EPL Picks Kids: Read In Week 2024Like this list

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• Just Read!

  Degman, Lori

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  Celebrate reading in all the forms reading can take - from reading alone, in the park, or with Braille - in this rhyming picture book filled with fun and interesting pictures depicting all types of readers. Grades K-3.

• We Move Together

  Fritsch, Kelly

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  A fun book to read out loud that celebrates all the ways people move - fast, slow, with mobility aids, and together! Grades K-3.

• Someone Just Like You

  Docherty, Helen

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  We're more similar than we are different! This rhyming book with fun illustrations reminds kids of that and encourages them to be kind. Grades K-3.

• All Are Welcome

  Penfold, Alexandra

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  All Are Welcome is a regular classroom, in a regular school full of diverse students and family dynamics living their lives and enjoying each other's company. A gentle rhyming picture book celebrating differences. Grades K to 3.

• Come, Read With Me

  Ruurs, Margriet

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  Join two young children as they begin an adventure through a world of books in this story-within-a-bedtime-story. Grades K-4.

• I'm From

  Gray, Gary (Gary R.), Jr

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  What are all the things that make up who you are? This poetic book shares the small moments that make up one child's day, from pancakes to bus rides to bedtime. Grades K to 4.

• A Walk in the Words

  Talbott, Hudson

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  For some kids, reading can be a struggle. This book celebrates taking it slowly to appreciate the words, and is a great way to highlight different reading abilities. Grades K-6.

• How to Read a Book

  Alexander, Kwame

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  A poetic book that celebrates reading and enjoying every moment! Simple text but rythmic and with beautiful illustrations. Grades K-6.

• Masterpiece

  Hoffman, Alexandra

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  "Some of us use all the colours, and some of us use shades of only one. Even though our art may be different, each is just as special." Samuel is autistic and this story from local Edmonton author shows how our differences can be celebrated. Grades…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is Not My Story

  Uytdewilligen, Ryan, 1992-

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  What happens when you find yourself in all sorts of stories, from romance to mystery, but none of them are YOUR story? A fun read aloud that will gets students reading along with you! Grades 1-4.

• The Song That Called Them Home

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  Inspired by Indigenous legends, Lauren must save her brother when creatures called Memekwesewak (meh-meh-kwee-see-wack) tries to take him. An exciting story that's fun to read out loud and has beautiful illustrations. Grades 3-6.

• How to Promenade With a Python (and Not Get Eaten)

  Poliquin, Rachel, 1975-

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  This fun and funny non-fiction chapter book will get kids laughing and is a great way to incorporate non-fiction into Read In Week! Illustrations make this a great choice for a variety of grades. Grades 2-8.

• The Book That No One Wanted to Read

  Ayoade, Richard, 1977-

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  Quirky and fun, this is the saga of a book that nobody wants to read—until the day it meets YOU. A good reminder for all readers not to judge a book by it's cover! Grades 3-8.

• Lark Holds the Key

  Deen, Natasha

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  The latest in the Lark Ba Detective series, Lark, who is dyslexic, and her twin Connor are solving another mystery! An exciting chapter book that celebrates different ways of reading from a local Edmonton author! Grades 4-6.

• Endlessly Ever After

  Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings! : a Story of Little Red Riding Hood, Jack, Hansel, Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, a Wolf, a Witch, a Goose, a Grandmother, Some Pigs, and Endless Variations

  Snyder, Laurel

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  A choose-your-own-adventure with lots of familiar fairy tale characters that will have even the most stoic of older kids dying to know what will happen next. Grades 4-8.

• Show Me a Sign

  LeZotte, Ann Clare

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  A riveting story about the history of the deaf community and a mystery that Mary, the main character, must solve. Intriguing from the first chapter, making it a great option for reading aloud during Read In Week! Grades 4-8.

• Elatsoe

  Little Badger, Darcie, 1987-

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  Mystery, horror, fantasy and more in this novel about an Apache teen who can see and speak to ghosts. Read a chapter or two to get students hooked! Grades 8-12.

• A Phoenix First Must Burn

  Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope

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  Short stories are a great option for Junior and Senior high students. This collection of 16 stories feature the Black experience through sci-fi and fantasy and are engaging and thought-provoking. Grades 9-12.