Breakfast & Books: Selections from the Experts
April 17, 2025
Canterbury community members gathered for the Spring Book Fair's annual Breakfast and Books event. In case you missed their recommendations, they are listed below. Each Canterbury teacher had a different set of books to present, but each stressed the importance of reading to your child(ren) at home!
Katie Burrows
New Picture Books
Wild Places - The Story of David Attenborough by Hayley Rocco
20 Questions
by Mac Barnett
The Book That Almost Rhymed
by Omar Abed
Perfect
by Waka T. Brown
Sparrow Loves Birds
by Murray Burgess
Imagine Counting All the Stars
by Raewlyn Caisley
The Book That Can Read Your Mind
by Marianna Coopo
All About the Brain
by Dr. Gabriel Dabscheck
Tell Us Apart
by Lucy Thorn
Every Here Has a There: Moving Cargo
by Shipping Container
by Margo Linn
Penelope’s Balloons
by Brooke Bourgeois
Just What to Do
by Kyle Lukoff
I’m Sorry You Got Mad by Kyle Lukoff
Jen Barr
Intermediate
Kindergarten - Grade 3 Books
Wind Riders Series
by Jen Marlin
Oris and Timble Series by Kate DiCamillo
Dog Town Series
by Katherine Applegate
Dragon Masters Series by Tracey West
Mr. Putter and Tabby Series
by Cynthia Rylant
Henry and Mudge Series by Cynthia Rylant
Annie and Snowball Series
by Cynthia Rylant
Henry and Heidi Heckelbeck
by Wanda Coven
Bunny and Clyde
by Megan McDonald
Bear and Bird
by Jarvis
The Case of the Library Monster
by Dor Hillestad Butler
Dave Stronczek
Grades 3-4 Favorite Newbery Award Winners
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Barnhill
The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The Eyes and the Impossible
by Dave Eggers
Middle School Books
The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
Alone
by Megan E. Freeman
Things Not Seen
by Andrew Clements
Airman
by Eoin Colfer
Moon Over Manifest
by Clare Vanderpool
Christy Myers
Adult Book Club Selections
I Can Fix This: And Other Lies I Told Myself While Parenting My Struggling Child
by Kristina Kuzmix
Good Morning Monster
by Catherine Gildiner
The Housemaid
by Freida McFadden
The Berry Pickers
by Amanda Peters