dinner by Fred Gwynne, published 1988, ISBN# 9780671667412 (three books in the series)
August 29: Stellaluna by Janelle Cannon, published 1993, ISBN# 978-0152802172
August 30: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, originally published 1967, ISBN# 978-0370007724.
August 31: Nobody Listens to Andrew by Elizabeth Guilfoile, published 1957, ISBN# 978-0695363451
