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1 Thank you for your download! I hope the activities provided within are a great new resource for your classroom. This file and all of its contents are for your own personal or classroom use only. In downloading this file, you agree to its terms of use. You may: use this resource in your own classroom or home include pictures of students using the product in a blog post as long as proper credit is given, including a link to the product in my TPT store You may NOT: share this product with others alter the resource in any form, unless it is an editable product upload the product to any website or online storage system, including Amazon Inspire create derivative works or copy it to make a similar product resell or use the product for commercial purposes If you have any questions or need any minor changes, please me at primarythemepark@gmail.com. Thanks, again! I hope this is your best year of teaching yet! Stephanie Trapp I d love to share more ideas and resources with you! Sign up for my monthly newsletter to receive meaningful, engaging, and fun activities right in your inbox! Let s Connect! This file and its contents are Copyright , Stephanie Trapp All rights reserved.

2 Amazing Authors A to Z In the Amazing Authors A to Z Reading Challenge, students read books by 26 different authors* with last names beginning with each letter of the alphabet. Not only does this expose students to a variety of authors and illustrators, it also encourages reading across different genres. (*For the letter X, they read an extra author of their choice.) Since this reading challenge is appropriate for both young and older elementary students, adapt it to fit the needs of your classroom. Younger students keep track of how many authors they ve read by coloring in the first letter of the authors last names on their recording sheet, while older students list the authors names of the books they read on the alternate sheet. Two separate book lists are included for both lower and upper elementary. These lists are not meant to be exhaustive. There are more wonderful authors out there that I simply did not have the space to list! I tried to include both classic and modern children s authors that have written multiple books. I suggest allowing students to read the books that interest them and to use the list as a reference if they need suggestions of authors with last names beginning with certain letters. (Even outside of this challenge, these author lists may be given to parents who want suggestions of great books to read to their children.) Upon completion of the challenge, students might choose one author to further study and fill out one of the two author reports. Ways to Use the Reading Challenge: Summer reading Reading Challenge Independent reading in class or at home (for a specific time frame or all year long) Read alouds by the teacher Read alouds by parents at home (for lower elementary) However you use this in your classroom, I hope it s a fun and exciting way to encourage your readers!

3 Name: Amazing Authors A to Z Reading Challenge A G H I J K B c D F E Can you read 26 books by authors whose last names start with each letter of the alphabet? After reading each book, color in the letter that begins the author s last name. Have fun reading from A to Z! L M N U T S R Q P o v W x E tra Author Y Z

4 Amazing Authors A to Z Reading Challenge A B c D E F G H I J K L M N o P U v Name: Can you read 26 books with authors from A to Z? After reading, record the author s name next to the first letter of the author s last name. Q R S T W x E tra Author Y Z

5 Amazing Authors Kindergarten through Second Grade A David Adler Aliki Harry Allard Jim Arnosky Frank Asch B Byron Barton Stan and Jan Berenstain Jan Brett Marc Brown Margaret Wise Brown Virginia Lee Burton C Eric Carle Nancy White Carlstrom Joanna Cole Joy Cowley Donald Crews Doreen Cronin D Carmela D amico Tomie depaola Anna Dewdney Emma Dodd E P.D. Eastman Lois Ehlert Ed Emberley F Ian Falconer Marjorie Flack Mem Fox Don Freeman G Arthur Geisert Kristine O Connell George Gail Gibbons Paul Goble H Kevin Henkes Syd Hoff Pat Hutchins I Mick Inkpen Anne Isaacs Rachel Isadora J Oliver Jeffers Steve Jenkins Crockett Johnson K Ezra Jack Keats Steven Kellogg Eric Kimmel L Leo Lionni Grace Lin Eric Litwin Arnold Lobel M Bill Martin Jr. Mercer Mayer Robert McCloskey David McKee A.A. Milne N Shirley Neitzel Trinka Hakes Noble Laura Numeroff O Jane O Connor Ruth Ohi Mary Pope Osborne P Peggy Parish Barbara Park Todd Parr Audrey Penn Patricia Polacco Q Robert Quackenbush Mary Quattlebaum R Peggy Rathmann Margaret and H.A. Rey Cynthia Rylant S Richard Scarry Maurice Sendak Dr. Seuss David Shannon Nancy Shaw Shel Silverstein William Steig T Sims Taback Nancy Tafuri Mark Teague Kay Thompson U Janice May Udry Deborah Underwood Jackie Urbanovic V Chris Van Allsburg Judith Viorst W Nancy Elizabeth Wallace Rosemary Wells Mo Willems Margery William Karma Wilson Don and Audrey Wood Y Wong Herbet Yee Jane Yolen Z Harriet Ziefert Paul Zelinsky Gene Zion Charlotte Zolotow

6 Amazing Authors Third through Fifth Grade A David Adler Lloyd Alexander K.A. Applegate Tedd Arnold Avi B Annie Barrows Betsy Byars Judy Blume Robert Clyde Bulla C Beverly Cleary Andrew Clements Eoin Colfer Sharon Creech Christopher Paul Curtis D Roald Dahl Alice Dalgliesh Ingri d Aulaire Kate DiCamillo E Edward Eager Marcus Emerson Eleanor Estes F Paul Fleischman Sid Fleischman Russell Freedman Jean Fritz G Jean Craighead George Patricia Reilly Giff Beatrice Gormley H Virginia Hamilton Marguerite Henry Deborah and James Howe I Brenda Iasevoli Eva Ibbotson J Brian Jacques Tove Jansson Patrick Jennings Norton Juster K Carolyn Keene Jeff Kinney Suzy Kline E.L. Konigsburg L C.S. Lewis Astrid Lindgren Hugh Lofting Lois Lowry M Patricia MacLachlan Ann M. Martin Megan McDonald Farley Mowat N Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Jenny Nimmo Mary Norton O Scott O Dell Mary Pope Osborne P Barbara Park Katherine Paterson Patricia Polacco Jack Prelutsky Q Mary Quigley R Rick Riordan J.K. Rowling Pam Munoz Ryan S Louis Sachar George Selden Lemony Snicket Elizabeth George Speare Jerry Spinelli R.L. Stein T Greg Tang Lauren Tarshis Christine Taylor-Butler Mike Thaler P.L. Travers U James Ramsey Ullman Anne Ursu V Wendelin Van Draanen Jean Van Leeuwen Cynthia Voight W Gertrude Chandler Warner E.B. White Laura Ingalls Wilder Y Elizabeth Yates Laurence Yep Jane Yolen Z Ludmila Zeman Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

7 Meet an Name: Amazing Author Name: Book I read by this author: This author writes: fiction nonfiction Check both boxes if the author writes both. Something I enjoyed about this author s writing: Something interesting I learned about this author:

8 Getting to Know Name: Book I read by this author: Other Books Written by the Author This author writes: fiction nonfiction Check both boxes if the author writes both. Something interesting about the author s life: Something interesting about the author s style of writing: Circle one.. I would / would not recommend books by this author to others because:

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Madison Crossing Elementary KINDERGARTEN. Recommended Reading List (to read with your child)

Madison Crossing Elementary KINDERGARTEN. Recommended Reading List (to read with your child) KINDERGARTEN Recommended Reading List (to read with your child) Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang (Copyright 1991 Reed Business, Inc.) Alphabet Adventures by Audrey Wood (Copyright 2001) Alphabet Mystery