Englewood Eagles Reading Nest

These books are some of our favorites to read to our own children and to our classes. They are from a variety of great authors. Any of these books or others from the same authors would be great to have at home. If you find any links that are not working, please send an email that includes the appropriate information that will allow us to get that link fixed to Brannon_Amy@salkeiz.k12.or.us . Thank you

Video Books

Watch your favorite staff members reading some great picture books for you.

A Taste of Colored Water – Mrs. Brannon

All Are Welcome – Mrs. Anderson

Amelia’s Road – Mrs. Martin-Baker

Hair Love – Mrs. Brannon

Her Body Can (Body Positivity) – Mrs. Brannon

I am Enough. – Mrs. Brannon

I am Human – Mrs. Anderson

I Promise – Mrs. Anderson

It’s Okay to be Different – Mrs. Brannon

My Name is James Madison Hemings – Mrs. Brannon

Not So Different: What You REALLY Want to Ask About Having a Disability – Mrs. Brannon

United States v. Jackie Robinson – Mrs. Brannon

The World is not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid – Mrs. Brannon

The World Needs More Purple People – Mrs. Anderson

Yo Soy Muslim: A Father’s Letter to his Daughter – Mrs. Brannon

Bubba the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Fairy Tale (Western Cinderella) – Mrs. Brannon

Cinderella (Original) – Mrs. Brannon

Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella – Mrs. Brannon

Irish Cinderlad (Irish Cinderella) – Mrs. Brannon

Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story (Indonesian Cinderella) – Mrs. Brannon

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters An African Tale – Mrs. Brannon

Prince Cinders – Mrs. Brannon

Rough-Faced Girl (Algonquin Native American Tribe – Mrs. Brannon- Mrs. Brannon

Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China – Mrs. Brannon

10 Little Rubber Ducks – Mrs. Shaffner

– A Books –

A Bad Case of Stripes – Mrs. Staples

A Chair for my Mother – Mrs. Eagar

A Fair Bear Share – Miss Kuenzi

A House for Hermit Crab – Mrs. Shaffner

A Letter to my Teacher – Mrs. Cleveland

A Perfect Day – Mrs. Shaffner

Alexander and the Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – Mrs. Eagar

Alexander and the Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – Mrs. Staples

Amelia’s Road – Mrs. Martin-Baker

Amos: The Story of an Old Dog and His Couch – Mrs. Martin-Baker

Armadillo Tattletale – Mrs. Brannon

– B Books –

Bad Mood and the Stick – Mrs. Eagar

Bat Night at the Library – Mrs. Brannon

Bear Scouts – Mr. Lutz

Beautiful Oops – Mrs. Staples

Blueberries for Sal – Mrs. Staples

Book With No Pictures – Mr. Weisser

Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians – Mrs. Brannon

Brown Bear Brown Bear – Mrs. Shaffner

– C Books –

Charlotte and the Rock – Mrs. Shaffner

Chewy Louie – Mrs. Staples

Christina Katerina and the Time She Quit the Family – Mrs. Brannon

Click Clack Moo Cows That Type – Mrs. Staples

Clifford: The Stormy Day Rescue – Mrs. Ring

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – Mrs. Staples

Cool Bean – Ms. Davis

Corduroy – Mrs. Ring

Could Be Worse – Mrs. Eagar

Cowardly Clyde – Mrs. Rafn

– D Books –

Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library – Mrs. Brannon

Diary of a Spider – Mrs. Brannon

Diggingest Dog – Mrs. Schroeder

Doctor DeSoto – Mrs. Staples

Dog Breath – Mr. Mick

Dragons Eat Noodles on Tuesdays – Mr. Mick

– E Books –

Each Kindness – Mrs. Birkel

Easter Bunny is Missing – Mr. Lutz

Easter Egg – Mr. Lutz

Easter Surprise – Mr. Lutz

Elbow Grease – Mr. Mick

– F Books –

Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots – Mrs. Shaffner

Fang and Nugget – Mrs. Shaffner

Fiona Flamingo – Mrs. Shaffner

Five Little Monkies – Mrs. Shaffner

Fly Away Home – Mrs. Brannon

Foot Book – Mrs. McClelland

Fortunately, The Milk – Mrs. Eagar

Frankencrayon _ Mrs. Eagar

Freckleface Strawberry – Mrs. Eagar

– G Books –

Germs are not for Sharing – Mrs. Shaffner

Giggle, Giggle, Quack – Mrs. Guthrie

Giraffes Can’t Dance – Mrs. Eagar

Giraffe Problems – Mrs. Shaffner

Girl Who Never Made Mistakes – Mrs. Brannon

Giving Tree – Ms. Davis

Go Go Go – Mrs. Frantz-Geddes

Going to Bed Book – Mrs. Staples

Good Egg – Mrs. Shaffner

Goodnight Moon – Mrs. Staples

Gregory, the Terrible Eater – Mrs. Sargent

Grouchy Ladybug – Mrs. Shaffner

Gruffalo – Mr. Mick

Grumpy Cat – Mrs. Eagar

– H Books –

Hair Love – Mrs. Brannon

Heidi – Mrs. Staples

Hero Mom – Mrs. Brannon

High Five – Mrs. Staples

Hooway for Wodney Wat – Mrs. Learner

Hooway for Wodney Wat – Mrs. Martin-Baker

How Are You Peeling? – Mrs. Shaffner

How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight – Mrs. Ring

How I Became a Pirate – Mrs. Guthrie

How I Became a Pirate – Mrs. Shaffner

– I Books –

I am a Booger Treat me With Respect – Mrs. Shaffner

I am Love – Mrs. Eagar

I Need a Hug – Mrs. Eagar

If You Give a Pig a Party – Mrs. Ring

I’m Trying to Love Spiders – Mrs. Brannon

In My Heart – Mrs. Shaffner

Itchy Little Muskox – Mrs. Brannon

– L Books –

Library Lion – Mrs. Brannon

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse – Mrs. Staples

Little Elephant’s Trunk – Mrs. Birkel

Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Hungry Bear – Mrs. Shaffner

Littlest Bunny in Oregon – Mrs. Brannon

Love Monster – Mrs. Shaffner

– M Books –

Mama, Do You Love Me? – Mrs. Staples

Mitten – Mrs. Staples

Mmm, Cookies – Mr. Lutz

Moose’s Loose Tooth – Mrs. Brannon

Moostache – Mrs. Ring

Morris Mole – Mrs. Eagar

Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can you? – Mrs. McClelland

Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets – Mrs. Brannon

My Little Hen – Mrs. Eagar

My Mom is a Foreigner, But Not to me – Mrs. Brannon

– N Books –

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed – Mrs. Eagar

Name Quilt – Mrs. Brannon

Napping House – Mrs. Shaffner

Ninja Riding Hood – Mrs. Shaffner

Not Afraid of Dogs – Mrs. Brannon

– O Books –

Only One You – Mrs. Shaffner

Over in the Meadow – Mrs. Rourke

– P Books –

Paper Bag Princess – Mrs. Shaffner

Penguin Problems – Mrs. Shaffner

Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes – Mrs. Shaffner

Pig Kahuna _ Mrs. Shaffner

Pig the Fibber – Mrs. Shaffner

Pigeon Needs a Bath – Mrs. Shaffner

Pocket Full of Colors – Mrs. Cleveland

Princess Knight – Mrs. Brannon

Princesses are NOT Quitters – Mrs. Brannon

Purple, Green, and Yellow – Mr. Lutz

Put Me in the Zoo – Mrs. Schroeder

– R Books –

Reading Makes You Feel Good – Mrs. Shaffner

– S Books –

School’s First Day of School – Mrs. Brannon

Six Dinner Sid – Mrs. Weisser

Sorry – Mr. Kanne

Stephanie’s Ponytail – Mr. Lutz

Strega Nona – Mrs. Eagar

– T Books –

Thank you, Mr. Panda – Mrs. Shaffner

The Dark – Mrs. Eagar

There Was a Man and He Was Mad – Mrs. Rourke

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick – Mrs. Shaffner

There’s a Frog Trapped in the Bathroom – Mrs. Brannon

This is the Teacher – Mrs. Brannon

Tikki Tikki Tembo – Mrs. Ring

Today I Feel Silly – Mrs. Brannon

– V Books –

Very Hungry Caterpillar – Mrs. Ring

Very Quiet Cricket – Mrs. Shaffner

– W Books –

Waiting is not Easy – Mrs. Shaffner

We are in a Book – Mrs. Ring

We Planted a Tree – Mrs. Eagar

Wemberley Worried – Mrs. Staples

When I Grow Up – Mrs. Sargent

When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry – Mrs. Stenlund

Where the Wild Things Are – Mrs. Staples

Wonky Donkey – Mrs. Brannon

Wordy Birdy – Mr. Mick

Wretched Stone – Mrs. Rafn

– Z Books –

Zoom – Mr. Weisser

Holiday Books – Clicking this link will take you to a play list of Mrs. Brannon reading holiday picture books.

America

A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women – Mrs. Brannon

America a Patriotic Primer – Mrs. Brannon

Americans – Mrs. Brannon

Blue Sky White Stars – Mrs. Brannon

U.S. Army Alphabet – Mrs. Brannon

U.S. Marines Alphabet Book – Mrs. Brannon

U.S. Navy Alphabet Book – Mrs. Brannon

We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart – Mrs. Brannon

Animal Friends and Helpers

Borrowing Bunnies: A Surprising True Tale of Fostering Rabbits – Mrs. Brannon

How Tickles Saved Pickles – Mrs. Brannon

Tarra and Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends – Mrs. Brannon

Animals that Live in the Ocean

Amazing Sharks!

Dolphins – Mrs. Ring

Do Dolphins Really Smile? – Mrs. Brannon

Dolphins and Porpoises (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Incredible Sharks – Mrs. Brannon

Sea Creatures – Mrs. Brannon

Sea Turtles – Mrs. Brannon

Sharks (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Super Sharks – Mrs. Brannon

Whales (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Apes

Amazing Gorillas – Mrs. Brannon

Gorillas (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Branon

Orangutans (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Assorted Mammals

Amazing Bats – Mrs. Brannon

Brilliant Bats – Mrs. Brannon

Elephants (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Giraffes (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Baby Koalas – Mrs. Birkel

Koalas – Mrs. Ring

Wolves – Mrs. Brannon

Bears

A Book for Kids About Pandas – Mrs. Brannon

Bears (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Pandas – Mrs. Ring

Polar Bears (1) – Mrs. Brannon

Polar Bears (2) – Mrs. Ring

Big Cats

Cheetahs (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Cheetah Cubs – Mrs. Brannon

Lions (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Tigers (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Tigress – Mrs. Brannon

Biographies – Books About People

An Inconvenient Alphabet: Ben Franklin and Noah Webster’s Spelling Revolution – Mrs. Brannon

Astronaut Scott Kelly: My Journey to the Stars – Mrs. Brannon

Daredevil: The Daring Life of Betty Shelton – Mrs. Brannon

Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote – Mrs. Brannon

Girl Running: Bobbi Give and the Boston Marathon – Mrs. Brannon

Imagine That! How Dr. Seuss Wrote The Cat in the Hat – Mrs. Brannon

Mighty Jackie the Strikeout Queen – Miss Kuenzi

Not So Different: What You REALLY Want to Ask About Having a Disability – Mrs. Brannon

Rosie Revere, Engineer – Mrs. Birkel

World is not a Rectangle: A Portrait of the Architect Zaha Hadid – Mrs. Brannon

Birds

Cool Penguins – Mrs. Ring

Eagles (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Owls (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Penguins – Mrs. Brannon

Penguins (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Books with Many Animals

Cute as an Axolotl – Mrs. Brannon

What If You Had Animal Ears!? – Mrs. Brannon

What If You Had Animal Hair!? – Mrs. Brannon

What If You Had An Animal Nose!? – Mrs. Brannon

What Makes a Monster? – Mrs. Brannon

Bugs and Insects

Ants (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Are You a Beetle? – Mrs. Brannon

Are You a Dragonfly? – Mrs. Brannon

Are You a Ladybug? – Mrs. Brannon

Bees and Wasps (Animal Lives Series) –

Mrs. Brannon

Beetle Alphabet Book – Mrs. Brannon

Butterflies (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

From Caterpillar to Butterfly – Mrs. Shaffner

It’s a Good Thing There Are Bees – Mrs. Shaffner

Spiders (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Celebrating Cultures

Celebrate Chinese New Year – Mrs. Brannon

Celebrate Halloween – Mrs. Brannon

Celebrate Hanukkah – Mrs. Brannon

Celebrate Kwanzaa – Mrs. Brannon

Dia de los Muertos – Mrs. Brannon

Farm Animals

Farm Animals – Mrs. Brannon

Farm Animals #2 – Mrs. Brannon

Why Do Horses Neigh – Mrs. Brannon

Forces

Forces and Motion – Mrs. Brannon

Magnets: Pulling Together, Pushing Apart

Motion – Mrs. Brannon

Motion: Push and Pull, Fast and Slow

General Science

Popcorn – Mrs. Rafn

Water is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle – Mrs. Brannon

Habitats

Arctic Tundra – Mrs. Brannon

Deep Oceans – Mrs. Brannon

Harsh Habitats – Mrs. Brannon

Interesting Things About Animals

Ocean Ocean Animal Adaptations – Mrs. Brannon

Animal Camouflage in the Ocean – Mrs. Brannon

Animals With No Eyes: Cave Adaptations – Mrs. Brannon

Desert Animal Adaptations – Mrs. Brannon

Nature’s Strongest Animals – Mrs. Birkel

See Through Animals – Mrs. Brannon

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? – Mrs. Cleveland

Life Cycles

From Bean to Bean Plant – Mrs. Brannon

From Puppy to Dog – Mrs. Brannon

From Tadpole to Frog – Mrs. Brannon

Investigate Life Cycles – Mrs. Brannon

Life Cycle of a Butterfly – Mrs. Brannon

Life Cycle of a Dog – Mrs. Brannon

Life Cycle of a Pumpkin – Mrs. Brannon

Life Cycle of a Spider – Mrs. Brannon

Life Cycle of a Sunflower – Mrs. Brannon

Life Cycle of a Turtle – Mrs. Brannon

Mountain Life Cycle – Mrs. Brannon

Ocean Life Cycle – Mrs. Brannon

Polar Lands Life Cycle – Mrs. Brannon

River Life Cycle – Mrs. Brannon

Mighty Machines

Bikes (Mighty Machines) – Mrs. Brannon

Cranes (Mighty Machines Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Diggers (Mighty Machines Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Dump Trucks and Other Big Machines (Mighty Machines Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Fire Trucks and Rescue Vehicles (Mighty Machines Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Loaders (Mighty Machines Series) _ Mrs. Brannon

Monster Trucks (Mighty Machines Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Tractors and Farm Vehicles (Mighty Machines Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Trucks (Mighty Machines Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Reptiles and Amphibians

Dangerous Dinos – Mrs. Brannon

Dinosaurs – Mrs. Rafn

Frogs! (1) – Mrs. Ring

Frogs (2)- Mrs. Brannon

Frogs (3) – Mrs. Brannon

Tortoises and Turtles (Animal Lives Series) – Mrs. Brannon

Space

Let’s Explore the Sun (Book #1) – Mrs. Brannon

Let’s Explore Mercury (Book #2) – Mrs. Brannon

Let’s Explore Venus (Book #3) – Mrs. Brannon

Let’s Explore Earth (Book #4) – Mrs. Brannon

Let’s Explore the Moon (Book #5) – Mrs. Brannon

Let’s Explore Mars (Book #6) – Mrs. Brannon

Let’s Explore Jupiter (Book #7) – Mrs. Brannon

Let’s Explore Saturn (Book #8) – Mrs. Brannon

Let’s Explore Uranus (Book #9) – Mrs. Brannon

Let’s Explore Neptune (Book #10) – Mrs. Brannon

Let’s Explore Pluto and Beyond (Book # 11) – Mrs. Brannon

Starry Sky – Mrs. Brannon

Weather and Natural Disasters

A Party for Clouds – Mrs. Brannon

Blizzards! – Mrs. Brannon

Clouds – Mrs. Brannon

Fearsome Forces of Nature – Mrs. Brannon

Fires and Floods – Mrs. Brannon

Lightning: It’s Electrifying! – Mrs. Brannon

Storms! – Mrs. Brannon

Sunshine – Mrs. Brannon

Thunder and Lightning – Mrs. Brannon

Tornadoes! – Mrs. Brannon

Volcanoes! – Mrs. Brannon

What Will the Weather Be? – Mrs. Brannon

Climates – Mrs. Brannon

A Little Bit Brave – Mrs. Anderson

A Little Spot of Anger (Breathing Tool) – Mrs. Brannon

A Little Spot of Anxiety – Mr. Kanne

All Are Welcome – Mrs. Anderson

Apology and Forgiveness Tool – Mr. Kanne and Kenny

Awfulizer: Learning to Overcome the Shame Game – Mrs. Brannon

Be Kind – Mrs. Anderson

Breathing Tool – Mr. Kanne and Kenny

Empathy is my Superpower – Mrs. Brannon

Empathy Tool – Stand in My Shoes – Mr. Kanne and Kenny

Garbage Can Tool – Mr. Kanne and Kenny

Happy Dreamer – Mrs. Anderson

Her Body Can (Body Positivity) – Mrs. Brannon

Hurty Feelings – Mr. Kanne 

I am One – Mrs. Anderson

I Can’t Do That YET (Growth Mindset) – Mrs. Brannon

I’m Stretched! – Mrs. Brannon

Kindness Snippet Jar – Mrs. Brannon

Listening Tool – Mr. Kanne and Kenny

Mrs. Joyce Gives the Best High Fives: Introducing the Counselor – Mrs. Brannon

Patience Tool _ Mr. Kanne and Kenny

Personal Space Tool – Mr. Kanne

Please and Thank You Tool – Mr. Kanne and Kenny

Quiet Safe Space – Mr. Kanne and Kenny

Some Days I Flip My Lid (Breathing Tool/Quiet Safe Space Tool) – Mrs. Brannon

Sorry – Mr. Kanne

Speak Up, Wonder Pup: A Kid’s Guide to Standing Up for Yourself – Mrs. Brannon

Taking Time Tool – Mr. Kanne and Kenny

Unicorn and Horse – Mrs. Anderson

Using Your Words Tool – Mr. Kanne and Kenny

World Needs Who You Were Made to Be – Mrs. Anderson

Chapter Books

Listen to staff read some great chapter books aloud.  Some of these files are audio only and some are also video.

Absent Author – Mrs. Brannon

Bald Bandit – Mrs. Brannon

The Mystery of the Carnival Prize – Mrs. Brannon

Mystery of the Circus Clown – Mrs. Brannon

Mystery of the U.F.O. – Mrs. Brannon

Chocolate Touch – Mrs. Brannon

Magician’s Nephew – Book #1- Mrs. Bauer

Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe – Book #2 – Mrs. Bauer

Horse and His Boy – Book #3 – Mrs. Bauer

Prince Caspian – Book #4 – Mrs. Bauer

Voyage of the Dawn Treader – Book #5 – Mrs. Bauer

Silver Chair – Book #6 – Mrs. Bauer

Last Battle – Book #7 – Mrs. Bauer

Ellen Tebbits – Mrs. Bauer

Mount Rushmore Calamity – Book #1 – Mrs. Brannon

Great Egyptian Grave Robbery – Book #2 – Mrs. Brannon

Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom – Mrs. Brannon

Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon – Mrs. Brannon

Horrible Harry in Room 2B – Mrs. Brannon

Horrible Harry Moves up to Third Grade – Mrs. Brannon

Horrible Harry’s Secret – Mrs. Brannon

I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 – Mrs. Brannon

Case of the Class Clown – Mrs. Brannon

Joshua Dread – Book #1 – Mrs. Brannon

Joshua Dread – Book #2 – The Nameless Hero

Joshua Dread – Book #3 – The Dominion Key (Coming Soon!)

Dinosaurs Before Dark – Book #1 – Mrs. Brannon

Afternoon on the Amazon – Book #6 – Mrs. Brannon

Malala: My Story of Standing up for Girls Rights – Mrs. Brannon

Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane – Mrs. Martin-Baker

One and Only Bob – Mrs. Brannon

One and Only Ivan – Mrs. Brannon

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of N.I.M.H. – Book #1 – Mrs. Bauer

Racso and the Rats of N.I.M.H. – Book #2 – Mrs. Bauer

Rules – Mrs. Brannon

Warning: This is a suspense book.  Chapter one of Skeleton Man has a couple parts that might bother some individuals who are sensitive.  It is brief, but important to the story.  This story is based on a Native American legend with a non-living character.

I do NOT recommend this book for students who are 8 or younger unless they enjoy and understand this genre.

Skeleton Man – Mrs. Brannon

Return of Skeleton Man – Mrs. Brannon

Watchdog and the Coyotes – Mrs. Guthrie