Hi Susanne
I'm a school librarian at Berkeley Unified and a former BAISL member. I
write a blog called *Great Kid Books <http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/>*,
and a few posts come to mind with recommendations:
- Jasmine Toguchi
<http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2017/12/jasmine-toguchi-mochi-queen-by-debbi.html>--
a new chapter book series I really like
- AASL presentation
<http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/road2reading-beginning-readers.html>
on beginning readers & chapter books -- also see this padlet
<https://padlet.com/greatkidbooks/aasl17> of recommendations, organized
by reading level
- Dory Fantasmagory
<http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/dory-fantasmagory.html> -- my
favorite new chapter book series
- easy readers with diverse characters
<http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2016/06/easy-readers-with-diverse-characters.html>
- chapter books with Latina characters
<http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2016/10/latina-girl-power-chapter-books-with.html>
I hope these help give you some good ideas. I try to post new
recommendations to my blog each week. You can follow by entering your email
address on the right hand side. If you want to keep exploring books for
beginning readers, definitely check out these resources:
- ALA's Geisel Award
<http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/geiselaward> & the
blog Guessing
Geisel <http://guessinggeisel.blogspot.com/>
- #Road2Reading posts at Kid Lit Frenzy
<http://www.kidlitfrenzy.com/kid-lit-frenzy/?category=Road2Reading+Challenge>
& Mrs. Knott's Book Nook
<http://mrsknottsbooknook.blogspot.com/search/label/%23road2reading>
blogs
I'd love to hear what other suggestions you receive. This is an especially
important area for us to keep developing our elementary libraries.
Mary Ann
Mary Ann Scheuer
Teacher Librarian
Berkeley Unified School District
On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 5:06 PM, Susanne DeRisi <sderisi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi, BAISL community!
I am looking to update my library’s selection of emerging reader books
through beginner chapter books. What are some of the popular books and
series in your libraries? If you were updating your own collection what
would you add? Thank you for your suggestions!
Kind regards,
Susanne
Susanne DeRisi
Synergy School, Pre-K -8
San Francisco
