Sharing good reads with one another is a fun and essential way to get students excited about reading. Teacher-librarian Shannon McClintock Miller brings together a specially curated selection of top-selling books that help us celebrate with our students, teachers, and community. Her Choice Boards are beloved for their engaging and diverse content. If you missed any, explore Shannon’s curated collections below and discover new favorites for your students on a variety of topics.
We celebrate Black History Month every February. Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.I picked out 23 special books to share with our readers in the library and classrooms. You will find the You’ve Been...
We celebrate Children’s Book Week every year in May. Children’s Book Week, established in 1919, is a celebration of books and the connections they bring. This beloved program continues to grow and adapt each year with new resources and ideas for joining in. To support the 2025 program, I created the...
We are getting ready to celebrate Hour of Code Week, December 9-15, 2024. We will be collaborating on coding projects, bringing exciting activities to our students, and sharing lots of books and eBooks with coding topics and stories. In fact, one of the best parts of special days like this...
Digital Citizenship Week is October 14 - 18, 2024. On this choice board, I brought together these books that are perfect to share with our readers as we support digital citizenship all throughout this year in the library, classrooms, and homes.You will find the You’ve Been Book’d choice board here...
To celebrate Earth Day on April 22, I brought together 28 special books about the Earth and our environment. In the choice board, you will find the complete Titlewave list of these books. You can also click on each book cover and that will open up in Titlewave too. Enjoy celebrating Earth...
Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 - October 15. On this choice board, I brought together these books that are perfect to share withour readers as we celebrate this special month. You will find the You’ve Been Book’d choice board here and other resources here at my The Library Voice blog.
Friends, I have been working on a fun project with my friends at Capstone and ISTE. It’s the ISTE Digital Explorers Series! The amazing Mel Darmawan illustrated them. There will be 7 books in all, with 4 being released on August 1, 2025. These young digital explorers use technology to learn,...
We celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day on February 17. I brought together these special books about kindness to share with our readers in the library and classrooms on this special day, and throughout the year. These stories are a wonderful way to celebrate kindness, friends.You will find the You’ve...
In April, we celebrate School Library Month. As shared on the AASL site, School Library Month is the American Association of School Librarians' celebration of school librarians and school libraries. Every April school librarians are encouraged to host activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong...
Every June, we take time to recognize the vast beauty, power, and importance of our planet’s oceans during National Ocean Month. This month-long celebration is an opportunity to raise awareness about the essential role oceans play in our environment – from regulating climate and providing food to supporting an incredible...
Our friends at Follett Content, have put together an amazing Titlewave® List with over 1000 books to introduce readers to indigenous peoples and their contemporary descendants. There are so many I added to my Titlewave from this list of books for Native American Heritage Month. You will find the You’ve Been...
On June 14, we celebrate National Get Outdoors Day—a special day that encourages everyone to step outside and enjoy the beautiful world all around us.To celebrate, I’ve brought together 17 special books that focus on topics about and taking place in the great outdoors. I love books about nature, especially...
It's Poetry Month in April, friends. To celebrate Poetry Month, I brought together 32 special poetry books. You can go this choice board to find all of the books linked from Follett Content Titlewave®. You can click on any cover to find it in Titlewave or view the full list of poetry...
As we get ready to celebrate World Read Aloud Day on February 5, 2025, I pulled together lots of my favorites that celebrate books and reading. They are perfect for this very special day. You will find the You’ve Been Book’d choice board here and other resources here at my The Library Voice blog.
Summer is such a special time for our students to celebrate reading with lots of wonderful books that spark joy and curiosity. We can bring books to our summer reading programs from a variety of authors and illustrators, and something new.It’s a great time to try out new books, read...
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