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Ms. Kellie-Jo from Joliet, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Amazing Authors

Help me give my students quality children’s books written by some amazing authors!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kellie-Jo's classroom raised $546

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Quality children’s literature is a must have in a preschool classroom. I want to provide opportunities for my students to hear stories written by a variety of amazing authors.

Amazing children’s books like these help build important developing literacy skills, such as vocabulary, fluency, comprehension and the love for reading.

The books I’m requesting are engaging and contain characters that my preschoolers truly enjoy.

Authors like Mo Willems, Ezra Jack Keats, Leo Lionni and Kevin Henkel are Preschool must haves. Their stories and characters are unforgettable and support literacy skills across the curriculum.

By donating to this project, you will support my young students literacy development by providing them quality children’s literature.

Ms. Kellie-Jo Laraway School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kaplan Early Learning Leo Lionni Books - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $62.96 1 $62.96
YOTTOY Mo Willems Soft Stuffed Animal Plush Toys and Book Collection Bundle Set (Pigeon) • Amazon Business $52.99 1 $52.99
Mo Willems Knuffle Bunny Book Set of 3 - [Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Guest] • Amazon Business $47.60 1 $47.60
Kaplan Early Learning Ezra Jack Keats Books - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 1 $44.96
Wemberly Worried • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
A Color of His Own • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Owen: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Caldecott Honor Book) • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Lily y Su Bolso de Plaastico Morado (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Cornelius (Dragonfly Books) • Amazon Business $8.36 1 $8.36
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich • Amazon Business $8.36 1 $8.36
An Extraordinary Egg • Amazon Business $8.16 1 $8.16
Lilly's Chocolate Heart • Amazon Business $8.09 1 $8.09
The Biggest House in the World (Knopf Children's Paperbacks) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Matthew's Dream • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Kitten's First Full Moon • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Lilly's Big Day • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Su propio color (A Color of His Own, Spanish-English Bilingual Edition) • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
A Weekend with Wendell • Amazon Business $7.44 1 $7.44
Little Blue and Little Yellow • Amazon Business $7.43 1 $7.43
Whistle for Willie • Amazon Business $7.43 1 $7.43
Julius, the Baby of the World • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Chrysanthemum: A First Day of School Book for Kids • Amazon Business $7.08 1 $7.08
Silbale a Willie (Spanish Edition) (Picture Puffins) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Owen's Marshmallow Chick: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Who? • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Jessica • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Penny and Her Sled: A Winter and Holiday Book for Kids • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$426.87

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$463.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.75

Total project goal

$545.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$545.02

5 Donors

-$478.27

Donations toward project cost

-$463.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$66.75

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$0.00

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