Whole Book Approach Storytime Guide (Fifth Grade)

The Whole Book Approach Storytime Guide includes discussion topics, activities and resources. Follow the examples provided for the 10 curated titles listed in the guide to explore the Whole Book Approach for any book in your 5th Grade collection.

Pair the Guide with the original source book, Reading Picture Books with Children, by Megan Dowd Lambert.

5th Grade Curated Whole Book Approach List in the Guide:

Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz, illustrated by Sydney Smith

The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken

Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh

The Stuff of Stars by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Ekua Holmes

Dreamers by Yuyi Morales

The Wall in the Middle of the Book by Jon Agee

We Are Grateful Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Frané Lessac

What If? by Samantha Berger, illustrated by Mike Curato

The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hajib and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad with S.K. Ali, illustrated by Hatem Aly

The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Sarah Jacoby