Pair this with nonfiction books for the same reading and comprehension level, including EagleCloud’s Future Scientist: Awesome Science Experiments for Kids.
This book can be used as part of lessons on mapmaking and using a compass. Pair with similar titles, such as Kari Allen’s The Boy Who Loved Maps and the “Map Skills for Today” series.
Pair with similar books for young girls, including Vera Brosgol’s Memory Jars, Yamile Saied Méndez’s What Will You Be?, and Elana K. Arnold’s “Starla Jean” series.
Pair with other books in this series and similar titles such as Adam Wallace’s “How To Catch” series, Jane Yolen’s “How Do Dinosaurs?” series, and Natasha Wing’s “The Night Before” series.
This story can be read aloud to a group and equally enjoyed as a lap book, as part of a mapmaking lesson or a story time focused on exploring the neighborhood.
Purchase several copies of this book, and pair with Claudia Rueda’s Let’s Play in the Forest While the Wolf is Not Around or with Ed Emberley’s Go Away, Big Green Monster! for a lively story time about laughing away your fears.
This engaging story provides an inspiring insight into children’s feelings and the growth of confidence. Pair with similar stories by Peter H. Reynolds including The Dot, Ish, and Sky Color.
Old-fashioned fun to push kids into funny business; pair this with Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault’s Chicka Chicka Boom Boom or any in Eric Litwin, James Dean, and Kimberly Dean’s “Pete the Cat” series.