Wild Readers in your classroom

Books that Build Community Share these high-quality read-aloud books to help forge communities of wild readers in your classroom.
• Wonder
by R. J. Palacio.
A wonderful book about courage, love, and the difference one person can make in the lives of others.
• I Want My Hat Back
by Jon Klassen.
My sixth graders declare this a favorite for its dark and hilarious surprise ending.
• The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
by Tom Angleberger.
This book about a sixth-grade misfit sends the message that all kids have something to contribute.
• Interrupting Chicken
by David Ezra Stein.
If there’s a chicken on the cover, you can predict the book will be funny. Use this as a springboard to talk about classroom etiquette.