Read-Aloud Book Recommendations for Parents and Teachers

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we're discussing books for all levels that we believe would work really well for read-aloud choices. We were thrilled to be joined by Holly Hicks, a third-grade teacher and Unabridged Ambassador who has experience choosing and sharing read-aloud picks with her third-grade students. We also share our own experiences with read-aloud picks both at home and in the classroom.

 

Bookish Check-in

Ashley - Kate Clayborn’s Love Lettering

Jen - Marissa Meyer’s Instant Karma (from NetGalley, out 11/3)

Sara - Sarah Morgan’s One More for Christmas

Holly - Ruth Ware’s The Turn of the Key and Alex North's The Shadows

 

Our Read-Aloud Recommendations

 

Picture Books

Ashley - Ashley Franklin’s Not Quite Snow White, illustrated by Ebony Glenn

Holly - Adam Rubin’s Secret Pizza Party, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri

Jen - B. J. Novak’s The Book with No Pictures

Sara - Drew Daywalt’s The Day the Crayons Quit, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

 

Middle-Grade Books

Kate DeCamillo’s Because of Winn-Dixie

Barbara O’Connor’s Wish

Hena Khan’s Amina’s Voice

K. A. Holt’s House Arrest

 

YA Lit

Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X

 

Mentioned in Episode

Ruth Ware's In a Dark, Dark Wood

Jane Harper's The Dry

Emily X. R. Pan's The Astonishing Color of After

Drew Daywalt’s The Day the Crayons Came Home, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

Drew Daywalt’s The Crayons' Christmas, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

My Name Is Earl TV series

Shrek

Jason Reynolds’s Long Way Down

 

Give Me One - Favorite Thing about Being a Pet Owner

 

Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.

 

Want to support Unabridged?

Check out our Merch Store!

Become a patron on Patreon.​

Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram.

Like and follow our Facebook Page.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Check out our Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Follow us @unabridgedpod on Twitter.

Subscribe to our podcast and rate us on Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher.

Check us out on Podbean.