12. Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson
This is a must-have book in a classroom. It's a fun way to get the kids to see and/or look for letters outside the classroom. I also used this story to teach kids how to take turns. Each child got to identify a letter. If the child could not identify the letter, then, he/she could pick another child to help him/her out. The helper had to be someone who was sitting the way he/she should be. This was another way to reinforce classroom rules on how to properly sit during storytime (bottom down on the carpet, criss-cross apple sauce, hands on your lap, and eyes on the speaker).
13. My First Riddles; Pictures by Judith Hoffman Corwin
The kids really enjoyed this one...not too hard but enough of a challenge for their level. I bought this book at Tidal Wave and would definitely keep it for my classroom.
14. The Amazing Story of Spider-Man by Catherine Saunders
I love Spider-Man and so do most of the boys in our class. When I saw this book at Tidal Wave, I had to get it. The girls enjoyed it, too, and asked more questions about Spider-Man than the boys did. Also, this book gives a good summary about Spider-Man.
