Yes, there are plenty of picture books for middle school students! This giant list includes books with rich language and content perfect for older kids.
I never would have thought of picture books for 5th graders. I thought they were just for little kids. Luckily I was wrong. When we started this homeschool journey my daughter was a very reluctant …
These picture books about identity help your students feel more positive about themselves and more open-minded to people different from them.
Collection of the best picture books to read to older children that spark interesting and meaningful conversations.
Ever had some art on your wall that you didn't commission? Then this is the book for you (or rather, your little artist). Meet the little boy who can’t
These picture books about identity help your students feel more positive about themselves and more open-minded to people different from them.
It’s that time again! 12 bloggers are sharing their favorite read aloud for the month AND giving away four of these books for free! Yes, I know I am only supposed to blog about one book but I just couldn’t help it this time! They were both too great 🙂 I chose {The Butterfly} by Patricia Polacco & {Star of Fear, Star of Hope} by Joe Hoestlandt The Butterfly is set in the Nazi era. Monique lives in a small French village and thinks she has a ghost in her attic. The ghost happens to be a young Jewish girl who had been hiding from the Nazi’s in her very own home. The two grow a strong bond, and are ultimately forced to flee from the country to save her dear friend and her friend’s family. Star of Fear, Star of Hope is about a young girl named Helen whose best friend, Lydia is forced to wear a Star of David on her jacket. The night of Helen’s birthday, Lydia sleeps over. While Helen’s parents treat work, strangers tap on a neighbor’s door, calling out strange passwords and looking for shelter. The Nazi’s are arresting Jews. Lydia asks to go home […]
These picture books about identity help your students feel more positive about themselves and more open-minded to people different from them.
Cute Dragon Coloring Book for Kids Step into a world of fantasy and wonder with " Cute Dragon Coloring Book for Kids" a delightful coloring book designed especially for kids. This book is filled with charming Cute Dragon and enchanting scenes that will spark the imagination and creativity of young artists. Each page offers a new adventure Features: • 30 Adorable Illustrations: Captivating and kid-friendly designs that are easy to color. • High-Quality Paper: Thick, durable paper that prevents bleed-through from markers and crayons. • Single-Sided Pages: Each picture is printed on one side to allow easy removal and display of the finished artwork. • Variety of Scenes: From simple designs perfect for younger kids to more detailed ones for older children, this book caters to all ages. Cute Dragon Book for Kids Fun and Creativity: Kids adore the Cute Dragon Coloring Book for Kids and enjoy adding their favorite colors to bring each page to life. The diverse scenes keep them engaged and excited to see what comes next. Relaxing and Calming: Coloring is a soothing activity that helps kids relax and unwind. It's a perfect way for them to spend quiet time, especially after a busy day. Educational Benefits: While having fun, kids also develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and color recognition. The book offers an enjoyable way to learn and grow. Perfect for All Occasions: Whether it's for a rainy day, a long car trip, or a quiet afternoon at home, "Cute Dragon Coloring Book for Kids" is a wonderful companion. It's also a great gift for birthdays, holidays, and other special occasions. Give your child the gift of magic and creativity with "Cute Dragon Coloring Book for Kids" Watch as they light up with joy and pride Whether you're a parent, teacher, or simply looking for a delightful gift, our Cute Dragon Coloring Book for Kids will bring joy and entertainment to any dinosaur enthusiast. So, grab your coloring pencils, unleash your child's creativity, and embark on an exciting coloring adventure with our 30Cute Dragon Coloring Book for Kids printable collection! ** Usage Terms**: Take a moment to review the usage terms and licensing agreement associated with the digital item. This will provide you with essential information on how you can use it. We wanted to remind you that it's intended for personal use only. You may not distribute, resell, sublicense, or otherwise make the Items available to third parties, whether for profit or not. This prohibition includes selling, leasing, renting, or otherwise transferring the Items to any third party. Your respect for these terms is greatly appreciated.
Children's books about France. Reviews with choices for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarten, and elementary kids.
These picture books that demonstrate narrative writing can be used to help older students learn to write narratives.
These picture books for questioning and inquiry and illustrate characters with curiosity going through the inquiry process.
These picture books about identity help your students feel more positive about themselves and more open-minded to people different from them.
Picture Book Illustrating Course Part 1 Style and Characterisation Ok so it's been a bit more than a week since our last session but obviously that's because I'm such a warm and understanding teacher I just knew you'd want a little longer to complete your last homework assignment and take in everything so far... it has nothing at all to do with the fact that I forgot... a-hem... and I've been busy working on new projects, like this; Anyhoo, on with the lesson... quiet at the back... We’ve spent the last three sessions looking at writing children’s picture books and now we’re going to concentrate on illustrating picture books - whether or not you intend to write them as well. In just three sessions I won’t have time to go into specific techniques and I can’t hope to cover an entire degree course but hopefully it will give you a good starting point from which you can develop your own work.... I’m completely self-taught (my degree was in Philosophy - not a natural path into book illustration!) and I believe that, as with writing, if you begin to know your field and know what works and what publishers are looking for you can, with time, patience and a whole load of practice, you can hone a more self-critical eye and start to shape your own work into something a publisher would be desperate to get their hands on. Illustrating children’s picture books is a slightly less competitive field than writing children’s picture books as the skill set is more specific - you have to be able to draw! Where as with writing, everyone can string together a sentence so it’s not such a leap to believe you can write a book, with illustrating people tend to know whether they have artistic skills or not and would only pursue such a career (one would hope) if they do. I’m presuming in his course, therefore, that you have some kind of artistic skills to begin with! If not, take a basic beginners art course and learn to draw first. BUT whilst it is not quite as competitive as writing them, illustrating picture books is still an inCREDibly competitive field with hundreds of graduates churned out each year from illustration degree courses all with one aim - to get published! What I believe is sometimes lacking, however, in illustration degree courses is the knowledge on how to actually mould your work into something commercial enough for a publisher to want but unique enough to get noticed. There are 4 things publishers are looking for in illustration samples; great.... Style - what your work looks like! medium, feel etc. Characterisation - strong appealing characters Composition - using the page and text/image placement to best affect Narrative - telling the story through pictures This week we’re going to look at Character and Style, next week Narrative and Composition and in the final week we’ll look at practical tips on what a publisher wants to see in a portfolio, how to send off samples, what to do when you get your first commission etc. Style - To be successful you need to develop a style that is original and instinctive. - It's impossible to say what publishers are looking for at any one time but suffice to say they know it when they see it! - Rather than setting out to impress find a style that comes naturally to you. - Look at your own abilities and find out where your strengths lie and perfect that style this comes over time - you can’t force it - and it’s not going to happen in three weeks! Activity It is arguably impossible to become a great artist without first studying the greats so your ongoing homework is to spend time in libraries/book shops/on line looking at what’s currently out there... not with a view to copying them but to know what you’re up against and the standards expected. Your work needs to be as good, if not better, than what is currently on the shelves if it is going to stand a chance of being published. When you look through these books do NOT read them at first, instead try to just look at the images and consider the following; - style, characterisation, medium, narrative, composition etc. And if you can, fill out (or at least think about) the attached question sheet with each book so you really start to learn what makes good book illustration and why. How to find a style?? - Use a sketch book and sketch freely with no particular style in mind - popular styles are often those that retain that fresh instinctive flow captured in sketchbooks. - sketch children and animals - go to the zoo! Great place to come up with new characters. - Start off sketching a subject accurately then condense that sketch down over and over again to something more characterful and less fussy. Try different eyes, expressions, clothing, exaggeration of elements, softening lines such as an elbow into something more fluid... whatever works... just experiment - analise your sketches to see what you do best and build on that. Then try to colour up a sketch in whatever medium comes naturally to you - don’t try too hard - don’t view the final artwork’ as something separate from what you do when you sketch or doodle as you can run the risk of over-working your final piece and making it static. - Think about what medium to use - what will come naturally to you.This could be... - Line and wash (gouache, water colour, acrylic etc. This is traditionally the most widely used style.) (Chloe and Mick Inkpen's 'Zoe and Beans') - Thicker paint - acrylic,oils (My book 'Milo's Pet Egg', acrylic) - digital (Spread from my as yet unpublished work ' Jungle Mumble' - Illustrator and Photoshop ) - pastels (Tina MacNaughton 'Snuggle Up Sleepy Ones') - collage, mixed-media (Lauren Child 'I will Not Ever Eat a Tomato') - coloured pencils (Raymond Briggs 'The Snowman') - a mixture of the above - anything goes really it’s the end result that matters not the journey getting there! When you've found your medium practice, practice, practice! You can only get better. Characterisation Character Development - A successful character must charm and intrigue readers. - Not necessarily cute, but certainly visually appealing and attractive in some way - The main character will probably be on front cover and publishers are always thinking about the possibility of merchandising, licensing, tv rights etc. which are always looking for interesting, loveable, eye-catching new characters. - Again, start with your sketch books - there are a million ways to draw a pig, a cat, a boy, find a way to make yours unique. - EYES are very important!! Look at other artists to see how they draw eyes. - Think not only about your characters looks but about his or her personality and how that can be conveyed in your illustrations. (One of MANY pages from my sketchbook playing about with characters for my book 'Missing Jack'. Here's the final cover illustration;) ACTIVITY Come up with a monster character. - think cute, appealing, fun, funny.... fill a couple of pages with different monster sketches, don't stress over each one too much, just loose initial ideas. Then choose one of your monsters and draw/trace his outline over and over and experiment by drawing the eyes differently on each one, dots, large circles, realistic eye shape, close together, far apart, large, small etc. etc. and see what works for you. Character Consistency One of the main skills needed in a book illustrator is to be able to not only design a great engaging, appealing character but to then be able to draw it from different angles, doing different activities, with different emotions and in a variety of settings all the while keeping it consistent and believable. This takes a lot of time and practice! So get practicing. Character sheets Often publishers will ask to look through your sketch books just to see if there’s any possible characters to work on, and then they may ask for a character sheet - either the same character in different positions, or with slight variations such as different eyes etc.) (A fox character sheet from a previous book of mine.) Homework - Come up with 2 character sheets. One with different possible ways to draw the same character, like your monster, (chose a character either from the book you’ve written, or a made up book, or an existing tale) and another with your chosen favourite character from the first sheet in different positions like my fox sheet above, - front, back, side, jumping, sitting, from above, walking, dancing etc. etc.! Give your character a name and a sentence or two on his personality. Enjoy. And come back next week when I’ll be banging on about composition and narrative.
A practical addition to our popular Greenaway range; here's a freestanding option that all the family can use. The shelves are roomy enough to hold larger picture books facing forward for little ones to reach while family favourites can be stored side on for older children - and grown-ups! Team it up with a soft Children's Rug and a comfy Bean Bag Chair and watch them cosy up with their favourite book. It also works well beside Children's Bed so that favourite bedtime books are close at hand.
Are you looking to curate a happy, connected family with a Christian worldview through your homeschooling? Over 26 years of homeschooling and 7 years of creating resources for the Peaceful Press I've read or listened to hundreds of books with my children and we've shared them with you through our book lists. Each of t
The skill of rhyming is so important for children in preschool and kindergarten! I love to read rhyming books to help children develop an ear for rhymes. This is the ultimate list of rhyming books! #rhyming #phonologicalawareness #booklist #booksforkids
Children's picture books about feelings and emotions. These books will help support emotional intelligence, a marker of a child's future success.
I never would have thought of picture books for 5th graders. I thought they were just for little kids. Luckily I was wrong. When we started this homeschool journey my daughter was a very reluctant …
Read aloud these mentor text picture books to find simile examples and metaphor examples that show growing writers about figurative language.
Check out this list of picture books for upper elementary! Use them for interactive read alouds and as mentor texts! Such great picture books for older kids in third, fourth, and fifth grade. #readalouds
Research shows reading fiction is one of the BEST ways kids can learn big, important life lessons. These books will teach your kids how to be a good friend.
Discover picture books about overcoming adversity in the classroom that show relatable characters dealing with setbacks and not giving up.
Often we think of reading picture books to our younger children. They’re great for reading aloud, and the pictures hold the attention of the young listeners. But there are some great picture books for older kids as well. And if older kids have trouble sitting still for long, picture books can help to capture and
Find the perfect alliteration books to read to your students or child! They help preschoolers and older kids identify alliteration.
Eleven terrific recycling picture books - sure to help young readers gain environmental awareness and learn about recycling and reusing.
Long list of free Montessori materials found online; perfect resource for classroom teachers and homeschoolers; free materials for a variety of levels, especially preschoolers through early elementary!
After arriving in Philippi, Paul and his companions had the opportunity to tell a group of women about Jesus. The group included Lydia, who believed and immediately was hospitable to the missionaries. These Bible lesson activities highlight the story of Paul and Lydia in Paul's important and historic missionary work.
Although our focus here at The Peaceful Press is helping families homeschool young children, the truth is that children grow, and many of you may be homeschooling young children and older ones, or even homeschooling little ones while mentally gearing up for later. I wanted to share a few resources
With all the traveling that we have done this summer, my oldest son is really interested in country life vs farm life. It's funny because when we have been in more "country" settings (such as
These After the Fall activities are perfect for teaching inference, growth mindset, and cause & effect based on this tale of resilience.
20 carefully selected books about space that your kids will absolutely love. Plus astronomy learning songs to pair with the books so that...
Kids will love learning about the European country of Sweden - tshape of the Country of the Sweden, the Swedish flag, Lussekatter, meatballs, semla buns, Dala horse, moose, wolverines, Vikings, Stockholm Palace, row houses, and more!There are two different books, with one book being a more simple ve...
The list below contains the books I have used over the years for teaching figurative language. Some of them are designed to teach about figurative language and some of them are books with figurative language woven naturally into the poem or story. Just recently, we shared how we used one of these books to do a text ... Read More about Books with Figurative Language
Great picture books from some of our favorite authors about sharing, to teach little ones about this fundamental concept and why it is important.
Often we think of reading picture books to our younger children. They’re great for reading aloud, and the pictures hold the attention of the young listeners. But there are some great picture books for older kids as well. And if older kids have trouble sitting still for long, picture books can help to capture and
Explore picture books about creative thinking, following independent problem-solvers who develop creative ideas, and make connections.
These After the Fall activities are perfect for teaching inference, growth mindset, and cause & effect based on this tale of resilience.
Explore picture books for making predictions. Making predictions helps students engage with books and connect with their own experiences.
Making connections when reading these suggested picture books will help your students use their prior experiences to make sense of the text.
