2024-2025 Read Alouds

Thursday, September 5 - Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney - Happy First Day of School!

Friday, September 6 - I Believe in You by Sabrina Moyle

Monday, September 9 - Shy Robin and the First Day of Class by Jamie Kim

Tuesday, September 10 - We Are A Class by Rob Sanders

Wednesday, September 11 - Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen

Thursday, September 12 - The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara

Friday, September 13 - Building Books by Megan Wagner Lloyd

Monday, September 16 - Dear Primo: A Letter to my Cousin by Duncan Tunatiuh - Happy Mexican Independence Day/ ¡Feliz Día de la Independencia de México! With special guest reader Ms. Bravo!

Tuesday, September 17 - Moon Festival Wishes by Jillian Lin - Happy Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival 中秋快乐! Zhōng qiū kuài lè! With special guest reader Ms. Mui!

Wednesday, September 18 - Peace by Katie Marsico - Happy International Day of Peace (on Saturday, September 21) and Love and Friendship Day (El Día de Amor y Amistad) in Columbia (also on Saturday, September 21)!

Thursday, September 19 - Walking Towards Peace: The True Story of Peace Pilgrim by Kathleen Krull - Happy International Day of Peace (on Saturday, September 21) and Love and Friendship Day (El Día de Amor y Amistad) in Columbia (also on Saturday, September 21)!

Friday, September 20 - Peace Train by Cat Stevens - Happy International Day of Peace (on Saturday, September 21) and Love and Friendship Day (El Día de Amor y Amistad) in Columbia (also on Saturday, September 21)!

Monday, September 23 - How Do You Know It’s Fall? by Lisa M. Herrington - Happy Vernal Equinox (first day of fall on Sunday, September, 22)!

Tuesday, September 24 - Hello Autumn by Shelley Rotner - Happy Vernal Equinox (first day of fall on Sunday, September, 22)!

Wednesday, September 25 - Leif and the Fall by Allison Sweet Grant and Adam Grant - Happy Vernal Equinox (first day of fall on Sunday, September, 22)!

Thursday, September 26 - The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming - Happy Vernal Equinox (first day of fall on Sunday, September, 22)!

Friday, September 27 - One Green Apple by Eve Bunting - Happy Vernal Equinox (first day of fall on Sunday, September, 22)!

Monday, September 30 - Dreamers by Yuyi Morales - Happy Latinx Heritage Month!

Tuesday, October 1 - Sing With Me: The Story of Selena Quintanilla/ Canta Conmigo: La Historia de Selena Quintanilla by Diana Lopez PART 1 With special guest reader Ms. Yadira! - Happy Latinx Heritage Month! ENGLISH AND SPANISH

Wednesday, October 2 - Sing With Me: The Story of Selena Quintanilla/ Canta Conmigo: La Historia de Selena Quintanilla by Diana Lopez PART 2 With special guest reader Ms. Yadira! - Happy Latinx Heritage Month! ENGLISH AND SPANISH

Monday, October 7 - Lin-Manuel Miranda: Making a Difference as a Writer by Katie Kawa - Happy Latinx Heritage Month! 

Tuesday, October 8 - Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe - Happy Latinx Heritage Month! 

Wednesday, October 9 - José Born to Dance!: The Story of José Limón/ ¡José! Nacido Para Bailar: La Historia de José Limón by Susanna Reich PART 1 -  With special guest reader Ms. Martinez! - Happy Latinx Heritage Month! ENGLISH AND SPANISH

Thursday, October 10 - José Born to Dance!: The Story of José Limón/ ¡José! Nacido Para Bailar: La Historia de José Limón by Susanna Reich PART 2 -  With special guest reader Ms. Martinez! - Happy Latinx Heritage Month! ENGLISH AND SPANISH

Friday, October 11 - Three Jumps to Sorry: A Yom Kippur Story by Amy Novit - Have a meaningful fast (Yom Kippur is on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12)! Enjoy your Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

Tuesday, October 15 - Little People Big Dreams: Frida Kahlo by Ma Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales - Happy Latinx Heritage Month! ENGLISH AND SPANISH

Wednesday, October 16 - PS 112 Hispanic Heritage Month Book by the students of PS 112 - Read by Ms. Benji in ENGLISH AND SPANISH - Happy Latinx Heritage Month! 

Thursday, October 17 - What’s Cooking at 10 Garden Street? By Felicia Sol and Every Night is Pizza Night by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt - In honor of World Food Day

Friday, October 18 - Is It Sukkot Yet? By Chris Barash - Chag Sukkot Sameach (Happy Sukkot! This Jewish holiday began on Wednesday,October 16 at sundown and will last for 8 days.)

Monday, October 21 - Pumpkin Heads by Wendell Minor - Happy Halloween Week!

Wednesday, October 23 - Grumpy Monkey: Don’t Be Scared by Suzanne Lang - Happy Halloween Week!

Thursday, October 24 - Leila The Perfect Witch by Flavia Z. Drago - Happy Halloween Week!

Friday, October 25 - Gustavo The Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago - Happy Halloween Week!

Monday, October 28 - An Ofrenda for Perro by Judith Valdes B. - Happy Dia de los Muertos!

Tuesday, October 29 - I Remember Abuelito by Janice Levy - Happy Dia de los Muertos! With special guest Ms. Benji in ENGLISH AND SPANISH 

Wednesday, October 30 - Shubh Diwali by Chitra Soundar - Shubh Diwali (Happy Diwali)!

Thursday, October 31 - Get Ready for Halloween by Janet Nolan - Happy Halloween!

Monday, November 4 - Voting: A Kid’s Guide by Nel Yomtov - Happy Day Before Election Day!

Wednesday, November 6 - What is Love? By Mac Barnett

Thursday, November 7 - Love Is by Diane Adams

Tuesday, November 12 - I Am Love by Susan Verde

Wednesday, November 13 - When We Are Kind by Monique Gray Smith - Special Guest Ms. Pilarte - Happy World Kindness Day!

Thursday, November 14 - PS 112 Election Day Video!

Friday, November 15 - Curious George Votes by Margaret and H.A. Rey

Monday, November 18 - Love is All Around Us by Nikki Shannon Smith

Tuesday, November 19 - Hey Little Rockabye & Still This Love Goes On by Buffy Sainte Marie - Happy Native American Heritage Month!

Wednesday, November 20 - Rabbit’s Snow Dance: An Iroquois Folktale As Told By James and Joseph Bruchac - Happy Native American Heritage Month!

Thursday, November 21 - My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom - Happy Native American Heritage Month!

Friday, November 22 - First Laugh, Welcome Baby! by Rose Ann Tahe and Nancy Bo Flood - Happy Native American Heritage Month!

Monday, November 25 - The Thanksgiving Dinner Platter by Randa Handler - Happy Native American Heritage Month! Happy Thanksgiving (on Thursday)!

Tuesday, November 26 - All We Need by Kathy Wolff - Happy Thanksgiving (on Thursday)!

Wednesday, November 27 - Frog and Friends Celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years: Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting - Happy Thanksgiving (on Thursday)!

Monday, December 2 - Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls - Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Tomorrow)!

Tuesday, December 3 - Little Red Riding Hood by James Marshall

Wednesday, December 4 - Cinderella retold by Susanna Davidson 

Thursday, December 5 - Chicken Little retold by Steven Kellogg and Chicken Little: Una Fabula par George Bridge

Friday, December 6 - Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold by James Marshall

Monday, December 9 - Rapunzel retold by Rachel Isadora

Tuesday, December 10 - Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts by Ruby Bridges - Happy Human Rights Day!

Wednesday, December 11 - A Library by Nikki Giovanni - In honor of the passing of Nikki Giovanni

Thursday, December 12 - The Bilingual Fairytales Gingerbread Man/ El Hombre de Pan De Jengibre retold by Catherine McCafferty - With special guest Ms. Bravo ENGLISH AND SPANISH

Friday, December 13 - Winter’s Eve Love and Lights by Lisa Johnson - Happy Holiday Season and Happy St. Lucia (Today)!

Monday, December 16 - The Gift of the Poinsettia/ El Regalo de la Flor de Nochebuena by Pat Mora - Feliz Las Posadas/ Happy Las Posadas (started today)! - With special guest Ms. Karen ENGLISH AND SPANISH

Tuesday, December 17 - My Family Celebrates Kwanzaa by Lisa Bullard - Happy Kwanzaa (starts December 26)!

Wednesday, December 18 - Eight Sweet Nights A Festival Of Lights by Charlotte Offsay - Happy Chanukah (starting on December 25 at sundown)!

Thursday, December 19 - A Coyote Solstice Tale by Thomas King - Happy Winter Solstice (on Saturday, December 21)!

Friday, December 20 - Miracle on 133rd Street by Sonia Manzano - Merry Christmas (on Wednesday, December 25)!

Thursday, January 2 - Feliz New Year Ava, Gabriella! By Alexandra Alessandri - Happy New Year (yesterday)!

Monday, January 6 - Dreams of Green: A Three Kings Day Story by Mariel Jungkunz - Happy Three Kings Day!/ ¡Feliz día de Reyes!

Tuesday, January 7 - King Island Christmas by Jean Rogers - Merry Orthodox Christmas!

Monday, January 13 - A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr and Our World: India by Meera Sriram - Happy Pongol (starting tomorrow)!

Tuesday, January 14 - A Kite for Melia by Samuel Narh and Freda Narh - Happy International Kite Festival!

Wednesday, January 15 - Celebrating All Religions by Abby Collach - Happy World Religions Day (on Sunday, January 19)!

Thursday, January 16 - Inauguration Day by Danielle Haynes - Inauguration Day is Monday, January 20, 2025.

Friday, January 17 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day/ Natalico de Martin Luther King Jr. by Connor Dayton and I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. - Happy Martin Luther King Day (on Monday)! - With special guest Ms. Castro ENGLISH AND SPANISH

Tuesday, January 21 - Martin Luther King Jr. by Emma E. Haldy

Wednesday, January 22 - Let The Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson

Thursday, January 23 - We Dream a World by Yolanda Renee King

Friday, January 24 - Be A King by Carole Boston Weatherford

Monday, January 27 - Chelsea’s Chinese New Year by Lisa Bullard - Happy Lunar New Year (on Wednesday, January 29)! 新年快樂! Xīnnián kuàilè!

Tuesday, January 29 - New Year by Rich Lo - Happy Lunar New Year with special guest Ms. Mui (on Wednesday, January 29)! 新年快樂! Xīnnián kuàilè!

Thursday, January 30 - Babies Around the World Dancing by Tamara Baker and This Is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe Part 1 - Happy Multicultural Children's Book Day!

Friday, January 31 - This Is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe Part 2 - Happy Multicultural Children's Book Day (Yesterday)!

Monday, February 3 - Punxsutawney Phyllis by Susanna Leonard Hill - Happy Groundhog's Day (Yesterday)!

Tuesday, February 4 - Rosa Parks by Lisbeth Kaiser - Happy Rosa Parks Day!

Wednesday, February 5 - Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney - Happy World Read Aloud Day!

Thursday, February 6 - Inky the Octopus by Erin Guendelsberger - Happy Waitangi Day (the day that celebrates the founding of New Zealand)!

Friday, February 7 - David’s Drawings by Cathryn Falwell - Happy Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action!

Monday, February 10 - Kindness Makes Us Strong by Sophie Beer and Kindness is a Golden Heart by Jessica Kluthe - Happy Random Acts of Kindness Day (on Monday, February 17)!

Tuesday, February 11 - Joan Proctor, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles by Patricia Valdez - Happy International Women and Girls in Science Day with special guest Ms. Costa!

Wednesday, February 12 - Amy Wu and the Lantern Festival by Kat Zhang - Happy Lantern Festival! 元宵節快樂！Yuánxiāo jié kuàilè!

Thursday, February 13 - I Am Abraham Lincoln by Brad Meltzer - Happy Presidents Week (Next Week)!

Friday, February 14 - Petal and Poppy and the Mystery Valentine by Lisa Clough and Ed Briant - Happy Valentine's Day!

Wednesday, February 26 - Abiyoyo told by Pete Seeger - Happy Black History Month!

Thursday, February 27 - Nelson Mandela: A Life of Persistence by Jennifer Boothroyd - Happy Black History Month!

Friday, February 28 - Mama Africa: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song by Kathryn Erskine Part 1 - Happy Black History Month

Monday, March 3 - Cesaria Feels The Beat by Denise Rosario Adusei - Happy Carnival!

Tuesday, March 4 -  - Mama Africa: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song by Kathryn Erskine Part 2 - Happy Women's History Month!

Wednesday, March 5 - The Gift of Ramadan by Rabia York Lumbard - Ramadan Mubarek (Happy Ramadan)! رمضان مبارك!

Thursday, March 6 -  A Ramadan to Remember by Marzieh A. Ali - Ramadan Kareem (Happy Ramadan!) رمضان كريم!

Friday, March 7 - Raise Your Hand by Alice Paul Tapper - Happy International Women's Day (tomorrow)!

Monday, March 10 - Harriet Tubman by Isabel Sanchez Vegara - Happy Harriet Tubman Day!

Tuesday, March 11 - Sally Ride by Erin Edison - Happy Women's History Month!

Wednesday, March 12 - The Girl Who Named Pluto: The Story of Venetia Burney by Alice B. McGinty - Happy Women's History Month!

Thursday, March 13 - Festival of Colors by Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal - Holi Hai (Happy Holi)!

Friday, March 14 - Purim by Carmen Bredson - Happy Purim! !חג פורים שמח

Monday, March 17 - The Leprechaun Who Lost His Rainbow by Sean Callahan - Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Tuesday, March 18 - It Happened in Shushan: A Purim Story by Harriet K. Feder - Happy PS 112 Purim celebration Day!

Wednesday, March 19 - Little People, Big Dreams: Greta Thunberg by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vagera - Happy Global Recycling Day (yesterday)!

Thursday, March 20 - Poppleton in Spring by Cynthia Rylant - Happy First Day of Spring (Vernal Equinox)!

Friday, March 21 - Watch Over our Water by Lisa Bullard - Happy World Water Day (tomorrow)!

Monday, March 24 - Ellen Ochoa by Christine Juarez - Happy Women's History Month!

Tuesday, March 25 - Katherine Johnson by Anita Nahta Amin - Happy Women's History Month!

Wednesday, March 26 - To The Stars: The First American Woman To Walk in Space by Carmella Van Vleet and Dr. Kathy Sullivan - Happy Women's History Month!

Thursday, March 27 - Mae Jemison by Nancy Polette - Happy Women's History Month!

Friday, March 28 - Ali the Great and the Eid Party Surprise by Saadia Faruqi - Eid Mubarak (Happy Eid al-Fitr)! عيد مبارك!

Tuesday, April 1 - Arthur’s April Fool by Marc Brown - Happy April Fools Day!

Wednesday, April 2 - Too Sticky!: Sensory Issues with Autism by Jen Malia - Happy World Autism Awareness Day!

Thursday, April 3 - Salma the Syrian Chef by Danny Ramadan - Happy Arab American Heritage Month! (Syria)

Thursday, April 10 - Zahra’s Blessing: A Ramadan Story by Shirin Shamsi - Happy Arab American Heritage Month

Friday, April 11 - The Great Passover Escape by Pamela Moritz - Happy Passover (starting tomorrow)! חג פסח שמח

Monday, April 21 - Celebrating Holidays: Easter by Rachel A. Koestler-Grack and Easter Fun by Nikki Shannon Smith - Happy Easter!

Tuesday, April 22 - I Have The Right to Save My Planet by Alain Serres - Happy Earth Day!

Wednesday, April 23 - Count on Us: Climate Activist From One to A Billion by Gabi Snyder - Happy Earth Day!

Tuesday, April 29 - The Loud Librarian by Jenna Beatrice - Happy School Library Month!

Wednesday, April 30 - Library Mouse: A World to Explore by Daniel Kirk - Happy School Library Month!

Thursday, May 1 - Bloom Boom! by April Pulley Sayre - Happy May Day! Happy Lei Day!

Friday, May 2 - Have You Ever Seen a Flower? By Shawn Harris - Happy Bring Your Child to Work Day!

Monday, May 5 - Marco’s Cinco de Mayo by Lisa Bullard - ¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo! (Happy Cinco de Mayo!)

Tuesday, May 6 - Dear Teacher by Paris Rosenthal - Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Wednesday, May 7 - I Want to be a Teacher by Laura Driscoll - Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Thursday, May 8 - Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krause Rosenthall and Mommy Snuggles by Ann Gutman and Georg Hallensleben - Happy Mother's Day (on Sunday, May 11)!

Friday, May 9 - Me and My Mama by Carole Boston Weatherford - Happy Mother's Day (on Sunday, May 11)!

Monday, May 12 - Baby Goes to Market by Atinuke - Happy Math Week!

Tuesday, May 13 - ¡Essie! ¿Otra vez?/ Essie! Again? By Jennie Lackia - Happy Math Week - Spanish and English with Special Guest Ms. Colon!

Wednesday, May 14 - Equal Shmequal by Virginia Kroll - Happy Math Week!

Thursday, May 15 - 1 Big Salad by Juana Medina and Just Add Fun! by Joanne Rocklin Part 1 - Happy Math Week!

Friday, May 16 - Just Add Fun! by Joanne Rocklin Part 2 - Happy Math Week!

Monday, May 19 - Amah Far Away by Margaret Chiu Greanias (Taiwan) - 亚太裔传统月快乐 (Happy AAPI Heritage Month)!

Tuesday, May 20 - Thao by Thao Lam (Vietnam) - Chúc mừng Tháng Di sản AAPI! (Happy AAPI Heritage Month!)

Wednesday, May 21 - Masala Chai, Fast and Slow by Rajani LaRocca (India) - एएपीआई विरासत माह की शुभकामनाएं! (Happy AAPI Heritage Month)!

Friday, May 22 - A Life of Service: The Story of Senator Tammy Duckworth by Christina Soontornvat - Happy AAPI Heritage Month and Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Tuesday, May 27 - Many Things At Once by Veera Hiranandani - Happy Jewish American Heritage Month! 

!חודש מורשת יהודית-אמריקאית שמח Happy AAPI Heritage Month! एएपीआई विरासत माह की शुभकामनाएं!

Wednesday, May 28 - My Name is Aviva by Leslea Newman - Happy Jewish American Heritage Month!

Thursday, May 29 - Jalapeño Bagels by Natasha Wing - Happy Jewish American Heritage Month!

Friday, May 30 - Mrs. Moskowitz and the Sabbath Candlesticks by Amy Schwartz - Happy Jewish American Heritage Month!

Monday, June 2 - Anita and the Dragons by Hannah Carmona and Anna Cunha (Dominican Republic) - Happy Caribbean American Heritage Month! ¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Caribeña Americana!

Tuesday, June 3 - Granny’s Kitchen by Sade Smith (Jamaica) - Happy Caribbean American Heritage Month!

Wednesday, June 4 - Eloisa’s Musical Window by Margarita Engle (Cuba) - Happy Caribbean Amerian Heritage Month!

Monday, June 9 - Haiti A To Z by M.J. Fievre (Haiti) - Happy Caribbean American Heritage Month!

Tuesday, June 10 - The Coquies Still Sing/ Los Coquies Aun Cantan  by Karina Nicole Gonzalez (Puerto Rico) - Happy Caribbean Heritage Month! - English and Spanish with Ms. Perez!

Wednesday, June 11 - Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos - Happy Book Fair Week! Read by Special Guest AP Bonaventura!

Thursday, June 12 - Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard - Happy Book Fair Week! Read by Special Guest Principal Velazquez!

Friday, June 13 - You Don’t Want a Unicorn by Ame Dyckman - Happy Book Fair Week! Ready by Special Guest Literacy Coach Ms. Lopez!

Monday, June 16 - Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty - Happy LGBTQ+ Pride Month!