Text Choices for Interactive Read Alouds

The following lists are a compilation from the following sources: The Art of Teaching Reading, Reading With Meaning, Growing Readers, Strategies That Work: Teaching for Understanding and Engagement, Mosaic of Thought, and several internet websites.

Visualization:

Aliki, Marianthe’s Story: Painted Words/Spoken Memories

Aylesworth, Jim Old Black Fly

Banyai, Istvan Zoom

Banyai, Istvan Re-Zoom

Barrett, Judith Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Barrett, Judith Pickles to Pittsburgh

Baylor, Byrd, I’m in Charge of Celebrations

Bloor, Edward Tangerine

Brinckloe, Julie Fireflies!: Story and Pictures

Brown, Margaret Wise The Sailor Dog

Bouchard, D. Voices from the Wild

Bunting, Eve Smoky Night

Carlstrom, Nancy White What Does the Rain Play?

Carlstrom, Nancy White Wild, Wild Sunflower Child Anna

Condra, Estelle See the Ocean

Cooney, Barbara Miss Rumphius

Creech, Sharon Fishing in the Air

Day, Alexandra Good Dog, Carl

Davies, Nicola Big Blue Whale

Delacre, Lulu Vejigante Masquerader

dePaola, Tomie The Cloud Book

dePaola, Tomie Here We All Are

dePaola, Tomie The Popcorn Book

Dodd, Ann Footprints and Shadows

Dooley, Norah Everybody Cooks Rice

Dorris, Michael Morning Girl

Dorros, Arthur Abuela

Douglass, Barbara The Chocolate Chip Cookie Contest

Ekoomiak, Normee Arctic Memories

Fisher, Leonard Everett Sailboat Lost

Fletcher, Ralph Twilight Comes Twice

Gelman, Rita Golden Pizza Pat

George, William T. Winter at Long Pond

Greenfield, Eloise Honey, I Love, and Other Love Poems

Heard, Georgia Creatures of Earth, Sea, and Sky

Howard, Jane When I’m Sleepy

Lauber, Patricia An Octopus is Amazing

Lessac, Frane My Little Island

Locker, Thomas Where the River Begins

London, Jonathan Baby Whale’s Journey

London, Jonathan The Condor’s Egg

London, Jonathan Dreamweaver

London, Jonathan At the Edge of the Forest

London, Jonathan Hurricane

London, Jonathan Into this Night We Are Rising

London, Jonathan Like Butter on Pancakes

London, Jonathan Puddles

Lovell, Patty Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

MacLachlan, Patricia Through Grandpa’s Eyes

MacLachlan, Patricia Journey

Marshak, Suzanna I Am the Ocean

Martin, Bill The Ghost-Eye Tree

Martin, Bill Knots on a Counting Rope

Marzollo, Jean City Sounds

Marzollo, Jean Close Your Eyes

Mazer, Anne The Salamander Room

McCloskey, Robert Time of Wonder

Merriam, Eve Goodnight to Annie: an Alphabet Lullaby

Merriam, Eve Quiet, Please

Moser, Madeline Ever Heard of an Aardwolf

Munoz, Pam Ryan Hello, Ocean! Hola Mar

Murphy, Jim The Call of the Wolves

Navasky, Bruno Festival in My Heart: Poems by Japanese Children

Palatini, Margie Piggie Pie

Pawagi, Maniusha The Girl Who Hated Books

Priceman, Marjorie How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World

Ray, Mary Lyn Basket Moon

Ray, Mary Lyn Pumpkins

Robinson, Martha The Zoo at Night

Rohmann, Eric Time Flies

Ryder, Joanne Lizard in the Sun

Ryder, Joanne, Chipmunk Song

Ryder, Joanne Winter Whale

Rylant, Cynthia Night in the Country

Rylant, Cynthia Let’s Go Home

Rylant, Cynthia Van Gogh Cafe

Schertle, Alice A Lucky Thing

Shannon, David A Bad Case of Stripes

Sharmat, Mitchell Gregory, the Terrible Eater

Showers, Paul Follow Your Nose

Silverstein, Shel “Noise Day” (poem)

Snyder, Z.K. The Changing Maze

Steig, William Zeke Pippin

Stolz, Mary Say Something

Thomas, Dylan Fern Hill

Thomas, Shelley Moore Putting the World to Sleep

Tuer, Judy I’m Hungry

Turner, Ann Dakota Dugout

Van Allsburg, Chris Bad Day at River’s Bend

Van Allsburg, Chris Two Bad Ants

Wells, Rosemary Night Sounds, Morning Colors

White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web

Williams, Vera A Chair for My Mother

Wong, Herbert Yee Hamburger Heaven

Wood, Audrey The Napping House

Wood, Audrey Elbert’s Bad Word

Worth, Valerie All the Small Poems and Fourteen More

Wyeth, Sharon Dennis Something Beautiful

Yolen, Jane Greyling

Yolen, Jane Color Me a Rhyme

Zolotow, Charlotte The Seashore Book

Questioning:

Abercrombie, Barbara Charlie Anderson

Altman, Linda Amelia’s Road

Bates, Katherine America the Beautiful

Berger, Barbara Grandfather Twilight

Root, Phyllis Grandmother Winter

Bouchard, Dave If Sarah Will Take Me

Bunting, Eve A Day’s Work

Bunting, Eve Fly Away Home

Bunting, Eve How Many Days to America?

Bunting, Eve The Wall

Bunting, Eve The Wednesday Surprise

Clement, Rod Grandpa’s Teeth

Clements, Andrew Big Al

Conrad, Pam Call Me Ahnighito

Fleischman, Paul Weslandia

Friedman, Ina How My Parents Learned to Eat

Garland, Sherry My Father’s Boat

Garland, Sherry The Lotus Seed

Gibbons, Gail Monarch Butterfly

Grindley, Sally Why is the Sky Blue?

Gregory, Nan How Smudge Came

Heide, Florence The Day of Ahmed’s Secret

Lasky, Kathryn The Librarian Who Measured the Earth

Lewis, Paul Owen Storm Boy

Kellogg, Steven The Island of the Skog

Kitamura, Satoshi UFO Diary

Lester, Julius From Slave Ship to Freedom Road

Martin, Bill Knots on a Counting Rope

McDonald, Megan The Potato Man

Merriam, Eve The Wise Woman and Her Secret

Muth, Jon The Three Questions

Nivola, Claire Elisabeth

Park, Frances My Freedom Trip

Peet, Bill Wump World

Polacco, Patricia Appelemando’s Dream

Polacco, Patricia Pink and Say

Robinson, Barbara Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Rylant, Cynthia All I See

Rylant, Cynthia An Angel for Solomon Singer

Rylant, Cynthia Something Permanent

Rylant, Cynthia Van Gogh Cafe

Say, Alan Grandfather’s Journey

Seeger, Pete Abiyoyo

Steig, William The Amazing Bone

Steig, William Brave Irene

Steig, William Doctor DeSoto

Steig, William Gorky Rises

Steig, William Solomon, the Rusty Nail

Steig, William Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Tunnell, Michael Mailing May

Turner, Ann Nettie’s Trip South

Van Allsburg, Chris The Polar Express

Van Allsburg, Chris The Stranger

White, E.B. The Trumpet of the Swan (a novel, not a picture book)

Wiesner, David Sector 7

Wiesner, David Tuesday

Wiles, Deborah Freedom Summer

Wollard, Kathy How Come? Planet Earth

Yolen, Jane The Mary Celeste

Inferring:

Allen, Debbie Dancing in the Wings

Bartone, Elisa Peppe the Lamplighter

Baylor, Byrd The Table Where Rich People Sit

Berger, Barbara Grandfather Twilight

Bierman, Carol Journey to Ellis Island: How My Father Came to America

Brinckloe, Julie Fireflies!: Story and Pictures

Brutschy, Jennifer Winter Fox

Bunting, Eve A Day’s Work

Bunting, Eve Dandelions

Bunting, Eve Fly Away Home

Bunting, Eve Going Home

Bunting, Eve How Many Days to America?

Bunting, Eve The Memory String

Bunting, Eve The Wall

Bunting, Eve The Wednesday Surprise

Cannon, Janell Stellaluna

Condra, Estelle See the Ocean

Cooper, Melrose Gettin’ Through Thursday

Cronin, Doreen Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

Day, Alexandra Carl Goes Shopping

Day, Alexandra Frank and Ernest

Day, Alexandra Frank and Ernest on the Road

Day, Alexandra Good Dog, Carl

Deluise, Dom Charlie the Caterpillar

dePaola, Tomie Oliver Button is a Sissy

Fleischman, Paul Dateline: Troy

Fox, Mem Possum Magic

Fox, Mem Shoes From Grandpa

Geisert, Arthur Oink!

Golenbock, Peter Teammates

Greenfield, Eloise Grandpa’s Face

Hazen, Barbara Shook Tight Times

Heard, Georgia Creatures of Earth, Sea, and Sky

Heard, Georgia For the Good of the Earth and Sun

Innocenti, Roberto Rose Blanche

Jackson, Ellen Cinder Edna

Kellogg, Steven The Island of Skog

Lasky, Kathryn She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!

Lavies, Bianca A Gathering of Garter Snakes

Lobel, Arnold Fables

Macaulay, David Shortcut

Marshall, James George and Martha

Marshall, James George and Martha Encore

Marshall, James George and Martha Rise and Shine

Martin, Bill White Dynamite and Curly Kidd

McNaughton, Colin Oops! A Preston Pig Story

Mills, Lauren The Rag Coat

Munsch, Robert Love You Forever

Munsch, Robert Purple, Green, and Yellow

Oppenheim, Shulamith The Lily Cupboard

Palatini, Margie Piggie Pie

Palatini, Margie Zoom Broom

Park, Frances The Royal Bee

Paterson, Katherine The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

Pinkney, Andrea Alvin Ailey

Root, Phyllis Grandmother Winter

Rylant, Cynthia All I See

Rylant, Cynthia Miss Maggie

Schroeder, Alan Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman

Scieszka, Jon Squids Will Be Squids

Shannon, David No, David!

Simon, Seymour Autumn Across America

Soto, Gary Big Bushy Mustache

Soto, Gary Chato’s Kitchen

Soto, Gary The Old Man and His Door

Steig, William Amos and Boris

Steig, William Brave Irene

Steig, William Zeke Pippin

Stewart, Sarah The Gardener

Stock, Catherine Where Are You Going, Manyoni?

Van Allsburg, Chris Ben’s Dream

Van Allsburg, Chris Jumanji

Van Allsburg, Chris The Garden of Abdul Gasazi

Van Allsburg, Chris The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

Van Allsburg, Chris The Stranger

Van Allsburg, Chris The Wreck of the Zephyr

Wells, Rosemary Timothy Goes to School

Wiesner, David Free Fall

Wiesner, David June 29, 1999

Wiesner, David Tuesday

Wyeth, Sharon Dennis Something Beautiful

Yamaka, Sara The Gift of Driscoll Lipscomb

Yolen, Jane Encounter

Yolen, Jane Mother Earth Father Sky

Zolotow, Charlotte If You Listen

Determining Importance:

Aliki, A Medieval Feast

Ballard, Robert Exploring the Titanic

Brown, Margaret Wise The Important Book

Cherry, Lynne The Great Kapok Tree

Cole, Joanna Hungry, Hungry Sharks

dePaola, Tomie The Cloud Book

Duke, Kate Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One

Hunter, Ryan Ann Cross a Bridge

Hunter, Ryan Ann Into the Sky

Hurwitz, Joanna Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark

Kimmel, Eric Anansi Goes Fishing

Luenn, Nancy Nessa’s Story

Lyon, George Ella Book

McNulty, Faith The Lady and the Spider

Ringgold, Faith Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky

Siebert, Diane Sierra

Simon, Seymour Animals Nobody Loves

Stead, Tony Should There Be Zoos?

Spinelli, Eileen Sophie’s Masterpiece

Stevens, Janet Tops and Bottoms

Van Allsburg, Chris Two Bad Ants

Yolen, Jane Encounter

Synthesizing:

Abercrombie, Barbara Charlie Anderson

Arnold, Emily Mirette on the High Wire

Baylor, Byrd The Table Where Rich People Sit

Bunting, Eve Smoky Night

Condra, Estelle See the Ocean

dePaola, Tomie Oliver Button Is a Sissy

Griffith, Helen Georgia Music

Lasky, Katherine She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!

Lauber, Patricia An Octopus is Amazing

Lionni, Leo A Color of His Own

Lionni, Leo Frederick’s Fables

Lionni, Leo The Alphabet Tree

Lobel, Arnold Fables

Martin, Rafe The Rough-Faced Girl

Mills, Lauren The Rag Coat

Rylant, Cynthia An Angel For Solomon Singer

Say, Allen Tea with Milk

Steptoe, John The Story of Jumping Mouse

Schema - Making Text-to-Self Connections:

Aliki, The Two of Them

Blume, Judy The Pain and the Great One

Brisson, Pat The Summer My Father Was Ten

Bunting, Eve Going Home

Bunting, Eve Smoky Night

Byars, Betsy Tornado

Chall, Marsha Up North at the Cabin

Carlson, Lori Marie Sol a Sol: Bilingual Poems

Caseley, Judith Mama, Coming and Going

Cooper, Melrose Gettin’ Through Thursday

dePaola, Tomie Nana Upstairs Nana Downstairs

dePaola, Tomie Now One Foot, Now the Other

dePaola, Tomie Oliver Button is a Sissy

dePaola, Tomie The Art Lesson

Fleischman, Paul Rondo in C

Fletcher, Ralph Relatively Speaking: Poems About Family

Fox, Mem Koala Lou

Fox, Mem Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

Henkes, Kevin Chester’s Way

Henkes, Kevin Chrysanthemum

Henkes, Kevin Julius, the Baby of the World

Henkes, Kevin Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse

Henkes, Kevin Owen

Henkes, Kevin Sheila Rae, the Brave

Henkes, Kevin Wemberly Worried

Hoffman, Mary Amazing Grace

Houston, Gloria My Great-Aunt Arizona

Hubbell, Will Pumpkin Jack

Humphrey, Paul In Dad’s Day

Keats, Ezra Jack The Snowy Day

Kuskin, Karla Near the Window Tree: Poems and Notes

Levine, Ellen I Hate English

Lichtenheld, Tom What Are You So Grumpy About?

Liebman, Dan I Want to be a Police Officer

Little, Jean Hey World, Here I Am!

Lobel, Arnold Days with Frog and Toad

Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad All Year

Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad are Friends

Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad Together

Martin, C.L.G., Three Brave Women

McCully, Emily Mirette on the High Wire

McLerran, Alice Roxaboxen

Parr, Todd It’s Okay to Be Different

Pilkey, Dav Dog Breath

Polacco, Patricia The Keeping Quilt

Polacco, Patricia My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother

Polacco, Patricia Chicken Sunday

Polacco, Patricia Mrs. Katz and Tush

Polacco, Patricia Mrs. Mack

Polacco, Patricia Some Birthday!

Polacco, Patricia Thank You, Mr. Falker

Reiser, Lynn Margaret and Margarita, Margarita y Margaret

Ringold, Faith Tar Beach

Rylant, Cynthia Birthday Presents

Rylant, Cynthia Every Living Thing: Stories

Rylant, Cynthia Miss Maggie

Simmons, Steven Alice and Greta: A Tale of Two Witches

Steig, William Amos and Boris

Steig, William Brave Irene

Titherington, Jeanne A Place for Ben

Viorst, Judith Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Viorst, Judith Earrings!

Viorst, Judith Rosie and Michael

Viorst, Judith The Tenth Good Thing about Barney

Waber, Bernard Ira Says Goodbye

Waber, Bernard Ira Sleeps Over

Waddell, Martin John Joe and the Big Hen

Wells, Rosemary Hazel’s Amazing Mother

Zolotow, Charlotte I Know a Lady

Zolotow, Charlotte Snippets: A Gathering of Poems, Pictures, and Possibilities

Zolotow, Charlotte William’s Doll

Schema - Making Text-to-Text Connections:

(Paired texts—Read these together!)

Palatini, Margie Piggie Pie

Palatini, Margie Zoom Broom

de Paola, Tomie Oliver Button is a Sissy

Judes, Marie-Odile Max, the Stubborn Little Wolf

Zolotow, Charlotte William’s Doll

Henkes, Kevin Julius, the Baby of the World

Henkes, Kevin Owen

Polacco, Patricia My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother

Blume, Judy The Pain and the Great One

Aliki, The Two of Them

dePaola, Tomie Now One Foot, Now the Other

Hopkins, Lee Bennett Best Friends: Poems

Roddie, Shen Too Close Friends

Weninger, B. Why Are You Fighting, Davy?

Brett, Jan The Gingerbread Baby

Compestine, Ying Chang The Runaway Rice Cake

Carlson, Nancy My Best Friend Moved Away

Cadnum, Michael The Lost and Found House

Waber, Bernard Ira Says Goodbye

Bunting, Eve The Wednesday Surprise

Bogart, Jo Ellen Jeremiah Learns to Read

Polacco, Patricia Thank You, Mr. Falker

Fox, Mem Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

Bosak, Sisam V. Something to Remember Me By

Bahr, Mary The Memory Box

Mathis, Sharon B. The Hundred Penny Box

Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Aunt Flossie’s Hats (and Crab Cakes Later)

Polacco, Patricia Just Plain Fancy

Polacco, Patricia Appelemando’s Dream

Polacco, Patricia, Oh, Look!

Axtell, David We’re Going on a Lion Hunt

Polacco, Patricia When Lightning Comes in a Jar

Rylant, Cynthia The Relatives Came

Brinckloe, Julie Fireflies!: Stories and Pictures

Schema:

Schema - Making Text- to-World Connections:

Bunting, Eve Fly Away Home

Bunting, Eve Gleam and Glow

Bunting, Eve A Picnic in October

Bunting, Eve Someday a Tree

Bunting, Eve On Call Back Mountain

Bunting, Eve Smoky Night

Bunting, Eve The Wall

Cherry, Lynne The Great Kapok Tree

Cherry, Lynne A River Ran Wild

Mochizuki, Ken Baseball Saved Us

Osborne, Mary Pope New York’s Bravest

Rylant, Cynthia Night in the Country

Seuss, Dr. The Butter Battle Book

Seuss, Dr. The Lorax

Seuss, Dr. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue fish

Weiss, George What a Wonderful World

Woodson, Jacqueline The Other Side