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Mrs. Frickelton from Sandy, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Picture Books for Imagination and Growth

Help me give my students a collection of picture books that will inspire their imaginations, foster a love for reading, and support their social-emotional growth in a fun and engaging way.

  • $765 goal

This project expired on July 19, 2025.

This project expired on July 19, 2025.

My Project

My students are incredibly special because of their curiosity, creativity, and eagerness to explore new ideas. They come to school with a hunger for knowledge, and each day, they inspire me with their enthusiasm. The picture books I’m requesting will make a huge difference in their learning by fostering a love for reading, enhancing their social-emotional skills, and expanding their imaginations. These resources will give them the opportunity to explore diverse characters, situations, and cultures, promoting empathy and critical thinking.

My goal for this project is to provide my students with a diverse set of books that will engage them, spark their curiosity, and help them develop important literacy and emotional skills.

By creating a rich, inviting reading environment, I hope to inspire a lifelong love of reading and learning that will extend far beyond the classroom.

Mrs. Frickelton Granite Elementary School Grades 3-5 Sandy, UT View local requests 34 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
If: A Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers • Amazon Business $18.59 1 $18.59
Around the World Find it! Explore it!: More than 250 things to find, facts and photos! (National Geographic Kids) • Amazon Business $18.16 1 $18.16
Bad Day at Riverbend • Amazon Business $17.96 1 $17.96
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Carl The Cantankerous Cat: A Teaching Tool Disguised as a Picture Book • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
American Tall Tales • Amazon Business $15.89 1 $15.89
Sam & Dave Dig A Hole • Amazon Business $15.68 1 $15.68
Wishes • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
Nightsong • Amazon Business $14.60 1 $14.60
National Geographic Kids WATER!: Why every drop counts and how you can start making waves to protect it • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
Who Is Lionel Messi? (Who HQ Now) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick • Amazon Business $13.58 1 $13.58
After the Fall • Amazon Business $13.02 1 $13.02
Two Bad Ants • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
My Pet Feet • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Full Color Edition (Classic Seuss) • Amazon Business $12.09 1 $12.09
Skater Cielo • Amazon Business $12.05 1 $12.05
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Yakety Yak - Animal Names That Are Also Action Words • Amazon Business $11.65 1 $11.65
The Most Magnificent Thing (Most Magnificent, 1) • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Diary of a Worm • Amazon Business $11.23 1 $11.23
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad • Amazon Business $11.14 1 $11.14
Stone Soup • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Bad Seed (The Food Group) • Amazon Business $10.60 1 $10.60
Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $10.58 1 $10.58
Each Kindness • Amazon Business $10.43 1 $10.43
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $10.33 1 $10.33
Just Help!: How to Build a Better World • Amazon Business $10.22 1 $10.22
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $10.17 1 $10.17
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You • Amazon Business $10.15 1 $10.15
The Leaf Detective - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $9.99 1 $9.99
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists, 1) • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
Thank You, Mr. Falker • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs (National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books) • Amazon Business $9.42 1 $9.42
What Do You Do With an Idea? — New York Times best seller • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $9.26 1 $9.26
What Do You Do With a Problem? — New York Times best seller • Amazon Business $9.25 1 $9.25
Gratitude is My Superpower: A children’s book about Giving Thanks and Practicing Positivity (My Superpower Books) • Amazon Business $9.20 1 $9.20
Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do • Amazon Business $8.66 1 $8.66
A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero • Amazon Business $8.55 1 $8.55
I'm Trying to Love Spiders • Amazon Business $8.36 1 $8.36
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin (Aladdin Picture Books) • Amazon Business $8.36 1 $8.36
White Socks Only (Albert Whitman Prairie Paperback) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Weslandia • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
A Ticket Around the World (updated edition) • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
The Lotus Seed - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
The Seven Silly Eaters - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
A Bike Like Sergio's • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest • Amazon Business $6.86 1 $6.86
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone • Amazon Business $5.65 1 $5.65
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney) (Little Golden Book) • Amazon Business $5.57 1 $5.57
Hot and Cold Animals - Galapagos Penguin or Emperor Penguin (Wild World: Hot and Cold Animals) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10

Materials cost

$610.71

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$649.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$114.68

Total project goal

$764.55

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