What You'll Find at the Picture Book Brain
LIBRARY LESSON PLANS
Save Valuable Time
- Picture book lessons for Grades K-6
- New titles added regularly.
- Use for Reading Aloud and Writing Lessons.
- Also available in Spanish.
- Resource Creation Takes Time and Research
- Enjoy time with your family instead!
THEMED BOOK LISTS
Great books await
- 100s of lists by holiday or subject.
- New titles added regularly.
- Various topics included such as themes, genres, and grade levels
- Lists formed with input from certified librarians, teachers, and parents.
- New Lists added often.
Library Games & Resources
MUST HAVE TOOLS
You'll find a wide assortment of interactive library games and activities here on my site.
Examples include:
- Sequencing Events
- Typing Games
- Read Aloud Videos
BOOK REVIEWS
Access Top Books
Here at the Picture Book Brain, we care about the quality of literature chosen for instruction. Unsure about a book? Check our book review inventory to see if it made our list.
LATEST FROM THE PICTURE BOOK BRAIN BLOG
Mock Caldecott 2024 Unit Lessons and Google Activities
Dive into the Caldecott Medal with this fun Mock Caldecott unit 2024! Lessons to help students learn about the medal, pretend to join the Caldecott Medal Committee, learn about some top books that could win for 2023 – 2024 as well as previous winners. Learn about selection criteria as well with activity pages
Paradise Sands by Levi Pinfold
Description A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the mystery/horror/fantasy mentor text book Paradise Sands: a Story of Enchantment by Levi Pinfold. Great for mystery, cautionary tales, and for inferring! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: The lesson plans include: DOWNLOAD THE LESSON
The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the wordless mentor text book The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker. A great story about nature, the human impact or for Earth Day. Activities include a dictation / mentor sentence. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google
Gibberish by Young Vo
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book Gibberish by Young. Reading response and analysis prompts including a dictation / mentor sentence. Great for problem-solving, growth mindset, multicultural studies and language learning, and friendship! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google
PICTURE BOOK BRAIN WELCOMES YOU
Hey there! I'm Josh, the author of Picture Book Brain! Welcome!
I’m a teacher turned school librarian, and I am obsessed about teaching with picture books and other children’s books. Here at Picture Book Brain, we help teachers and school librarians teach every standards in the most fun and efficient way possible. We do this by providing library lesson plans, themed book lists, library games and resources, and book reviews to help teachers and librarians like you have a better work-life balance.