The Baby-Sitters Club
After Kristy Thomas' mother has to make multiple phone calls to find an available baby-sitter for Kristy's younger brother, Kristy decides to start a baby-sitters club. The club would meet at specific times each week so parents would be able to reach multiple sitters at one time and with one phone number.
Baby-Sitters Little Sister
In this series, Karen is a second grader at Stoneybrook Academy. The stories are about the adventures that Karen and her friends have. Karen usually tries to do the right thing, but because she has been through some hard times in her young life, she sometimes makes a mistake. She does, however, learn from her mistakes.
Bad Guys Series
This bestselling illustrated series is perfect for fans of Dog Man and Captain Underpants. The Bad Guys are about to have a very BAD day! Mr. Wolf and his bad buddies have messed with the wrong guinea pig -- one who is secretly an evil mad scientist.
Bad Kitty
Bad Kitty is a series of American children's books by Nick Bruel, about a housecat named Kitty, who often wreaks havoc about her owner's home. The first book, Bad Kitty, was a picture book, published in 2005, and featured Kitty encountering foods and doing activities categorized by the alphabet.
Investi-GATORS
Meet Mango and Brash, the super spy alligator duo in John Patrick Green's goofy graphic novel series InvestiGators. These gumshoe gators travel through the sewers and fight the forces of evil with their Very Exciting Spy Technology and never-failing method of toilet-based traveling.
Mother Bruce Series
Readers will love this next installment of the uproarious, award-winning Mother Bruce series. Bruce is a bear who struggles with fun. When Bruce says no to fun one too many times, Nibbs, Thistle, and Rupert secretly wish Bruce was more fun.
Yoshi's Big Swim: One Turtle's Epic Journey Home
by Mary Wagley Copp
Yoshi’s Big Swim chronicles the impressive true story of Yoshi, a loggerhead turtle who was rescued by fishermen, then rehabilitated and cared for by scientists for many years. The scientists adored her, and Yoshi was happy in her aquarium home. But then, many years later, Yoshi let them know that it was time for her to move on. Would Yoshi be safe? Would she know what to do? After lots of preparation—and plenty of friendly back scratches for Yoshi—the determined loggerhead set off on her journey. Discover an amazing story celebrating teamwork, science, and an animal hero who swam more than 22,000 miles to her true home—the longest journey of any animal ever tracked. In addition to being awe-inspiring, Yoshi's story underlines the importance of wildlife conservation and the power of one animal to unite people around the world for a common cause.
Past Elementary (Grades 2-4) Nutmeg Winners
2025: Yoshi's Big Swim One Turtle's Epic Journey Home
by Mary Wagley Copp
2024: Mellybean and the Giant Monster by Mike White
2023: The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys
Built Their Own Soccer Field by Scott Riley
2022: InvestiGATORS by John Patrick Green
2021: We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
2020: A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold
One of the best exercises for the brain is reading. Students are encouraged to read every day, and besides the assignments their teachers give them, they can read anything they would like. There are some great choices on the book lists, but there are other books that students may just find interesting. Read those! Have fun exploring this site and some of the activities.