Top 10 Circulated Picture Books of the School Year
Last time I dug into the end-of-the-school-year data, I was sharing the most checked out graphic novels at our K-3 elementary school library.
Today, we’re looking at picture books. And what can I say, when kids like a character, they really like a character – you’ll see a number of repeat faces on this list. And like last time, we have 10 books here, but due to ties we begin the countdown at #6.
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#6. The Pigeon Has to Go to School! by Mo Willems
#5 (TIE). Disney Frozen: The Enchanted Guide by various
#5 (TIE). Frozen by Victoria Saxon
#5 (TIE). Unicorns Are the Worst! by Alex Willan
#5 (TIE). The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by Mo Willems
#4 (TIE). Rapunzel by The Brothers Grimm, illustrated by Sarah Gibb
#4 (TIE). 5-Minute Horse Stories by Disney Storybook Artists
#3. Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown
#2. Creepy Crayon! by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown
#1. Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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I love your lists, Travis! It’s always fun to see which characters and authors came out on top each year.
We have Pigeon and Creepies, too, but also the foods in Josh Funk’s Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series (we cannot wait for Attack of the Scones!). I’m still #TeamLadyPancake!
And David is another favorite character from Mr. Shannon’s texts.
Have a great end-of-school-year and read all summer!
Jennifer Sniadecki (Reading Teacher Writes)