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We Asked Teachers: What's the Most-Loved Book in Your Classroom Library?

Take a look at the books teachers just like you say their students adore year after year. 

 

By Scholastic Editors
April 18, 2024

When you and your students discover a book you love, there’s nothing better than sharing that love with other educators! So we put the call out on Instagram and Facebook to ask teachers “What’s the most-loved book in your classroom library?” 

The answers were plenty and varied, spanning age groups and genres. From hilarious read-alouds like No, David! to popular series like I Survived and The Bad Guys, as well as classics like Charlotte’s Web and Harry Potter, there’s plenty of recommendations from fellow teachers to choose from in this list. 

Shop educator-approved picks for your classroom library below! You can find all books and activities at The Teacher Store.

Paperback Book Collection

Pigeon Grades PreK-1

Grades Pre-K - 1
$21.00$34.75
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A persnickety pigeon just wants what he wants-and kids will delight in his hilarious behavior!

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Mr. Panda: I'll Wait, Mr. Panda

Grades Pre-K - K
$5.21$6.95
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Mr. Panda's animal friends are curious what he's making, but only one has the patience to stick around. The penguin is rewarded with a big surprise!

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Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes

Grades Pre-K - 1
$6.71$8.95
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Kids will love the simple, jazzy text, and its repetitive structure invites reading and singing along.

 

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Elephant & Piggie: Let's Go for a Drive (#18)

Grades Pre-K - 2
$5.21$6.95
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Gerald and Piggie decide to go for a drive. What could possibly go wrong?

Branches books help boost reading confidence and stamina with easy-to-read text, high-interest content, and illustrations on every page. 

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Creatrilogy: The Dot

Grades 1 - 3
$5.21$6.95
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With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark, and to follow where it takes us.

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Super Rabbit Boy's Team-Up Trouble!

Grades K - 2
$5.24$6.99
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It's up to Super Rabbit Boy and Mega Mole Girl to team up and save the day. But these two heroes are used to flying solo... Will they be able to save the day? Or will their squabbles spell disaster for Underland?

$5.24$6.99
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Getting picked on by creeps at your school? Wish you had a special friend? Meet Ricky Ricotta and his giant flying Robot! Young readers will cheer as Ricky and his enormous flying Robot friend soar through the air and battle the diabolical Dr. Stinky, an evil scientist who threatens to take over the world!

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Thank You, Mr. Panda / Gracias, Sr. Panda

Grades Pre-K - K
$5.24$6.99
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Generous Mr. Panda is giving away presents to all his animal friends, including a mouse, an octopus, an elephant, and a lemur, but they aren't being very grateful about the gifts they receive. It may be because the presents aren't quite right....

Karen is determined to get everyone she knows — plus someone famous — to sign her cast. It isn't going to be easy, but she won't give up until the job is done.

$2.99$3.99
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This easy-to-read book lets kids guess which ocean predator really rules under the waves!

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Charlotte's Web

Grades 2 - 4
$6.71$8.95
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A Newbery Award winner, Charlotte's Web has warmed the hearts of millions for nearly half a century. 

Hardcover Book

Dog Man: Mothering Heights

Grades 2 - 12
$9.74$12.99
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Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including empathy, kindness, persistence, and the importance of doing good.

 

The newest book in the I Survived series will take readers into one of the most dramatic events in recent U.S. history where they will meet one of nature's most devastating forces.

$8.24$10.99
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History's most exciting and terrifying events come to life in these stories of amazing kids and how they survived.

Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening to everyone in The Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne's even more worried — what kind of spooky thing will happen next?

 

The Baby-sitters are going to Camp Mohawk. That means two weeks full of camp food, homesick campers, poison ivy, and the boys' camp across the lake!

$5.99$7.99
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The infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and they're coming after you! Catch them undead or alive!

 

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Thank You, Mr. Falker

Grades 3 - 5
$5.21$6.95
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In this autobiographical story, Little Trisha, overjoyed at the thought of learning how to read struggles when she finds that all the letters and numbers get jumbled up.

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Esperanza Rising

Grades 5 - 6
$5.99$7.99
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Pam Munoz Ryan eloquently portrays the Mexican workers' plight in this abundant and passionate novel that gives voice to those who have historically been denied one.

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Smile: Guts

Grades 5 - 7
$9.74$12.99
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The author introduces her battle with chronic anxiety as a teen as well as her ongoing coping strategies in this honest, often funny graphic novel.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Grades 4 - 6
$8.24$10.99
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Full of sympathetic characters, wildly imaginative situations, and countless exciting details, the first installment in the series assembles an unforgettable magical world and sets the stage for many high-stakes adventures to come.

$9.74$12.99
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Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against the Elf King. Meanwhile, Emily heads back into the Void with Max, one of the Elf King's loyal followers, where she learns his darkest secrets. The stakes, for both Emily and Navin, are higher than ever.

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The One and Only Ivan

Grades 5 - 6
$6.71$8.95
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These unforgettable characters overflow with pain and love in an ultimately hopeful story about the healing power of art.

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Wonder

Grades 5 - 7
$12.74$16.99
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This brilliant, sensitive story, narrated not only by August, but also by his older sister, his classmates, and other kids in his life, takes an insightful look at how one person's differences can affect the lives of so many others.

 

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Bone: Eyes of the Storm

Grades 6 - 9
$9.74$12.99
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In "Eyes of the Storm," volume three of the nine-book BONE saga, Lucius, Smiley, and Phoney survive an attack by the rat creatures and return safely to Lucius' tavern in Barrelhaven. Phoney, desperate to win a bet with Lucius, stokes the townspeople's fear of dragons and boasts that he is a professional dragonslayer.

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Hatchet

Grades 6 - 12
$5.96$7.95
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A story of survival and of transformation, this riveting book has sparked many a reader's interest in venturing into the wild.

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