Picture Books for 4-6

Hi all!

I am trying to use books more in therapy and I would like to find some picture books (instead of chapter books) that are appropriate for 4th - 6th grade.  Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks!
Hailey

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  1. Sara WilkersonFebruary 8, 2018 at 6:32 AM

    Have you looked at the bilinguistics website? There's an article somewhere on there that recommends some good ones for a variety of ages.

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2018 at 11:25 AM

      Great Idea! Thanks! I'll check there.

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  2. Alex WilksFebruary 9, 2018 at 5:51 AM

    I like using Jan Brett with older students - she has a lot more nuance in her art and the vocabulary lends itself well to synonyms or defining based on context.

    Amelia Bedelia can be fun with that age too. David Shannon (How I Became a Pirate, A Bad Case of the Stripes) is surprisingly fun for 4th and 5th, haven't done his books with 6th.

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    1. Nichole BrezelFebruary 9, 2018 at 6:13 AM

      Love How I Became and Pirate and A Bad Case of the Stripes!!! How I Became A Pirate has a sequel called Pirates Don't Change Diapers

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    2. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2018 at 11:10 AM

      Thank you!

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  3. Lisa AtwoodFebruary 9, 2018 at 5:53 AM

    I've used the following in the past and liked them: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Weslandia, Martin's Big Words, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Grandfather Gandhi, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, Henry's Freedom Box, and The Wall.

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    1. Nichole BrezelFebruary 9, 2018 at 6:15 AM

      Love Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs!! It has a sequel called Pickles to Pittsburgh. (I like sequels because you can compare and contrast)

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    2. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2018 at 11:10 AM

      Thanks!!

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  4. Nichole BrezelFebruary 9, 2018 at 6:12 AM

    I love anything written by Chris Van Allsburg or Graeme Base.

    Specific books would be:

    Van Allsburg:
    Jumanji
    Zathura (this is the sequel to Jumanji)
    The Wretched Stone
    Widow's Broom
    Ben's Dream
    Just a Dream
    Polar Express

    Base:
    The Eleventh Hour
    Enigma (I do a compare/contrast with Eleventh Hour)
    Uno's Garden
    Jungle Drums
    The Worst Band in the Universe

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2018 at 11:11 AM

      This is an awesome list. Thanks!!

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2018 at 10:39 AM

    I have one more book to add to the wonderful list above. It's worked well even with 6th: The Old Ladies Who Liked Cats by Carol Greene Ill. by Loretta Krupinski
    It's fun and lends itself to discussion about science topics, the dependency of all things on all others. A simple but deep story.

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  6. Mandy StatonFebruary 10, 2018 at 12:48 PM

    I also love Chris Van Allsburg for older kids (especially The Sweetest Fig). I also like Patricia Polacco's books (e.g. Thank You, Mr. Falker). My older kids still seem to like the fractured fairy tales like The True Story of the Three Little Pigs - and you can often find them in multiple versions for compare and contrast.

    Some other favorites include:
    How Smudge Came
    Goal!
    Four Feet, Two Sandals
    Two Bad Ants
    Enemy Pie
    The Gardener
    Freedom Summer
    The Name Jar
    Grade For President

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