![]() ![]() Some of the titles from the original menu were Island of the Blue Dolphins and Julie of the Wolves and Sign of the Beaver. In the most recent set, I did update the If You Liked Hatchet menu that is found in a previous set. Have them add the title to a list of books they’d like to read or suggest they try visiting the public library to check out the book. Suggest they look on digital libraries like Hoopla, Epic, Audible or Kindle. ![]() This can feel a bit disappointing to a student, but don’t let them just shrug their shoulders and walk away. Sometimes there may be a book on the menu that you don’t have in your school or classroom library. I’ve also seen teachers hang these in their classroom or school libraries – displayed on bulletin board, walls and doors for students to view. Finally, my friend Nancy ( on Instagram) cleverly displayed some of the book recommendation menus in a desktop flip display folder like you see in the photo. Then the notebook started getting really popular so I made an additional binder to help meet the needs of those in search of their next great read. I originally printed these and put them in plastic sleeves and housed them in a notebook that students could flip through. To make it easier for everyone to find, I have deleted past posts about these menus, and will now have one link to a folder which will house all 5 sets of book recommendation menus. I’ve now created an additional set of 25 menus. The company that hosts this service is very expensive so I recently discontinued those since we are no longer virtual. At one point during the height of the pandemic, when we were no longer in school, I made these available as flippable documents you could view online. ![]() These book recommendation menus became a hit with other teachers and librarians once I started sharing them. So, I decided to continue creating book menus things I thought students would like if they liked this title, or that series, or this author, or that particular style of writing… eventually expanding it to if you like this topic or books about… I’ve read lots of books for children over my 20+ career, but I haven’t read everything. I posted the sign on the shelf where we keep our Wimpy Kid series and referred to it often when kids were finding that shelf empty.Įventually, I found myself recommending the same books – books I liked – over and over. So, from that I decided to make a menu of other possible books students might like if they like Diary of a Wimpy Kid. One of those problems was discovering students who were coming to the library in search of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, finding them all checked out, and then leaving empty handed as though nothing else on the shelves could possibly entertain them the way Jeff Kinney and Greg Heffley can. One of my first year projects as a school librarian was finding solutions to the everyday problems that were occurring. Author The Book Wrangler Posted on JJWHAT SHOULD I READ NEXT? Make a copy of the editable Google Slide here, or download a clickable PDF here. You want to make sure the content and length of the story is developmentally appropriate for the age group you work with at school. Remember to always vet your resources before introducing them to students. I’ve put themes/topics under each book cover to help you select which one feels right for the discussion you want to have with your class on a particular day. Each one will open a book for you to read with your class. If you have an EPIC account, make sure you have logged in before you click on these book covers. A focus on SEL can help you establish relationships with students, help them feel seen and heard, and affirm the variety of feelings and personalities within the classroom. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is important to thread throughout your morning meetings and content all year long, but it can be especially beneficial to highlight in those first few weeks of school. Whether you head back to school in August or September, these Epic reads can help you get the year started off on the right foot. ![]()
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