Benton Elementary Library

Listen and Vote!

Anyone who reads/ views all of the read alouds can later vote on their favorite! Your votes will be shared and become part of the state-wide count this spring! For more information, visit the Chickadee Award website. There, you can also find lists of prior nominees and winners... a great resource for anyone looking to read great picture books!

Click on the book cover for the read aloud (must be logged into an @msad49.org google account). There are also links in each description to find complementing information.

Beware of the Crocodile

by Martin Jenkins

illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura

For more about crocodiles

The Cool Bean

by Jory John

illustrated by Pete Oswald

For more books from this author

The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons

by Natascha Biebow

illustrated by Steven Salerno

How crayons are made

Cyril and Pat

by Emily Gravett

For more books from this author

The Donkey Egg

by Janet Stevens

illustrated by Susan Stevens Crummel

Fox are often tricksters in stories

Home in the Woods

by Eliza Wheeler

For more about this book, art, and storytelling

I Am Not a Fish

by Peter Raymundo

Learn more about jellies!

Ninita's Big World: The True Story of a Deaf Pygmy Marmoset

by Sarah Glenn Marsh

illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman

Meet Ninita!

The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family

by Ibtihaj Muhammad

with S.K. Ali

illustrated by Hatem Aly

Meet the author (who is also an Olympic athlete!)

Sea Glass Summer

by Michelle Houts

illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline

Learn where sea glass comes from.

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