Franki Sibberson’s SproutFive Bookshelf

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Below are some of Franki Sibberson’s favorite titles for children in pre-school, pre-k and kindergarten. A portion of purchases of these titles will be used to support the wonderful work of SproutFive.

What’s new at SproutFive™?! As part of Black History Month, our littles at SproutFive participated in NCTE’s African American Read-In. To find out more, click here.

King of Kindergarten (The King of Kindergarten #1) by Derrick Barnes

Queen of Kindergarten (The King of Kindergarten #2) by Derrick Barnes

Mister Kitty Is Lost! by Greg Pizzoli

Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis

Luli and the Language of Tea by Andrea Wang

That's My Sweater! by Jessika Von Innerebner

We Are Here (All Because You Matter #2) by Tami Charles

How We Say I Love You by Nicole Chen

Out of a Jar by Deborah Marcero

My Big Book of Outdoors by Tim Hopgood

I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes

Boogie Boogie, Y'all by C G Esperanza

Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz

How to Hug a Pufferfish by Ellie Peterson

Out of a Jar by Deborah Marcero

Together We Ride by Valerie Bolling

Daddy Speaks Love by Leah Henderson

Pride Puppy! by Robin Stevenson

Cat's First Baby: A Board Book by Natalie Nelson

Who Was Jackie Robinson? (Who Was? Young Readers Edition) by Lisbeth Kaiser

Higher! Higher! by Leslie Patricelli

Rosa Le Encantan Los Dinosaurios: Rosa Loves Dinosaurs (All about Rosa Bilingual English/Spanish) by Jessica Spanyol

Rosa Le Encantan Los Carros: Rosa Loves Cars (All about Rosa Bilingual English/ Spanish) by Jessica Spanyol

Countablock (Alphablock) by Christopher Franceschelli

Buildablock (Alphablock) by Christopher Franceschelli

Dinoblock (Alphablock) by Christopher Franceschelli

Where's Ellie? (Hide-And-Seek Books) by Salina Yoon

Crack! by Beatriz Gimnez de Ory

Mary Had a Little Plan (Mary Had a Little Glam #2) by Tammi Sauer

Tweet! by Mara Jos Ferrada

If You're Happy and You Know It (Baby Rhyme Time) by Annie Kubler

Circle! Sphere! (Storytelling Math) by Grace Lin

Up to My Knees! (Storytelling Math) by Grace Lin

One Big Day by Anne Wynter

These Hands by Hope Lynne Price

Hip-Hop Lollipop by Susan Montanari

Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle by Nina Lacour

Saturday by Oge Mora

Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora

Mary Had a Little Glam (Mary Had a Little Glam #1) by Tammi Sauer

Me & Mama by Cozbi A Cabrera

Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar

Strollercoaster by Matt Ringler

Mel Fell by Corey R Tabor

Tuesday Is Daddy's Day by Elliot Kreloff

Our Favorite Day of the Year by A E Ali

Our Favorite Day by Joowon Oh

Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

Off to See the Sea by Nikki Grimes

El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! (El Cucuy) by Donna Barba Higuera

Festival of Colors by Surishtha Sehgal

Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o

Mr. Watson's Chickens by Jarrett Dapier

La Princesa and the Pea (English With Some Spanish) by Susan Middleton Elya

Another by Christian Robinson

Rain! by Linda Ashman

You Matter by Christian Robinson

Bear Came Along by Richard T Morris

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes

My Fade Is Fresh by Shauntay Grant

Becoming Vanessa by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

What Color is My Hijab? by Hudda Ibrahim

Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan

Under My Hijab by Hena Khan

Bathe the Cat by Alice B McGinty

Franki Sibberson is a long-time classroom teacher, having taught elementary students in Dublin, Ohio for over 30 years. She is a thought leader in literacy, with specific focus on literacy workshop, student agency, readers in grades 3-6, and digital literacy. Franki is past president of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), having served as president in 2018-2019. She has co-authored numerous publications and books including Beyond Leveled Books (Stenhouse), Still Learning to Read (Stenhouse), Day-to-Day Assessment in the Reading Workshop (Scholastic), and Digital Reading: What’s Essential? (NCTE). Franki currently serves as the Director of the NUDL Institute for Professional Learning for SproutFive. She also provides leadership and consulting to schools and nonprofits, supporting both local and national literacy initiatives.