
Read-Aloud Favorites are an essential component of TextProject’s mission of providing appropriate texts for struggling and beginning readers. The Common Core State Standards bring increased focus to what it is that students are learning in schools and what they need to know. Through read-alouds, students can be introduced to topics and genres that they might otherwise not be able to read independently.
To read more about the importance of reading-aloud in a classroom, please read this blog entry in Frankly Freddy.
All Read-Aloud Favorites
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- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Book
- Content
- Economics & Geography
- Societal Concerns
2 October 2014
Written by Lisa Bullard, Illustrated by Mike Byrne
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
- Societal Concerns
- Celebration
2 October 2014
Written and Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- World History
- Adventure
2 October 2014
Written by Claudia Logan, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Life Science
- Animal Stories
1 October 2014
Written by Nicola Davies, Illustrated by Brita Granström
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Insects
- Animal Stories
1 October 2014
Written by Loree Griffin Burns, Illustrated by Ellen Harasimowicz
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Earth Science
- Societal Concerns
1 October 2014
Written by Rochelle Strauss, Illustrated by Rosemary Woods
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Life Science
- Animal Stories
- Societal Concerns
1 October 2014
Written by Ann Downer
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Physical Science
1 October 2014
Written by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Illustrated by Paul Meisel
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- Earth Science
- Life Science
- Peer Relationships
4 September 2013
Written by Gill Lewis
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Physical Science
- Earth Science
- Women's Studies
4 September 2013
Written by Robert Burleigh, Illustrated by Raúl Colón
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
- Animal Stories
18 March 2013
Written by Carment Agra Deedy; Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez
- Grade Level
- 6-8
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- World History
18 March 2013
Written by Linda Sue Park
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Math
18 March 2013
Written by Edward Einhorn; Illustrated by Adam Gustavson
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Earth Science
- Life Science
18 March 2013
Written by Ken Mallory; Illustrated by Brian Skerry
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Earth Science
- Family Relationships
18 March 2013
Written and Illustrated by John Rocco
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Folklore
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Fairy Tales
18 March 2013
Written by Ellen Jackson; Illustrated by Kevin O'Malley
- Grade Level
- High School
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
18 March 2013
Written by Albert Marrin
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Peer Relationships
18 March 2013
Written by Mina Javaherbin; Illustrated by A.G. Ford
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
18 March 2013
Written by Doreen Rappaport; Illustrated by Matt Tavares
- Grade Level
- High School
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
18 March 2013
Written by James Cross Giblin
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
- Earth Science
- Poetry & Verse
18 March 2013
Written and illustrated by Brian Floca
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Animal Stories
- US History
18 March 2013
Written by Brian Dennis, Kirby Larson & Mary Nethery
- Grade Level
- 6-8
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- World History
18 March 2013
Written by Ken Mochizuki; Illustrated by Dom Lee
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Animal Stories
- Life Science
18 March 2013
Written by Jean Marzollo; Illustrated by Laura Regan
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Earth Science
- Peer Relationships
18 March 2013
Written and illustrated by James Rumford
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Peer Relationships
18 March 2013
Written by Louise Borden; Illustrated by Adam Gustavson
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Earth Science
18 March 2013
Written by William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer; Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- World History
- Adventure
18 March 2013
Written by Louise Borden; Illustrated by Niki Daly
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- World History
18 March 2013
Written by Louise Borden; Illustrated by Michael Foreman
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
18 March 2013
Written by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Raymond Obstfeld; Illustrated by Ben Boos & A.G. Ford
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Science Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Physical Science
18 March 2013
Written and illustrated by Patrick O'Brien
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Family Relationships
- Music & Art
3 November 2009
Written by Guadalupe Rivera Marin; Artwork by Diego Rivera
- Grade Level
- 6-8
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Life Science
3 November 2009
Written by Alice B. McGinty; Illustrated by Mary Azarian
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
- Language Studies
3 November 2009
Written by Pegi Deitz Shae; Illustrated by Monica Vachula
- Grade Level
- High School
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
- Civics
3 November 2009
Written by Ann Bausum
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Animal Stories
- Family Relationships
23 June 2009
Written by Milly Lee; Pictures by Yangsook Choi
- Grade Level
- High School
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- US History
23 June 2009
Written by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- Life Science
- Societal Concerns
23 June 2009
Written by Rosemary Wells
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Earth Science
- Economics & Geography
11 March 2009
Written by Jeanette Winter
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- Earth Science
- Life Science
11 March 2009
Written by William Jaspersohn; Illustrated by Chuck Eckart
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Earth Science
- Life Science
- Peer Relationships
11 March 2009
Written by Molly Cone; Photographs by Sidnee Wheelwright
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Earth Science
- Life Science
11 March 2009
Written and photographed by Sneed B. Collard III
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
8 January 2009
Written and Illustrated by Don Brown
- Grade Level
- 6-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
8 January 2009
Written by Lynn Curlee
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Economics & Geography
11 November 2008
Written by Harriet Ziefert; Illustrated by Amanda Haley
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- Economics & Geography
11 November 2008
Written by Gary Paulsen
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- Economics & Geography
10 November 2008
Written by Bill Rancic
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Music & Art
13 June 2008
Written by Didier Boursin
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Music & Art
13 June 2008
Written by Wayne Hosking
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Folklore
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Folktales
7 May 2008
Written by Maria Sellier; Illustrated by Catherine Louis, Calligraphy and chop marks by Wang Fei, Translated by Sibylle Kazeroid
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Animal Stories
7 May 2008
Written by Pamela S. Turner; Illustrated by Yan Nascimbene
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- Family Relationships
- Growing Up
- Music & Art
7 May 2008
Written and Illustrated by Grace Lin
- Grade Level
- 6-8
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
- Societal Concerns
7 May 2008
Written by Paula Yoo; Illustrations by Dom Lee
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- Animal Stories
- Growing Up
- Societal Concerns
7 May 2008
Written by Sid Fleischman; Illustrated by Robert McGuire
- Grade Level
- K-1
- Genre
- Folklore
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Poetry & Verse
4 April 2008
Selected by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy, English Adaptations by Alice Schertle; Illustrated by Viví Escrivá
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Poetry & Verse
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Family Relationships
4 April 2008
Written by Alan Katz; Illustrated by David Catrow
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Poetry & Verse
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Animal Stories
4 April 2008
Written by Joyce Sidman; Illustrated by Michelle Berg
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Music & Art
3 March 2008
Written and Illustrated by Carmen Lomas Garza
- Grade Level
- 6-8
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Music & Art
3 March 2008
Written and Illustrated by Nicolas Debon
- Grade Level
- High School
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
- Music & Art
- Societal Concerns
3 March 2008
Written by Elizabeth Partridge
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Civics
- US History
12 February 2008
Written by Katerine Krull; Illustrated by Jane Dyer
- Grade Level
- High School
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- US History
11 February 2008
Written by Thomas B. Allen; Featuring Illustrations by Cheryl Harness
- Grade Level
- High School
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
- Adventure
10 February 2008
Written and Illustrated by Cheryl Harness
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Poetry & Verse
- Family Relationships
16 January 2008
Written by Nikki Grimes; Illustrated by Mike Berry
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
- Family Relationships
16 January 2008
Written by Doreen Rappaport; Illustrated by Bryan Collier
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- US History
- Peer Relationships
- Growing Up
16 January 2008
Written by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Grade Level
- 6-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- US History
- Growing Up
16 January 2008
Written by Julius Lester
- Grade Level
- K-1
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Format
- Picture Book
- Content
- Peer Relationships
30 November 2007
Written by Alice Schertle; Illustrated by Barbara Lavallee
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Folklore
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Poetry & Verse
30 November 2007
Compiled by Alam Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy, English Versions by Rosalma Zubizarreta; Illustrated by Viví Escrivá
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Family Relationships
30 November 2007
Written by Stephanie Spinner; Illustrated by Jill McElmurry
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Family Relationships
30 November 2007
Written by Michael J. Rosen; Illustrated by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- Peer Relationships
- Language Studies
20 August 2007
Written by Andrew Clements; Illustrated by Brian Selznick
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Peer Relationships
20 August 2007
Written by Jacqui Robbins; Illustrated by Matt Phelan
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- Family Relationships
- Societal Concerns
20 August 2007
Written by Ann Cameron; Illustrated by Thomas B. Allen
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- World History
- Music & Art
11 July 2007
Written by Jane Cutler; Illustrated by Greg Couch
- Grade Level
- 6-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
11 July 2007
Written by Jennifer Armstrong; Illustrated by Roger Roth
- Grade Level
- High School
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- World History
- Growing Up
- Family Relationships
11 July 2007
Written by Ji-li Jiang
- Grade Level
- High School
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Chapter Book
- Content
- Family Relationships
- World History
11 July 2007
Written by Ibtisam Barakat
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Folklore
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Myths
- Animal Stories
28 June 2007
Written and Illustrated by Leo Yerxa
- Grade Level
- High School
- Genre
- Poetry & Verse
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Adventure
28 June 2007
Written by Alfred Noyes; Illustrated by Murray Kimber
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Contemporary Realistic Fiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Earth Science
- Growing Up
- Music & Art
28 June 2007
Written by Andrea Spalding; Illustrated by Janet Wilson
- Grade Level
- 2-3
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Adventure
28 June 2007
Written by Sarah L. Thomson; Illustrated by Rob Gonsalves
- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Animal Stories
- Life Science
24 May 2007
Written by Nicola Davies; Illustrated by Neal Layton
- Grade Level
- K-1
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Book
- Content
- Life Science
24 May 2007
Written by Krystina Castella & Brian Boyl
- Grade Level
- High School
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- US History
- Civics
24 May 2007
Written by Joanne F. Oppenheim