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Monthly Author Study

September: Jon Gordon

Author's Name:

Jon Gordon

Books:

The Energy Bus

Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:


The Hard Hat


The Coffee Bean

October: Ashima Shiraishi

Author's Name:

Ashima Shiraishi

Books:

How to Solve a Problem

Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:


Keep Climbing, Girls


A Good Day for Climbing Trees


Up the Mountain Path


Stuck

November: Traci Sorell

Author's Name:

Traci Sorell

Books:

We Are Grateful

Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:


We Are Still Here: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know


At the Mountain’s Base


Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross


PowWow Day

December: Andrea Beaty

Author's Name:

Andrea Beaty

Books:

Aaron Slater, Illustrator

(Available Nov 2)

Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:


The Questionnaire Series:

  • Ada Twist Scientist

  • Rosie Revere Engineer

  • Iggy Peck Architect

  • Sofia Valdez Future Prez


Happy Birthday Madame Chapeau

Website Links:


Andrea Beaty Website

January: Brad Meltzer

Author's Name:

Brad Meltzer

Books:

A New Day

Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:


“I Am” series


“Ordinary People Who Changed the

World” series


Various New Year books

February: Jacqueline Woodson

Author's Name:

Jacqueline Woodson

Books:

The Other Side

Coming On Home Soon

Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:


Each Kindness


The Day You Begin


Pecan Pie Baby


Our Gracie Aunt


We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past


Brown Girl Dreaming


Show Way


Visiting Day

March: Gordon Korman

Author's Name:

Gordon Korman

Books:

Restart

Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:


Unplugged


Linked


Slacker


Swindle


The 39 Clues series

April: Stacy McAnulty

Author's Name:

Stacy McAnulty

Books:

Sun! One in a Billion


Oceans! Waves for All


Earth! My first 4.5 Billion Years

Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:


Moon!


Mars!


Millionaires For The Month


The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

May: Jamilah Thompkins Bigelow, Anika Denise, and Gabi Garcia

Author's Name:

Jamilah Thompkins Bigelow

Books:

Your Name is a Song

Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:


Mommy’s Khimar

Author's Name:

Anika Denise

Books:

Planting Stories…

Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:


Starring Carmen


Lights Camera Carmen


A Girl Named Rosita

Author's Name:

Gabi Garcia

Books:

I Can Do Hard Things

Other Books To Be Used for Library Lessons:


Listening With My Heart


Listening To My Body


Find Your Calm

Website Links:


Gabi Garcia's Website