The Living Library

Our Best Library Where Every Book’s A Curriculum. Best Read Alouds, Teacher Guides, & Activities.

A curated archive of picture books, graphic novels, easy readers, middle grade, and real stories — each with a ready-to-use teacher's guide, discussion questions, and classroom activities. The library where every book's a curriculum.

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K–12

Grade Range

17

Learning Units

450+

Curated Books

450

Teacher Guides

450

Lessons

1309

Activities

The Stacks

The Library where Every Book's a Curriculum. Browse the shelves by call number, by category, by author. Enjoy!

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PreK-2

Teacher's Guide

Every child brings unique gifts to the classroom, and our diversity makes our school community stronger.

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Picture Book·PreK-2·Acceptance & Belonging

All Are Welcome

Alexandra Penfold

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PreK-2

Teacher's Guide

Our classroom is a shared space where we follow kind rules to ensure everyone learns and grows safely.

P ALL WELCOME
Picture Book·PreK-2·Acceptance & Belonging

Welcome to Our Classroom!

Alexandra Penfold

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PreK-2

Teacher's Guide

All feelings are okay, and we can use healthy strategies to navigate them when they feel too big.

P ALL WELCOME
Picture Book·PreK-2·Acceptance & Belonging

Big Feelings

Alexandra Penfold

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PreK-2

Teacher's Guide

We build strong communities by helping our neighbors and taking care of the places we share.

P ALL WELCOME
Picture Book·PreK-2·Acceptance & Belonging

All Are Neighbors

Alexandra Penfold

From the Librarian's Desk

A few favorites, each with a downloadable teacher's guide.

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1-3

Teacher's Guide

Being open to trying new things and sharing experiences strengthens our friendships and helps us grow.

Graphic Novel·1-3·Trying New Things & Friendship

Peanut Butter and Jelly

Ben Clanton

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PreK-1

Teacher's Guide

When things go wrong, you can choose to keep your cool and keep moving — attitude is everything.

Picture Book·PreK-1·SEL & Resilience

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes

Eric Litwin

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K-3

Teacher's Guide

Careful attention to animals can inspire reflection on how we treat one another and the natural world. The book presents a specifically Lakota perspective, not a single set of beliefs shared by all Indigenous peoples.

Picture Book·K-3

The Animals Speak: The Lakota Way (Wamákashkaŋ’iya: Lakhól Wichóh’aŋ Kiŋ)

S. D. Nelson (with Lakota translation by Dakota Goodhouse)

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K-5

Teacher's Guide

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Picture Book·K-5

Keepunumuk

Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, Alexis Bunten, Gary Meeches Sr

Curated by Theme

Featured Collections

Thematic book stacks to help you find the right read-aloud fast — each hand-picked for classroom impact.

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The Mastery Manual

Pace-Write-Read

The Trifecta of Pacing

A writer's handbook of 38 craft tools covering plot, pacing, and prosody — every technique you need to pace your story with power and purpose. Read the first 6 tools free.

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