Over the course of this last school year, Athlos staff read to students every Tuesday for Tuck-in-Tuesdays. If you have enjoyed these books and would like to read them yourself, or have your child read along with their teacher, you can order them from the list below.
Ada Twist Scientist
Author: Andrea Beaty
Illustrator: David Roberts
Summary: Ada has a boundless imagination and has always been hopelessly curious. Inspired by real-life makers such as Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie, this champions girl power and women scientists.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
After the Fall
Author: Dan Santat
Illustrator: Dan Santat
Summary: After falling off the wall, Humpty Dumpty is very afraid of climbing up again, but is determined not to let fear stop him from being close to the birds.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
Author: Laura Numeroff
Illustrator: Felicia Bond
Summary: If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you give him a muffin, he’ll want some jam to go with it…
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
I Am Love: A Book of Compassion
Author: Susan Verde
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Summary: Explores many aspects of love that can help one weather any storm, including that love is comfort, effort, connection, and taking care of oneself.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
Be Kind
Author: Pat Zietlow Miller
Illustrator: Jen Hill
Summary: When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
Llama Llama Red Pajama
Author: Anna Dewdney
Illustrator: Anna Dewdney
Summary: At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
Little Owl’s Night
Author: Divya Srinivasan
Illustrator: Divya Srinivasan
Summary: It’s evening in the forest and Little Owl wakes up from his day-long sleep to watch his friends enjoying the night. Hedgehog sniffs for mushrooms, Skunk nibbles at berries, Frog croaks, and Cricket sings.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
Max and Ruby’s Bedtime Book
Author: Rosemary Wells
Illustrator: Rosemary Wells
Summary: Max and Ruby want to hear story after story before bed, so Grandma tells one more… And then another.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
Mikey and The Dragons
Author: Jocko Willink
Illustrator: Jon Bozak
Summary: Mikey was scared of everything, until he found a book about dragons, princes, and the importance of overcoming our fears.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
My P.E. Teacher is a Ninja
Author: Joey Acker
Illustrator: Melanie Acker
Summary: Come join Mr. Walker’s students in discovering if he really is a ninja or just a fast and sneaky P.E. teacher.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
Night Night Farm
Author: Roger Priddy
Illustrator: Roger Priddy
Summary: It’s nighttime down on the farm. The animals are in the barn and it’s time to say a soft and cozy, “Night, night.”
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
Only One You
Author: Linda Kranz
Illustrator: Linda Kranz
Summary: There’s only one you in this great big world. Make it a better place. Adri’s mama and papa share some of the wisdom they have gained through the years with their eager son.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
Oso Bajo El Sol
Author: Stella Blackstone
Illustrator: Debbie Harter
Summary: Bear introduces various types of weather in this book. Young readers are invited to anticipate Bear’s fun activities according to each new day. The simple text promotes early language development in Spanish and English readers.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch Youtube Video
Piggie Pie
Author: Howard Fine
Illustrator: Margie Palatini
Summary: Gritch the Witch is grouchy, grumpy, and very hungry. The only thing that could make her happy is something extra special for lunch, and that is: Piggie Pie!
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
Stand Tall, Molly Lue Lemon
Author: Patty Lovell
Illustrator: David Catrow
Summary: Molly Lou Melon is short and clumsy, has buck teeth, and has a voice that sounds like a bullfrog being squeezed by a boa constrictor. She doesn’t mind.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
Swan Lake
Author: Peter Clover
Illustrator: Teresa Martinez
Summary: Tchaikovsky’s magnificent ballet is now accessible to a new, younger audience thanks to this classically elegant picture book adaptation.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
The Giving Tree
Author: Shel Silverstein
Illustrator: Shel Silverstein
Summary: This classic book illustrates a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another’s capacity to love in return.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes
Author: Mark Pett & Gary Rubinstein
Illustrator: Mark Pett
Summary: Beatrice Bottomwell has never made mistakes, but one day, she makes a huge mistake in front of everyone.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
The Mitten
Author: Jan Brett
Illustrator: Jan Brett
Summary: A retelling of the traditional tale of how a boy’s lost mitten becomes a refuge from the cold for an increasing number of animals.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates
Author: Ryan T. Higgins
Illustrator: Ryan T. Higgins
Summary: Penelope, a pink-overall-clad T-rex, is so nervous about her first day of school that she begins to eat her classmates!
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
Yay, You!
Author: Sandra Boynton
Illustrator: Sandra Boynton
Summary: For new graduates, or for anyone facing imminent change, here is profound insight and bold inspiration! Also an occasional hippo and no wombats.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
You Are My Happy
Author: Hoda Kotb
Illustrator: Suzie Mason
Summary: As mama bear and her cub cuddle together before closing their eyes for a good night’s sleep, they reflect on the everyday wonders of life that make them happy.
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Read along with an Athlos teacher: Watch YouTube Video
