The Book of the Month is a schoolwide program to promote the love of good literature and a shared enjoyment of good books. Books are selected by the principal for each month of the school year, and the Book of the Month is shared with all students in the school.
Click here for a copy of the overview document "Book of the Month: Books to Build Community" by Carmen Farina, former principal of P.S. 6 in New York. It includes a description of the program, book recommendations, and letters to parents and teachers.
Below are some recommendations for books to use from school principals in the Every Child a Reader and Writer Initiative.
Word of the Month, Book of the Month
Social Skills, Book of the Month (suggested by Sakamoto School)
Book of the Month (suggested by Ponderosa School)
Book of the Month (suggested by Haman School)
Book of the Month (suggested by Laurelwood School)
School principals in the Every Child a Reader and Writer Initiative also share their materials on specific books below. They may include principals' plans, letters to teachers, and suggested activities.
All the Places to Love
Amos & Boris
The Armadillo from Amarillo
Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair
A Chair for My Mother
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum (suggested by Haman School)
Enemy Pie (suggested by Antonio Del Buono School)
I Wish I Were a Butterfly
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
Old Henry
The Rainbow Fish
Smoky Night
Teammates
Thank You, Mr. Falker
Tough Boris
Tree of Cranes
Whoever You Are
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge