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Boxitects

Written and Illustrated by Kim Smith

Meg is a brilliant and creative boxitect. She loves impressing her teacher and classmates with what...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Small in the City

Written and Illustrated by Sydney Smith

It can be a little scary to be small in a big city, but it helps to know you're not alone.

When you...

Pre-K - 2nd

Rooftop Garden: Word Search

After reading Rooftop Garden by Danna Smith use this printable and interactive Word Search puzzle to...

Rooftop Garden: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Rooftop Garden by Danna Smith.

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A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma

Written by Margaret M. Holmes & Sasha J Mudlaff & Cary Pillo and Illustrated by Cary Pillo
Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Rooftop Garden

Written by Danna Smith and Illustrated by Pati Aguilera

A group of city friends work diligently together to grow herbs and vegetables in a rooftop garden...

Pre-K - 2nd
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I Talk Like a River

Written by Jordan Scott and Illustrated by Sydney Smith

I wake up each morning with the sounds of words all around me. And I can't say them all . . .

When...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads

Written by Bob Shea and Illustrated by Lane Smith
Drywater Gulch has a toad problem. Not the hop-down-your-britches, croaking-all-night toad kind of...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Golden Girls of Rio

Written by Nikkolas Smith
The Golden Girls of Rio is the story of how a group of very different little sporty girls—from...
Pre-K - 3rd

My Heart Fills With Happiness - Memory Match

After reading My Heart Fills With Happiness, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build...

My Heart Fills With Happiness - Word Search

After reading My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith, use this printable and...
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My Heart Fills With Happiness

Written by Monique Gray Smith and Illustrated by Julie Flett
The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you...
Pre-K - 2nd

Friendship Activity Guide for PK-2

This activity guide supports books on friendship for PK-2.

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Coyote and the Butterflies

Written by Joe Hayes and Illustrated by Theresa Smith
After several attempts to retrieve salt from the Salt Lake for his wife's baking, a very lazy coyote...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Birthday Present

Written by Mavis Smith
A young dog goes shopping for a present for his mother's birthday.
Pre-K - 3rd

Jingle Dancer: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith...

Jingle Dancer: Word Search

After reading Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith, use this printable and interactive Word Search...

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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Written by Jon Scieszka and Illustrated by Lane Smith
A spoof on the art of book design and the art of the fairy tale. The individual tales, such as The...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!

Written by Jon Scieszka and Illustrated by Lane Smith
This version of the three little pigs is told by Alexander T. Wolf. He goes over to the pigs' houses...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Jingle Dancer

Written by Cynthia Leitich Smith and Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu

The cone-shaped jingles sewn to Grandma Wolfe's dress sing tink, tink, tink, tink… 

Jenna loves the...

Pre-K - 3rd

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