Archived Book Jams

2025/2026 School Year

October

Preschool/Kindergarten

• Vegetables in Halloween Costumes by Jared Chapman
• Hairy Hunter by Felicia Macheske
• That’s Not Stella by Donna Fredin
• Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson
• Street Sweeper by Connor Dayton
• There’s a Ghost in this House by Oliver Jeffers
• Go, Sloth, Go! by Toni Yuly
• Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor

First Grade/Second Grade

• Fright Club by Ethan Long
• The Truth About Hippos by Maxwell Eaton III
• Spooky by Sally Anne Garland
• Give Me Back My Bones! by Kim Norman
• Who Am I? by Tim Flach
• The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Everything by Nadia Ahmed
• Frankie Stein Starts School by Lola M. Shaefer
• Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor

Third Grade

• The Good, The Bad, and The Spooky by Jory John
• An Eye for Color by Natasha Wing
• Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Ghosts by Katie & Kevin Tsang
• Norman and the Smell of Adventure by Ryan T. Higgins
• Humpback Whale: The Singer by Natalie Lunis
• The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Everything by Nadia Ahmed
• Guts by Raina Telgemeier
• Timid by Jonathan Todd

Fourth/Fifth Grade

• Timid by Jonathan Todd
• The Enigma Girls by Candace Fleming
• Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Ghosts by Katie & Kevin Tsang
• Ghost Hunter’s Daughter by Dan Poblocki
• Chuck Close: Face Book by Chuck Close
• Guts by Raina Telgemeier
• Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst
• Lulu Walks the Dogs by Judith Viorst
• Lulu’s Mysterious Mission by Judith Viorst
• Lulu is Getting a Sister by Judith Viorst

November

Preschool/Kindergarten

• Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan
• Whose Toes Are Those? by Joanne Randolph
• Are You Big? by Mo Willems
• Do You Know Which Ones WIll Grow? by Susan Shea
• My Calendar: Days of the Week by Luana K. Mitten
• Bearsuit Turtle Makes a Friend by Bob Shea
• There’s a Monster in Your Book by Tom Fletcher
• Cows Go Boo! by Steve Webb

First Grade/Second Grade

• Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson
• Cave Crawlers by Pam Rosenberg
• Look by Gabi Snyder
• I’m Sad by Michael Ian Black
• Question Marks Say What? by Michael Dahl
• Bearsuit Turtle Makes a Friend by Bob Shea
• The Thingamajig by Rilla Alexander
• Starla Jean: Which Came First: The Chicken or the Friendship? by Elana K. Arnold

Third Grade

• Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson
• The Worry (Less) Book by Rachel Brian
• PAWS 1: Gabby Gets it Together by Nathan Fairbairn
• The Boy and the Giant by David Litchfield
• The Secret Subway by Shana Corey
• I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis
• Donut the Destroyer by Sarah Graley
• The Haunted Mustache by Joe McGee

Fourth Grade/Fifth Grade

• Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
• The Worry (Less) Book by Rachel Brian
• The First Rule of Punk by Celia C Perez
• Buster by Caleb Zane Huett
• The Secret Subway by Shana Corey
• Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
• Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret
• Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly

December

Preschool/Kindergarten

• There’s an Elf in Your Book by Tom Fletcher
• Ocelots by Henry Randall
• Spot it!: Find the Hidden Creatures by Delphine Chedru
• Wiggle by Doreen Cronin
• Diggers at Work by D. R. Addison
• Chicka Chicka Ho Ho Ho by William Boniface
• Big Bike, Little Bike by Kellie DuBay Gillis
• The Three Horrid Little Pigs
• by Liz Pichon

First Grade/Second Grade

• There’s an Elf in Your Book
• by Tom Fletcher
• Narwhals by Mari Schuh
• Snow by Sam Usher
• We Are Definitely Human by X Fang
• Ambulances to the Rescue Around the World by Linda Staniford
• Curiosity Shop by Walter Wick
• Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
• The Three Horrid Little Pigs
• by Liz Pichon

Third Grade

• Aquicorn Cove by Kay O’Neill
• Coyote Moon by Maria Gianferrari
• Rescue on Turtle Beach
• by Jen Marlin
• Seriously, Cinderella is So Annoying!
• by Trisha Speed Shaskan
• Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, & a Miracle
• by Brian Dennis
• Lily to the Rescue
• by W. Bruce Cameron
• Perfectly Norman
• by Tom Percival
• Invisible
• by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Fourth Grade/Fifth Grade

• Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord
• The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day
• Alone by Megan E. Freeman
• Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai
• Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, & a Miracle by Brian Dennis
• Otis Dooda Strange but True by Ellen Potter
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
• Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

January

Preschool/Kindergarten

• Look by Fiona Woodcock
• Zebras by Derek Zobel
• Who Meows? by Robin Page
• The Yellow Bus by Loren Long
• Five Senses by Libby Romero
• The Chicken Who Couldn’t by Jan Thomas
• There Are Cats in this Book by Viviane Schwarz
• Take a Breath, Big Red Monster by Ed Emberley

First Grade/Second Grade

• Sour Apple by Linda Liu
• Llamas by Laura Buller
• Frank and Bean by Jamie Michalak
• The Yellow Bus by Loren Long
• My Lungs by Dana Meachen Rau
• The Chicken Who Couldn’t by Jan Thomas
• Duck! by Meg McKinlay
• Pug’s Snow Day by Kyla May

Third Grade

• Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
• Almost Underwear by Jonathan Roth
• I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis
• The Yellow Bus by Loren Long
• Butt or Face by Kari Lavelle
• The Couch Potato by Jory John
• Troubling Tonsils by Aaron Reynolds
• Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega

Fourth Grade/Fifth Grade

• Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
• Pests and Pets by Andy Warner
• Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
• The Yellow Bus by Loren Long
• Butt or Face by Kari Lavelle
• Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
• Ghost by Jason Reynolds
• Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega

February

Preschool/Kindergarten

• Whoa Panda! by C. S. Jennings
• Puppy in my Head by Elise Gravel
• Trucks on Trucks
• by Sorche Fairbank
• I Am Hungry
• by Michael Rosen
• Teachers in Our Community
• by Michelle Ames
• Chicken Little: The Real and Totally True Tale
• by Sam Wedelich
• Downpour by
• Yuko Ohnari
• Roadwork
• by Sally Sutton

First Grade/Second Grade

• I Wonder by K. A. Holt
• Puppy in my Head by Elise Gravel
• The Boy with the Big Hair by Khoa Le
• Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
• I’m Longer than You! by Carolyn Fisher
• Alfie by Thyra Heder
• I Quit by Kristen Tracy
• John’s Turn by Mac Barnett

Third Grade

• Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd
• Cute Animals that Could Kill You Dead by Brooke Hartman
• The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teague
• Best Wishes by Sarah Mlynowski
• The Deadliest: Sea Creature by Eleanor Spicer Rice
• The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great by Gerald Morris
• Click by Kayla Miller
• Ghost Attack by David Lubar

Fourth Grade/Fifth Grade

• Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd
• Cute Animals that Could Kill You Dead by Brooke Hartman
• A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
• Best Wishes by Sarah Mlynowski
• The Deadliest: Sea Creature by Eleanor Spicer Rice
• The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris
• Click by Kayla Miller
• The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden

March

Preschool/Kindergarten

• I Need a Hug by Aaron Blabey
• Passenger Trains by Phillip Ryan
• I Am Not Happy! by Caroline L. Perry
• Nothing Ever Happens by Heidi McKinnon
• Guess Who Grunts by Dana Meachen Rau
• Ruffles and the Bouncy, Bouncy Ball by David Melling
• What To Do When You’re Not Sure What To Do by Davina Bell
• Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

First Grade/Second Grade

• Spider in the Well by Jess Hannigan
• Like a Lizard by April Pulley
• I Am Not Happy! by Caroline L. Perry
• This Little Piggy: An Owner’s Manual by Cyndi Marko
• Hello, I’m a Loris by Hayley & John Rocco
• Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
• What To Do When You’re Not Sure What To Do by Davina Bell
• Earl & Worm: The Bad Idea and Other Stories by Greg Pizzoli

Third Grade

• Spider in the Well by Jess Hannigan
• The Escape Artist: A True Story of an Octopus Adventure by Thor Hanson
• Lost! A Dog Called Bear by Wendy Orr
• Super Chicken Nugget Boy and the Furious Fry by Josh Lewis
• Weird But True Human Body Facts by Carmen Bredeson
• Oona the Unicorn by Melody Lockhart
• Besties: Work it Out by Kayla Miller
• Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas

Fourth Grade/Fifth Grade

• When We Flew Away by Alice Hoffman
• Spit: What’s Cool About Drool by Mary Batten
• Ban this Book by Alan Gratz
• Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn
• Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Isabella Hatkoff
• Loteria by Karla Valenti
• Besties: Work it Out by Kayla Miller
• Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas