Childrens+Book+List

Childrens Book List 1. __Egg Drop Blues__ by: Jacqueline Turner Banks This book is all about a kid named Judge who is dyslexic. I think this would be a great book to use in the classroom to teach some lifelong lessons for students and their families on how dyslexic children act. This book also showed how the students helped their families in different situations.

2. __The Alphabet War__ by Diane Burton Robb This book is all about a boy, Adam, who is dyslexic and has such trouble learning how to read. He was at a "war with the alphabet". It took him until 4th grade to finally gain the confidence to learn to read because of the help he got. I think this would be a very good book to introduced to students to show them that you cant loose hope. Learning takes time with everyone and as long as you dont give up, you will be able to do it at some point. I really liked how he began to notice that just because he culdnt read very well, he was still good at other things. That is something all kids or students need to know.

3. J__oey Pigza Swallowed a Key__ by Jack Gantos Joey Pigza is an impulsive, inattentive boy, living with his divorced mother. Joey is diagnosed with AD/HD. Joey’s impulsivity gets him in trouble in school and at home. Joey and his mother learn how to balance his compulsiveness through educational strategies and humor throughout the book. Many students love these books, and some people may be able to relate to them. They may have family members that deal with this, and this could help them how to deal with their family members in the household. It might also help them understand what these individuals go through daily.

4. __Joey Pigza Loses Control__ by Jack Gantos This story deals with the issues of custody disputes, parental disagreement about medication, alcoholism and its effect on a child with AD/HD. Joeys father has ADHD issues just like him. Some teachers might want to read this book with their students to explain that these issues can happen in a household with ADHD individuals. The teacher will want to talk about ways that the student can go about decreasing this or handling the situation, and ways parents may be able to do the same. 5. __Blink, Blink, Clop, Clop, Why do we do things we cant stop?__ By: Katia E. Moritz and Jennifer Jablonsky This picture book is geared toward young children that tells all about Obsessive Cumpolsive Disorder (OCD). This book uses barnyard characters to illustrate all the different types of OCD. This actual "OCD" in this book is a OC Flea. This disorder is when people do things that they have no self contol over. I have heard of people making noises that they cant stop, but I have also heard of people having OCD for shopping or something along those lines. This disorder used to be very rare; however recently it has become much more frequent in children and young adults. I think this book would be best read to your children in your classroom and not where they read it alone. It is a good book for children at a young age who may have this disorder and is going through therapy for it.

6. __Petey__ By: Ben Mikaelson This book is all about a family who just gave birth to a baby boy named Petey. Petey has a severe case of Ceberal Palsey, which is a condition that is caused by brain damage and results in weak muscles with no control. The family eventually decides they cant care for him, so they send him off to many different places. I think this would be a great book to read to your class or have in a classroom library because honestly, many students dont know what Celebral Palsy is and how it can affect different individuals. I think students with this disability need to know that just because they cant do some things like other individuals, they can still make friends, have a happy, normal and productive life, and do other things on their own.

7. __How Smudge Came__ By: Nan Gregory This book is a great book about a girl that has down syndrome, named Cindy. Cindy finds a stray puppy in a snowstorm that she takes home with her, cares for, and becomes her best friend. Later in the story, Cindy has to give away the dog. Many children can use this book to identify and relate to their life. Many of us have lost or given up something, whether it has been a family member, a blanket or bear. The book is filled with lots of sight words and vocabulary words for you to teach to your students. Children can also learn alot about diversity and disabilities from this book. 8. __Lucys Picture__ By: Nicola Moon This book is about a little girl named Lucy. While in class one day, the teachers asks them to create a picture using many different color paints, Lucy decides to take a different route. She makes a very interesting collage that is focused on touch rather than light because her grandfather is coming to visit and he is blind. I feel that this example of the collage Lucy makes is a wonderful way to teach students that not everything has to be visual, that many things are still great that can be touched. There are many people out there these days that are blind, and even though they have some trouble in their everyday life, they still get through it and work around it by having the ability to know the things that surround them by touching them. I think that is amazing. I believe teachers need to bring this stuff up to their students at a young age because if they meet someone or know someone who is blind, they need to be able to treat them in an appropriate manner. 9. __Someone Special, Just like You__ By: Tricia Brown This book shows preschool disabled children actively playing and learning. Altough these children may not walk, talk, speak, or hear the way that others do, they still know how to have fun and experience life. Each child in this book experiences the joys and pains of life. They show needs for affection, communication, skills and independence throughout the book. I feel that this book will help the disabled children gain experience and acceptance from others. I really like the way that these children know how they can have fun even though they are not necessarily like everyone else. I would definately use this book in my class so my students would get knowledge on children with disabilities and how everyone is special in their own way. If there are any disabled children in my class and they felt comfortable sharing stories with the class, I would let them describe some experiences and their outlook on situations.

10. __Pay Attention, Slosh__ By: Mark Smith This book is all about a boy named Josh who is unable to concentrate or pay attention. He cannot move his muscles sometimes, sit still in class, and will forget where he puts things. Josh is suffereing from the disability ADHD. He is in the third grade and loves to play soccer. Josh gets called "Slosh" by all his classmates and it is very painful to him sometimes. His parents decide to get him help, and eventually his classmates learn to treat him as equally as any other male in the classroom. I feel like I could use this book in my classroom to explain to my students the challenges that the disabiltiy puts on students at such a young age. I can let them know that even though these people may not have the ability to act similar to everyone esle they are an indvidual in their own way, and have abilities to do many other things in life. They learn to overcome obstacles and reach their own goals in different ways then others.