The Learner Profile: Picture Books

BALANCED

We understand the importance of balancing different aspects of our lives—intellectual, physical, and emotional—to achieve well-being for ourselves and others. We recognise our interdependence with other people and with the world in which we live.

A Bad Case of Stripes

by

David Shannon

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7


A Child's Garden 

by 

Michael Forman

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7

Big Wolf Little Wolf

By 

Nadine Brun-Cosme & Olivier Tallec

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7


Elmer

By

David McKee

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-6

Martha Doesn't Say Sorry

by

Samantha Berger

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-8


The Bad Seed

by

Jory John

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7

The Beckoning Cat

by

Kiko Nishizuka

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-8

The Good Egg

by

John Jory

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7


The Three Questions 

by

John.J. Muth

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-7

The Incredible Book Eating Boy

by 

Oliver Jeffers

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7


The Tunnel

by

Anthony Browne

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-6

Zen Shorts

by

John. J. Muth

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6

CARING

Students show empathy, compassion and respect towards the needs and feelings of others. They have a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment.

A Sick Day for Amos

by 

Phillip C. Stead

Read by Mrs Thompson: bradburyparent@mybradburyschool.com

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Folder: Stories from the Library 

Reading age 2-5


Be Kind 

by

Pat Zietlow Miller

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6




The Bear Hug

by

Nicholas Oldland

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7

The Big Red Umbrella 

by

Amy June Bates

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7

Each Kindness

by

Jacqueline Woodson

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 6-10

Everybody's Welcome

by

Patricia Hegarty

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7

The Giving Tree

by 

Shel Silverstein

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-7

Horton Hears a Whoo

by 

Dr. Seuss

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-9

Koala Lou

by

Mem Fox

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6

The Lion and the Bird

by

Marianne Dubuc

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6

My Friend is Sad

by

Mo Willems

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-6

The Odd Egg

by 

Emily Gravett

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 1-3


Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed

by

Emily Pearson

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-8

Phileas's Fortune

by

Agnes de Lestrade

(Story online: Click on image for link)

6 years and up 

The Sad Dog

by

Sandy Fussell

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7


Sidewalk Flowers

by

JonArno Lawson

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6

Strictly No Elephants

by

Lisa Mantchev

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-5

Silence Seeker

by

Ben Morley

(No video link)

Reading age 5-7



Tomas and the Librarian Lady

by

Pat Mora

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7

The Way Back Home

by

Oliver Jeffers

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-7

The Home For Bird

by

Phillip C. Stead

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6

How to Heal a Broken Wing

by

Bob Graham

Read by Mrs Thompson: bradburyparent@mybradburyschool.com

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Folder: Stories from the Library

 Reading age 3-7


Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge

by

Mem Fox

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Folder: Stories from the Library 

Reading age 2-8

The Ricker Racker Club

by

Patrick Guest

(No video link)

Reading age 3-5


Lotus & Feather

by

Ji-li Jiang

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-5 

What Can I do Today

by

Allison Stoutland

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-9


Exclamation Mark

by

Amy Krouse Rosenthal

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-8

The Invisible Boy

by

Trudy Ludwig

Read by Mrs Thompson: bradburyparent@mybradburyschool.com

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Folder: Stories from the Library

Reading age 5-8


COMMUNICATOR

Good communicators “understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others.”

My Mouth is a Volcano

by 

Julia Cook

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-7


Dear Juno

by

Soyung Pak

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7

Sitti's Secret

by

Naomi Shihab Nye

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-8

Click Clack Moo Cows that Type

by

Doreen Cronin

Epic Books Read Aloud. Click on link

Reading age 2-6

Drawn Together 

by

Minh  Le

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-8

The Days the Crayons Quit

by 

Drew Daywait

Read by Mrs Thompson: bradburyparent@mybradburyschool.com

password: parent123

Folder: Stories from the Library 

Reading age 3-7

The Hello, Goodbye Window

by

Norton Juster

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-5

The Quiet Place

by

Sarah Stewart

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-9

Max's Words

by

Kate Banks

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-8


KNOWLEDGEABLE

Knowledgeable students “develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines. They engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance.” 

Ada Twist, Scientist

by

 Andrea Beaty 

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

by

by Oliver Jeffers 

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 1-5

Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race Hardcover 

by Margot Lee Shetterly 

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 6-12

Iggy Peck, Architect

by

 Andrea Beaty 

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6


In the Leaves 

by Huy Voun Lee 

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-9

Marvelous Mattie

by 

Emily Arnold McCully 

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 7-11

Ruby's Wish

by Shirin Yim Bridges & Sophie Blackall

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 8-12

Wolves 

by Emily Gravett 

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6

OPEN MINDED

Open-minded studentscritically appreciate our own cultures and personal histories, as well as the values and traditions of others. We seek and evaluate a range of points of view, and we are willing to grow from the experience.

All the Colors of the Earth

by

Sheila Hamanaka

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 1-7

Another

by 

Christian Robinson

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-6

The Black Book of Colours 

by 

Menena Cottin

(No video link) 

Reading age 3-6

Bob the Artist

by

Marion Deuchars

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-5


The Day You Begin

by

Jaqueline Woodson

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-8


The Dot

by

Peter H. Reynolds

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-7



Finding Wild

by

Megan Wagner Lloyd


(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7


For Pete's Sake

by

Ellen Stoll Walsh

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-7

Grandfather's Journey

by

Allen Say

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-8

Henry and the Kite Dragon

by

Bruce Edward Hall

(No video link)

Reading age 6-9

It's Okay to be Different

by

Todd Parr

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-5

Julian is a Mermaid

by

Jessica Love

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-6

Marshall Armstrong is New in Our School

by

David Macintosh

(No video link)

Reading age 2-6

Mary Wears What she Want

by

Keith Hegley

(No video link)

Reading age 4-8


Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

by 

Mo Willems

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-9

Not a Stick

by

Antoinette Portis

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-6

The Other Side

by

Jacqueline Woodson

(No video link)

Reading age 5-9

The Perfect Square

by

Michael Hall

(No video link)

Reading age 3-6


The Promise

by

Nicola Davies

(No video link)

Reading age 5-9

The Sandwich

by

Kelly DiPuccho

(No video link)

Reading age 2-6


Sunday Chutney

by

Aaron Blabey

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 1-3


They All Saw the Cat

by

Brendan Wenzel 

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-5

Windblown

by

Aedouard Manceau

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7

Windows

by

Julia Denos

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7

Carla's Sandwich

by

Debbie Herman

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Also on Epic Books

Reading age 5-8

Clark the Shark

by

Bruce Hale

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6 


Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten

By

Bob Graham

(No video link)

Reading age 5-8

PRINCIPLED

Being principled means being someone who will “act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness and justice, and with respect for the dignity and rights of people everywhere. [They] take responsibility for [their actions and their consequences.”

The Cloud Spinner

by

Michael Catchpool 

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6


The Empty Pot

by

Demi

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-7


Extra Yarn

by

Mac Barnett

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-7

Guji Guji

by

Chih-Yuan Chen

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-4

The Honest-to-Goodness Truth

by

Patricia C. McKenzie

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-8

Just a Dream 

by

Chris Van Allsburg

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-7

The Library Lion 

by

Michelle Knudsen

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-7


One Plastic Bag

by

Miranda Paul

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-9

Princess K.I.M and the Lies that Grew

by

Marianne Cocca-Leffler

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-8


One

by

Kathryn Otoshi

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-6


Red

by

Jan de Kinder

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-8

Rude Cakes

by

Rowboat Watkins

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-5

Under the Lemon Moon

by

Edith Hope Fine

(No video link)

Reading age 5-8


We Found a Hat

by

Jon Klassen

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-6

What if Everybody did that?

by

Collen M. Madden

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6

The Truth According to Arthur

by

Tim Hopgood

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-5


A Stone for Sascha

by

Aaron Becker

(No video link)

Reading age 5-9

Beautiful Moon Bella Luna

by

Dawn Jeffers

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-7

Bug in a Vacuum

by

Melanie Watt

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-9

The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes

by

Mark Pett

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-9



REFLECTIVE

Reflective students “thoughtfully consider the world and [their] own ideas and experience. [They] work to understand [their] strengths and weaknesses in order to support [their] learning and personal development.”

Ish

by

Peter R. Reynolds

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-8


Kevin

by

Rob Biddulph

(No video link)

Reading age 5-7

Leonardo the Terrible Monster

by

Mo Willems

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-5

Life without Nico

by

Andrea Maturana

(No video link)

Reading age 4-7

Rosie Reverie Engineer

by

Andrea Beaty

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6


The Red Tree

by

Shaun Tan

(No video link)

Reading age 2-6

Ruby's Worry

by

Tom Percival

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-6


Shh! We have a Plan

by

Chris Haughton

(No video link)

Reading age 1-4

So Few of Me

by

Peter H. Reynolds

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-9


The Thank You Book

by

Mo Willems

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6

Ten Tiny Things

by

Meg McKinlay

(No video link)

Reading age 5-9

Those Shoes

by

Maribeth Boelts

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-8


Would you rather...

by

John Burningham

(No video link)

Reading age 5-7

Wabi Sabi

by

Mark Reibstein

(No video link)

Reading age 5-11

Memoirs of a Goldfish

by

Devin Scillian

(Epic)

(No video link)

Reading age 3-8

Memoirs of a Hamster

by

Devin Scillian

(Epic)

(No video link)

Reading age 4-7

COURAGEOUS

Courageous students “approach uncertainty with forethought and determination; [they] work independently and cooperatively to explore new ideas and innovative strategies. [They] are resourceful and resilient in the face of challenges and change.”

Black Dog

by

Levi Penfold

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-8

The Cow Who Climbed a Tree

by

Gemma Marino

(No video link)

Reading age 3-5

The Dark

by

Lemony Snicket

(No video link)

Reading age 2-6

Emmanuel's Dream 

by

Laurie Ann Thompson

(No video link)

Reading age 5-9

Fearless

by 

Colin Thompson

(No video link)

Reading age 3-6

Giraffes Can't Dance

by

Giles Andreae

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6


Jabari Jumps

by

Gaia Cornwall

(No video link)

Reading age 3-6

The Lion Inside

by

Rachel Bright

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 1-4

Little Mouse and the Red Wall

by

Britta Teckentrup

(No video link)

Reading age 1-5


Parachute

by

Danny Parket

(No video link)

Reading age 4-8

The Story of Fish & Snail

by

Deborah Freedman

(No video link)

Reading age 2-5

The Thing Lou Couldn't Do

by

Ashley Spires

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 5-9

There Might be Lobsters

by 

Carolyn Crimi

(No video link)

Reading age 3-7

What If ...?

by

Anthony Browne

(No video link)

Reading age 2-6

THINKER

Effective thinkers “use critical and creative thinking skills to analyse and take responsible action on complex problems. [They] exercise initiative in making reasoned, ethical decisions.”

Ada Twist Scientist

by

Andrea Beaty

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 3-6


Chalk 

by

Bill Thomson

(No video link)

Reading age 2-6


Dreamers

by

Yuri Morales

(No video link)

Reading age 3-8

Galimoto

by

Karen Lynn Williams

(No video link)

Reading age 4-8

The Girl Who Thought in Pictures

by 

Julia Finley Mosca

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-9

Izzy Gizmo

by

Pip Jones

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 2-6

Kate Who Tamed the Wind

by

Liz Garten Scanlon

(No video link)

Reading age 4-8

Sarabella's Thinking Cap

by

Judy Schachner

(No video link)

Reading age 5-8


The Matchbox Diaries

by

Phil Fleischman

(No video link)

Reading age 6-9

INQUIRER

Students who are inquirers nurture their curiosity, developing skills for inquiry and research. They know how to learn independently and with others. Inquirers learn with enthusiasm and sustain their love of learning throughout life.

Olivia and the missing toy

by

 Ian Falconer

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 4-6



Are You My Mother?

by 

P. D. Eastman

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 1-4

Mr. Archimedes’ Bath

by 

Pamela Allen


Reading age 3-5



The Snowy Day

by

Ezra Jack Keats

(Story online: Click on image for link)

Reading age 1-4

The librarian who measured the earth

by

Kathryn Lasky

(No video link)

Reading age 6-11

The three bears (sort of)

by 

Yvonne Morrison ; 

(No video link)

Reading age 3-6