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This list was lovingly curated by Lisa Levin. Lisa has made books the center of her life. She holds two teaching credentials and taught at the preschool and elementary level where she developed pre-literacy and reading skills in her students. In 2010, Lisa earned a Master’s in Library and Information Science and has worked with students in grades K-8 in both a public and private setting. Her priorities are to inspire in her students a love of reading for pleasure by guiding them to make appropriate fiction as well as non-fiction choices and empowering them to access reliable and age-appropriate resources and information in order to complete school projects.

Lisa has reviewed children and young adult books daily and blogged on a regular basis about books and the importance of reading. Lisa currently works at a private school, Mt. Tamalpais School where she teaches K-5 classes and creates programming for K-8.

Lisa is the parent of two young adults, one who is a HSP. Lisa is an HSP herself and has learned so much from Dr. Elaine Aron. She is a recreational triathlete who also loves hiking with her husband in the Marin County hills. And of course, Lisa loves reading for her own pleasure!

(in alphabetical order by author)

Picture Books

Giraffes Can’t Dance – Andreae

When Sophie’s Feelings are Really Really Hurt – Bang

When Sophie Gets Angry – Bang

Journey – Becker

So Loud It Hurts – Bos

All Too Much for Oliver – Boukarim

Aiden FInds a Way – Boukarim

Goodness for Different – Boukarim

Hello, Goodbye Little Island – Boukarim

Why am I Me – Britt

Tell Me What It’s Like to Be Big – Dunbar

A Handful of Quiet – Hanh

George, the Almost Fearless Mouse – Hastings

Who Isn’t Afraid of the Dark – Hastings

Chrysanthemum – Henkes

Guard Your Sensitivity – Lord

The Color Monster – Llenas

Julian is a Mermaid – Love

The Invisible Boy – Ludwig

The Book of Mistakes – Luyken

Elmer – McKee

Mole Music – McPhail

It’s Okay to Be Different – Parr

The Kissing Hand – Penn

Made by Raffi – Pomranz

The Dot – Reynolds

Beautiful Oops – Saltzberg

Splat the Cat – Scotton

I Use to be Afraid – Seeger

Audrey Bunny – Smith

The Most Magnificent Thing – Spires

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible – Viorst

No Good, Very Bad Day – Woodson

Day You Begin – Woodson

Sunshine and The Power of Words – Graham

Goldie and the Three Bears by Diane Stanley

Beginning Chapter Books

The Odd Duck – Castelluci

 

Middle Grade (3-6th grade)

A Boy Called Bat – Arnold

See you in the Cosmos – Cheng

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle – Conner

Out of My Mind – Draper

The Year of Billy Miller – Henkes

Fish in a Tree – Hunt

Rain Reign – Martin

Wonder – Palacio

Someday Birds – Pla

 

Nonfiction

Quiet Power – Cain

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