Skip to main content

Secondary navigation - Literacy Central

  • SIGN IN
  • REGISTER
  • SEARCH
Home Literacy Central Literacy Central Literacy Network
Reading is Fundamental
DONATE

Main navigation Literacy Central

  • Find Book Activities
  • Tools
    • Activity Calendars
    • Puzzle Creator
    • Graphic Organizers
    • Literacy Tracker (Assessment Tool)
    • Reading Incentives
    • BeeLine Reader
    • Skybrary Free eBooks
  • Centers
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Well-Being
    • Sustainable Futures
    • Sense of Belonging
    • Independent Reading
    • Virus and Germ
  • Resources
    • Monthly Teaching Resources
    • CCSS Alignment
    • Back to School
    • Rally to Read
    • Summer Reading Program
    • Daily Book Bites
    • Lesson Plans
    • Puzzles
    • Read Aloud Videos
    • Grade Level Reading Passages
    • Author Interviews
  • DONATE

Secondary navigation - Literacy Central

  • SIGN IN
  • REGISTER
  • SEARCH

Sign up for our Newsletter

  1. Home
  2. Literacy Central
1-24 of 6135 results for All Resources

Pagination

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Where's Waldo?: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading the book, Where’s Waldo? by Martin Hanford.

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie: Family Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide for Families before, during, and after reading the book, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff, with your child.

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading the book, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff.

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs: Family Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide for Families before, during, and after reading the book, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett, with your child.

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading the book, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett.
Image
BakeryDragonGiantCookie.jpg

The Bakery Dragon and the Giant Cookie

Written by Devin Elle Kurtz
As the holidays get closer, Ember the dragon zooms across the land delivering cookies to everyone. But when a snowy storm blows him off track, Ember slips down a giant’s chimney and meets his toughest customer yet.
Pre-K - 3rd
Image
Stray.jpg

Stray

Written by Cale Atkinson
There are lots of things a stray dog can enjoy. No collar tugging at your neck. No leash telling you where to go. No fence keeping you in one spot. You don’t have to sit or roll over or shake a paw—you can do whatever you want.
Pre-K - 3rd
Image
HowtoGrowFamilyTree.jpg

How to Grow a Family Tree

Written by Bea Birdsong and Illustrated by Jasu Hu

All week long, Emmylou’s classmates stand up and share their family trees. Their trees are full of...

Pre-K - 3rd
Image
GrandpaKingfisher.jpg

Grandpa and the Kingfisher

Written by Anna Wilson and Illustrated by Sarah Massini
Over the course of a year, a young child and their dog visit the river with Grandpa to watch the kingfishers. As spring warms into summer and autumn drifts into winter, they see the kingfishers build a nest, raise their babies, and learn to fly.
Pre-K - 3rd
Image
EmiliaWishing.jpg

Emilia Wishing

Written by Belen Medina and Illustrated by Magdalena Mora
Emilia wakes up with hot breath on her face and a sharp knee poking her from behind. She wishes she had a bed of her own. From the back seat of their old car, she looks out at the neighborhood and dreams of living on a tree‑lined street in a big house with a swimming pool.
Pre-K - 3rd
Image
GrowingTogether.jpg

Growing Together

Written by Ruth Spiro and Illustrated by Paola Escobar
A child and a tiny seedling find a happy home in their neighborhood’s urban community garden. With help from firefighters, chefs, shopkeepers, and many other friendly neighbors, they grow together—flowers, vegetables, friendships, and more—through a bright and busy summer.
Pre-K - 3rd
Image
ErrolsGarden.jpg

Errol's Garden

Written by Gillian Hibbs
Errol loves taking care of plants, even though he doesn’t have a real garden of his own. His home is filled with leafy, colorful greenery, but he dreams of having an outdoor space where he can grow even more.
Pre-K - 3rd
Image
FarmNextDoor.jpg

The Farm Next Door

Written by Kelly Rice Schmitt and Illustrated by Charles Santoso
Farmer Fran helps her neighborhood every single day. She gathers fresh eggs, milks the cows, picks colorful vegetables, and delivers all the food to her customers. Because of her hard work, the whole community thrives.
Pre-K - 3rd

Amelia Bedelia and the Baby: Read Aloud Guide for Families

Use this Read Aloud Guide for Families before, during, and after reading the book, Amelia Bedelia and the Baby, with your child.

Amelia Bedelia and the Baby: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading the book, Amelia Bedelia and the Baby, by Peggy Parrish.
Image
ARoomWithView.jpg

A Room With a View

Written by Joanna Ho and Illustrated by Thaís Mesquita
Mama says it’s time for their next big outdoor adventure — but Oliver isn’t so sure. He does not like super‑long, brain‑numbing car rides, sleeping anywhere near bears, bugs, or bats, or eating sticky, icky camp food. Yuck!
Pre-K - 3rd

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse: Read Aloud Guide for Families

Use this Read Aloud Guide for Families before, during, and after reading the book, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, with your child.

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading the book, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes.
Image
OnePlasticBag.jpg

One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

Written by Miranda Paul and Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
Discover the amazing true story of Isatou Ceesay, a woman from Africa who helped her community by starting a recycling project to fight the problems caused by plastic bags.
K - 3rd

Feathers: Read Aloud Guide for Families

Use this Read Aloud Guide for Families before, during, and after reading the book, Feathers: A Jewish Tale from Eastern Europe, with your child.

Feathers: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading the book, Feathers: A Jewish Tale from Eastern Europe.

The Rainbow Fish: Read Aloud Guide for Families

Use this Read Aloud Guide for Families before, during, and after reading the book, The Rainbow Fish, with your child.

Where the Sidewalk Ends: Read Aloud Guide

Use this Read Aloud Guide before, during, and after reading the book, Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein.

Watercress: Read Aloud Guide for Families

Use this Read Aloud Guide for Families before, during, and after reading the book, Watercress by Andrea Wang, with your child.

Pagination

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

FILTER

Resources

  • Book Resource
  • Support Material

Support Material Types

  • game
  • activity
  • vocabulary
  • lesson plan
  • video
  • reading passage
  • coloring page
  • interactive media
  • author interview

Grades

  • Pre-K
  • (-) K
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • (-) 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
  • 9th
  • 10th
  • 11th
  • 12th

Lexile Range

  • Birth-500
  • 501-900
  • 901-1200
  • 1201+
  • Non-Prose

Genre

  • fiction
  • nonfiction
  • picture book
  • biography
  • narrative nonfiction
  • folktale
  • poetry
  • historical fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • informational fiction
  • fantasy
  • fairy tale
  • autobiography
  • early concepts
  • folktales & fairy tales
  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fables
  • folk tale
  • graphic nonfiction
  • reference
  • adventure
  • activity book
  • how-to
  • novel
  • tall tale

Themes

  • friendship
  • family
  • animals
  • stem
  • community
  • adventure
  • emotions & feelings
  • nature
  • imagination
  • emotions and feelings
  • perseverance
  • growing up
  • self acceptance
  • children's humor
  • food
  • humor
  • fantasy
  • science
  • travel
  • holidays & celebrations
  • reading and readers
  • beginning chapter books & early readers
  • courage
  • geography
  • self esteem
  • alphabet
  • kindness
  • responsibility
  • self confidence
  • african american history
  • biography
  • across many cultures
  • content area & nonfiction
  • diversity
  • celebrations
  • music
  • social issues
  • environment
  • living with disabilities
  • multiculturalism
  • nutrition
  • sel
  • acceptance
  • bilingual & spanish
  • child psychology
  • civil rights
  • cooking
  • creativity
  • fairy tale
  • american history
  • christmas
  • culture
  • insects
  • multicultural
  • resourcefulness
  • sharing
  • coming of age
  • community helpers
  • inclusion
  • resilience
  • seasons
  • sports
  • beginner reader
  • celebration
  • family relationships
  • social emotional learning
  • social topics
  • teamwork
  • weather
  • art
  • being yourself
  • black history
  • books & libraries
  • careers
  • dinosaurs
  • habitats
  • health
  • hispanic culture
  • history
  • holidays
  • love
  • problem solving
  • architecture
  • compassion
  • counting
  • folktale
  • reading
  • actions and consequences
  • african american culture
  • anti-bullying
  • bilingual
  • family traditions
  • famous women
  • feelings
  • independence
  • native american
  • social skills
  • transportation
  • activism
  • artistic expression

Donate

Your contribution will help us to provide free books and literacy resources to children across the nation.

Donate

A Trusted Charity

RIF AwardsGuideStarBetter Business BureauCharity Navigator
Home Literacy Central Literacy Central Literacy Network
Reading is Fundamental

Reading Is Fundamental

750 First Street, NE

Suite 920

Washington, DC 20002

1 (877) RIF-READ

1 (877) 743-7323

  • FAQ
  • CONTACT US   
  • CAREERS
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • TERMS OF USE     
  • FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CONNECT

Sign up for our Newsletter

Since 1966

RIF LogoRIF LogoRIF LogoRIF Logo

© Reading Is Fundamental. All rights reserved. RIF is a 501(c)(3).


The logo for Macy's. A white star sits to the left of the company name, Macy's. The apostrophe in the name is replaced with a smaller star.

Literacy Central is a free resources for parents, teachers and children thanks in part to the generous support of Macy’s.