Each month, read a grade level book that matches the category on a square, and submit your mini book report to win a prize! Complete Bingo in May, and win a completion prize!

Sample Bingo card

• Bingo runs from January through May 2024.

• One prize per student per month.

• You can catch up/start after January (i.e read 2 books in February), but will only get one prize per month.

• Mini book reports must be submitted by the last school day of each month. They can be submitted either to the front office during the last week of the month, or via Google form.

• Pick up one of the questions below and answer in complete sentences, one sentence per your grade. For example, 1st graders write one sentence, 2nd graders write two sentences, etc. if you are in a grade that's not a number (PreK/K) you can write 1 sentence and/or draw a picture.

  - What was your favorite part of the book?

  - What is something you learned from the book?

  - Would you recommend this book to your friends? Why or Why not?

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  Hard copy/PDF version of bingo cards, click below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qJUPLkveo_ntZwbAyAHgHnSPVkrEQ2s8/view?usp=drive_link
• Google form, click below:

  https://bit.ly/cvbookclub

   

   

  If you already know what you want to read for each square and topic - great! Happy reading :) 

   

  If you need a little bit of help, not to worry! Here are some tips and book lists to get started.

   

  Tips 

  • You do not need to buy the books, the Orange County Public library system has all the books you’ll need and much more! You can either visit a library branch in person and browse, or use their online catalog to search for and request a book. You’ll need a library card to check out books, you can apply for one online if you don’t have one already.

  • If you do want to buy a book, consider buying it through Scholastic and supporting your teacher (check in with them for a class code if you don’t already have one).

  • A book can fit into multiple categories. For example the Newbery honor novel The Last Mapmaker could count towards Award winner OR Fiction. But it can not count as an Award winner AND Fiction. 

  • The books listed and linked to are largely recommended by professional librarians (either at Orange County or through the American Library Association), but it is ultimately the responsibility of the parent/guardian to determine if the book is appropriate for their student.

  • If you have questions or need help, reach out to bookclub@mycvpta.org

  Book lists

   

  Orange County Public Library Lists (mostly picture books, fiction and graphic novels)

  Kindergarten Book Lists | OC Public Libraries

  1st and 2nd Grade

  2nd and 3rd Grade

  3rd and 4th grade

  4th and 5th Grade

  5th and 6th Grade

  award LIST

  Caldecott medal & honor books

  The Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children".

  Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938 to present

   

  Newbery medal & honor books

  The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children to the author of "the most distinguished contributions to American literature for children".

  Association for Library Service to Children Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present

   

  Coretta Scott King award

  The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.

  Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present | Round Tables

   

  Geisel award & honor books

  The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.

  (Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award winners and honor books, 2006 - present

   

  Pura Belpré

  The Pura Belpré Award is a recognition presented to a Latino or Latina author and illustrator whose work best portrays the Latino cultural experience in a work of literature for children or youth.

  Pura Belpré Award and Honor Books, 1996 to present

   

  Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal

  The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the most distinguished informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year.

  (Robert F.) Sibert Medal and Honor Books, 2001-present

   

  Mildred L. Batchelder Award

  The Mildred L. Batchelder Award is awarded to a children’s book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originating in a country other than the United States and in a language other than English and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States during the preceding year.

  (Mildred L.) Batchelder Award winners, 1968-Present

   

  biography

   

  Children's Biography Books for Sale | The Scholastic Parent Store

   

  picture books for older children (from Reading Middle Grade)

   

  The Pink Umbrella by Amelie Callot
  Marshmallow Clouds by Ted Kooser & Connie Wanek
  Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
  Watercress by Andrea Wang
  Elephants Come Home by Kim Tomsic
  Girl on a Motorcycle by Amy Novesky
  The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
  Big by Vashti Harrison
  When You Can Swim by Jack Wong
  The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones & Renée Watson Solitary Animals: Introverts of the Wild by Michaela Goade
  Berry Song by Kelly Yang
  Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country by Raman Prinja Wonders of the Night Sky by Raman Prinja
  Do You Remember? by Sydney Smith
  Dreamers by Yuyi Morales

   

  poetry

   

  Wild Symphony by Dan Brown

  Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou

  Black Is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy

  Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost

  Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley

  A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood by Fred Rogers

  Change Sings by Amanda Gorman

  Wet Cement A Mix of Concrete Poems by Bob Raczka

  I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic

  I’m No Good at Rhyming and Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups by Chris Harris, illustrated by Lane Smith

  Book Speak! Poems About Books by Laura Purdie Salas, illustrated by Josee Bisaillon

   

  Questions? Reach out to bookclub@mycvpta.org

   

  One prize per student per month.