The Story Garden 🪴

I didn't want this to feel like a boring list, so I imagined each book as a different flower in a garden-each one with its own meaning, story, and feeling.

Some are bright 🌸

Some are deep 🌹

Some are soft 🌼

But all of them grow intp something meaningful.

📘 Bluebonnet Books 

1. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (Chapter Book)

This book follows Auggie, a boy with a facial difference starting school for the first time. It shows how people treat others and how kindness really matters. In my opinion I feel like the book is emotional and real. Also a fun fact is that schools around the world celebrate "Choose Kind" because of this book.

2. The BFG by Roald Dahl (Chapter Book)

A girl named Sophie meets a friendly giant who collects dreams. Together they go on a mission to stop mean giants. This book is whimsical, funny, and imaginative. Also fun fact the BFG speaks in a made-up language called "Gobblefunk".

3.  New Kid by Jerry Craft 

A graphic novel about a boy adjusting to a new school where he feels different from everyone else. This book is the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal. 

🌏 Multicultural Books

4. Last Stop on Market Street

A boy learns to appreciate life through a simple bus ride. This book won both Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Honor.

5. Thank you, Omu!

A woman shares her food with neighbors and receives kindness back. The illustrations are made using collage art.

6. Inside Out & Back Again 

A girl flees Vietnam and adjusts to life in America. Written in verse (poetry style).

7. Alam and How She Got Her Name 

A girl learns the meaning behind her long name and family history. Based on the author’s real-life story.

8. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut 

A boy feels confident after getting a fresh haircut. The book consist of self-esteem being comfortable in your own body! And is actually inspired by real barbershop cultutre.

9. Dreamers 

A mother and child build a new life through books and imagination. The message of this book brings hope and new beginnings in life.

Special Needs Topic Book

10. Out of My Mind

A girl with cerebral palsy shows that she is smarter than people think. The book brings inclusion and understanding. Fun fact is that the main character cannot speak but has a powerful voice.

Graphic Novel 

11. New Kid 

A realistic and funny story about fitting in and being yourself. 

Paper Engineered book 

12. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Pop-Up

A classic story told through interactive pop-up pages. Each page has detailed moving parts that pop out in 3D.