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Morgan Brown–Jefferson/Lincoln Elementary School STEM (Ottawa)
- Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty
- Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
- Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
- Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty
- If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen
- If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen
- If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen
- What Do You Do With an Idea by Kobi Yamada
- What Do You Do With a Problem by Kobi Yamada
- What Do You Do With a Chance by Kobi Yamada
- Whoosh by Chris Barton
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
- Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
- 1001 Inventions by Salim Al-Hassani
- Invent to Learn Guide to Fun by Josh Burker
- Girls Think of Everything by Catherine Thimmesh
- Tough Boris by Mem Fox
- Big Smelly Bear by Britta Teckentrup
- When I Was Five by Arthur L. Howard
- How to Code a Sand Castle by Josh Funk
- How to Code a Roller Coaster by Josh Funk
- Perfect Square by Michael Hall
- What to Do With a Box by Jane Yolen
- I Wanna New Room by Karen Kaufman Orloff
- The World is Not a Rectangle by Jeanette Winte
- Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea by Elizabeth Suneby
- Manjhi Moves a Mountain by Nancy Churnin
- Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed
- Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? by Patrice McLaurin
- Gritty Ninja by Mary Nhin
- Focused Ninja by Mary Nhin
- What About Moose? by Corey Rosen Schwartz
- Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code by Laurie Wallmark
- What is Science? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
- Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak
- The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Rubenstein
Rebekah Varland–Kimes Elementary-1st Grade (Streator)
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
- Bears’ Picnic by Stan Berenstain
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.
- Franklin Rides a Bike by Paulette Bourgeois
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
- Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
- We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
- There’s An Alligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
- Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
- The Boy Who Loved Words by Roni Schotter
- The Snow Leopard by Jackie Morris
- The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
- Miss Smith’s Incredible Storybook by Michael Garland
- Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
- Is a Worry Worrying You? by Ferida Wolff
- Dad, Jackie, & Me by Myron Uhlberg
- The Empty Pot by Demi
- Henry & Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
- When the Library Lights Go Out by Megan McDonald
- Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss
- The Giant Hug by Sandra Horning
- The Icky Bug Counting Book by Jerry Pallotta
Kayla Kross–Rutland 1st/2nd Grade ELA
- Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynolds
- Hoot & Peep by Lita Judge
- Scarecrow’s Hat by Ken Brown
- Ida, Always by Caron Levis
- Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright
- Three Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas
- Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
- Snow Day! by Lester Laminack
- Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Brooke Grzanich–Leland 4th Grade
- The Bug Girl by Sophia Spencer
- Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht
- Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht
- Apples to Oregon by Debra Hopkinson
- Honeybee by Candace Fleming
- A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck
- Applesauce Day by Lisa Amstutz
Crystal Schaffner–Centennial Elementary (Streator)
- We’re Different, We’re the Same by Bobbi Kates
- Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race by Megan Madison
- Boy Like You by Frank Murphy
- This Little Artist: An Art History Primer by Joan Holub
- Look Out, Leonard by Jessie James
- Please Don’t Read This Book by Deanna Kizis
- Box Turtle by Vanessa Roeder
- Ghostbusters Book of Shapes by Jeff Harvey
- Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Straight to the Castle by Erin Hunting
- Here Comes Santa Cat by Deborah Underwood
- Crayons’ Christmas by Drew Dewalt
- My Little Golden Book About Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Shana Corey
- Pete the Cat Gets Groovy (14″ Doll)
- Flying Pig Plush
- Dress Up Bear
- Richard Scarry’s Cars & Trucks and Things That Go Read Together Edition
- Albert Einstein: A Curious Mind (Level 2)–Sarah Albee
- Mini Tab Baby Bear–Bill Martin, Jr & Eric Carle
- Pen Control Scholastic Early Learners
- 1 2 3 The Farm and Me (ATK Kids)
- Sight Words Scholastic Early Learners
- Time for School, Baby Shark
- Wash Your Fins, Baby Shark
- Dino’s Busy Book Scholastic Early Learners
- Ocean Tails Scholastic Early Learners
- Touch & Feel ABC Scholastic Early Learners
- Big Ideas for Little Philosophers Box Set
- Pete the Kitty and the Unicorn’s Missing Colors by James Dean
- Never Feed a Grumpy Reindeer
- Don’t Worry Little Crab by Chris Haughton
- Food Faces by Deanna F. Cook
- I Believe in You by Sabrina Moyle
- Always So Grumpy by Erin Guendelsberger
- When the Lion Needs a Bath and Other Stories by Susanna Leonard Hill
- Catkwondo by Lisa H Detlefsen
- Let’s Find Momo by Andrew Knapp
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor by Fred Rogers
- Boring Book by Shinsuke Yoshitake
- What is a Family? by Annette Griffin
- Farm that Mac Built by Tammi Sauer
- Barks and Beeps
- I Found a Kitty by Troy Cummings
- Animal Phonics Readers Parent Pack
- Guided Science Readers Level A (Parent Pack)
- Guided Science Readers Level D (Parent Pack)
- Guided Science Readers Level C (Parent Pack)
- Nonfiction Alphabet Readers Parent Pack (Multi-pack)
- Nonfiction Sight Word Readers Guided Level A (Classroom Set)
- Nonfiction Sight Word Readers Guided Level C (Parent Pack)
- Nonfiction Sight Word Readers Guided Level A (Parent Pack)
- SuperScience Mysteries Kit (Multiple) 20 Whodunits
- Early Learning Ready to Learn Workbook
- Let’s Find Out (Multi) My Rebus Readers Box 1
- Buddy Readers Levels E & F (16 Books)
- First Little Readers Guided Reading Levels G & H (Big Collection)
- Buddy Readers Level E & F (Classroom Set)
- First Little Readers Guided Reading Levels G & H
- English-Spanish First Little Readers Guided Reading Level C
- English -Spanish First Little Readers Guided Reading Level D
- English-Spanish First Little Readers Guided Reading Level A
- English-Spanish First Little Readers Guided Reading Level B
- Little Skill Seekers: Spot the Difference Workbook
- Little Skill Seekers: Connect the Dots Workbook
- Little Skill Seekers: Tracing Workbook
- Little Skill Seekers: Pre-K Math Practice Workbook
- Little Skill Seekers: Alphabet Connect the Dots Workbook
- Little Skill Seekers: 1-2-3 Draw! Workbook
- Little Skill Seekers: Early Math Workbook
- Little Skill Seekers: Handwriting Practice Workbook
- Little Skill Seekers: Sight Words Workbook
- Color Monster Goes to School by Anna Llenas
- The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell
- Rain Before Rainbows by Smriti Prasadam-Halls
- Brain Games STEM Kindergarten
- Brain Games STEM Get Ready For Preschool
- Heroes Wear Masks: Elmos Super Adventure
- Magical Christmas (Peppa Pig)
- Peppa Loves Doctors and Nurses
- Speak Up Molly Lou Melon
- What’s in my Truck? by Roger Priddy
- Whales on the Bus by Katrina Charman
- Looky Looky Happy Halloween
- You’re My Little Baby (World of Eric Carle)
- It’s You I Like (Daniel Tiger)
- Funny Furry Tales A-D Kindergarten Reader Box Set
- Disney (HC) Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Cars, Friends & Heroes (Look & Find)
- Disney Junior Puppy Dog Pals by Derek Harmening
- Baby Einstein Look and Find
- Marvel (Boxed Set) Super Hero Adventures
- My Encyclopedia of Very Important Dinosaurs
- Pink is for Boys
- Heather Has Two Mommies
- Color of Us by Kathy Hardee
- Rain Boy by Dylan Glynn
- Tomorrow I’ll Be Kind by Jessica Hische
- Dolly Parton (Little People Big Dreams #28)
- Maria Montessori (Little People Big Dreams #23)
- Martin Luther King, Jr (Little People Big Dreams #33)
- Stephen Hawking (Little People Big Dreams #21)
- Elephant & Piggie Biggie
Ashley Buckingham–Jefferson Elementary
(3rd Grade)
- An A From Miss Keller
- Skin Like Milk, Hair of Silk
- Crazy Like a Fox (Leedy)
- There’s a Frog in My Throat (Leedy)
- If I Built a School
- Be Quiet! (Higgins)
- Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf
Pat Sullivan–Marquette Grade School (5th Grade)
Catherine Venturi–Kimes Elementary (Streator)
- Dory Fantasmagory(#1)
- Dory Fantasmagory Real True Friend (#2)
- Dory Fantasmagory Dory Dory Black Sheep (#3)
- Dory Fantasmagory Head in the Clouds (#4)
- Dory Fantasmagory Tiny Tough (#5)
- Diary of a Pug: Pug’s Got Talent (#4)
- Balloons Over Broadway
- Red Book (Lehman)
- Red Sled (Judge)
- Journey (Becker)
- BOB Books
- Bear & Friends (Wilson)
- Pete the Cat books
- Pig the Pug Books
Samantha Simpson–Marseilles (1st Grade)
- Froggy Series
- Pete the Cat
- Pigeon Series
- Elephant & Piggie
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
- When I Was Little (Paperback) (Jamie Lee Curtis)
- Big Words For Little People (Jamie Lee Curtis)
- The World Needs More Purple People
- Fancy Nancy books
- The Day the Crayons Quit
- The Day the Crayons Came Home
- Dr. Seuss Books
- Miss Nelson Books
- Rosie’s Walk
- Eric Carle Books
- Dragons Love Tacos
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
- Llama Llama series
- Frog & Toad series
- Snowman at Night
- Duck on a Tractor
- Mouse Shapes
- Room on the Broom
- How Do Dinosaurs…series
- Rainbow Fish
- Marsupial Sue
- Strictly No Elephants
- Mixed: A Colorful Story
- Don’t Touch This Book
- I Spy series
- Where’s Waldo series
- Underwear (Monsell)
- Pink is for Boys
- Press Here
- Harold and the Purple Crayon
- There’s a Monster at the End of this Book
- Book with No Pictures
- Me First
- Grumpy Monkey
Clara O’Neal, Marquette Elementary
- Giraffes Can’t Dance
- Tap the Magic Tree
- Mix it Up
- Grumpy Monkey
- Abracadabra Spring
- Harold and the Purple Crayon
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat
- Ten Black Dots
Alaina Weatherford–Rutland Grade School
(3/4 ELA)
- Clean Getaway
- Bad Guys, Cut to the Chase (#13)
- Wild Bird (Van Draanen)
- Watercress
- Ground Zero (Gratz)
Rosie Walker–McKinley Elementary (1st Grade)
- Frog and Toad series
- Mo Willems Books
- Mercy Watson series
- Crayon Man
- Crayons’ Christmas
- Day the Crayons Quit
- Day the Crayons Came Home
- Next Time You See the Moon
- Next Time You See a Sunset
- Any picture books about moon, planets, or space
Amanda Weygand–Marseilles Elementary (Art)
- Children’s Book of Art
- The Arts–A Visual Encyclopedia
- Women in Art: Fearless Creatives Who Inspired the World
- This Little Artist: An Art History Primer
- Henri’s Scissors
- Ish (Creatrilogy)
- The Day the Crayons Quit
- Keith Haring–The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing
- The Noisy Paint Box
- Yayoi Kusama From Here to Infinity
- Let’s Paint (Alborozo)
- We’re All Works of Art
- My Many Colored Days (Dr Seuss)
- Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Art Labs for Kids
- My Name is Georgia
- Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
- Art and Max
- Dr Seuss Horse Museum
- Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
- Anywhere Artist
- Be a Maker
- Hey, Wall: A Story of Art and Community
- A Life Made by Hand
- How to Spot an Artist: This Might Get Messy
- A History of Western Architecture
- Women, Art, and Power and Other Essays
- The Art of Describing: Dutch Art in the Seventeenth Century
- The Fashion Sketchpad: 420 Figure Templates for Designing Looks and Building Your Portfolio
- Manga for the Beginner: Everything you Need
Jane Zollars–Marquette Academy (3rd Grade)
- The Times Machine by Danica Keller
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
- Dork Diaries series
- Harry Potter series
- I Survived Series
- My Weird School series
- Any Roald Dahl books
- The Who Was series
- Dog Man series
- Geronimo Stilton series
- Series of Unfortunate Events series
Tylyn Ericson–Wallace Grade School
- The Witches by Roald Dahl (Graphic Novel)
- Class Act
- Catherine’s War
- Warriors Graphic Novels
- Percy Jackson Graphic Novels
- City of Ember Graphic Novel
- Wrinkle in Time Graphic Novel
- White Bird Graphic Novel
Jessica Presnak–Art (Lincoln & Jefferson)
- Ish by Peter H. Reynolds
- Be You by Peter H. Reynolds
- Magic Trash by J.H. Shapiro
- Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg
- Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
- The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
- Red by Michael Hall
- ROY G BIV is Mad at Me Because I Love Pink by Nancy Guetter
- Eraser by Anna Kang
- I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! by David Catrow
- Henri’s Scissors by Jeanette Winter
- Anywhere Artist by Nikki Slade Robinson
- The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
- Too Much Glue by Jason Lefebvre
- Love Monster by Rachel Bright
- The Bee Book by Charlotte Milner
- Mix it Up by Hervé Tullet
- The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
- An Awesome Book of Thanks by Dallas Clayton
- Art for Kids by Kathryn Temple
- Peace Train by Cat Stevens
- Needle Felting for Beginners by Roz Dace
- Only One You by Linda Kranz
- Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
- Perfect Square by Michael Hall
- Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe
- Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
- Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin
- Stitch and String Lab for Kids by Cassie Stephens
- Needle Felting by Lori Rea
- Clay Lab for Kids by Cassie Stephens
- Monarch Butterflies by Ann Hobbie
- Honeybee by Candace Fleming
- Giant Squid by Candace Fleming
- Watercolor with Me in the Forest by Dana Fox
- How to Draw Everything by Peter Gray
- The Drawing Book for Kids by Woo! Junior Kids Activities
- Art Lab for Kids by Susan Schwake
- Math Art and Drawing Games for Kids by Karyn Tripp
- Portrait Drawing for Kids by Angela Rizza
- Architecture for Kids by Mark Moreno
- How to Draw All the Things (for kids) by Alli Koch
- Draw 50 Animals by Lee J. Ames
Laura Zarwell–Opportunity School
- I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More–by Karen Beaumont
- The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
- Something’s Wrong by Jory John
- Kindness Makes Us Strong by Sophie Beer
- Hooray for Hat by Brian Won
- Parts by Ted Arnold
- Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
- Please Don’t Read This Book by Deanna Kizis
- Big Book of Science–Scholastic Early Learners
- Unstoppable by Adam Rex
Callie Fuchs–Lincoln Elementary
- Shrek! by William Steig
- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
- A Day with Yayah by By Nicola l. Campbell
- Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattigan
- Bowwow Powwow by Brenda Child
- Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock By Dallas Hunt & Amanda Strong
- We are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
- What Should Danny Do? by Adir Levi
- Help Your Angry Dragon by Melissa Winn
- Train Your Dragon to Accept No by Steve Herman
- Color Monster: Story About Emotions by Alena Llenas
- Right Now, I am Kind by Daniela Owen
- Right Now, I am Brave by Daniela Owen
- I Choose to Calm My Anger by Elizabeth Estrada
- Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
- Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang
- Skin Like Mine by Latashia Perry
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