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Mrs. Solis from Saint Paul, MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Picture Books to Build Strong, Resilient Classroom Community

Help me give my students amazing, engaging and vibrant picture books for our classroom library.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Solis's classroom raised $398

This project is fully funded

My Project

Every morning I read a picture book to my students. My students thrive on our daily read aloud routine. It helps us build our literacy skills, social-emotional skills, and gives us strong, collective experiences. These picture books will give my students an outlet for their imaginations, feelings and satisfy our academic and social-emotional needs.

There are so many amazing books in this project.

There are books that mirror and uplift my students' experiences, like "The Interpreter." I've also included books that will make us think, like "I Am More Than: Empowering Rhyming Verse for Kids of All Ages." I've also chosen books that will make us laugh, like "Mistaco: a Tale of Tragedy and Tortillas."

These are books that we need in our classroom. Students will be able to see themselves represented and put themselves in other's shoes as they listen to these books. My students will be inspired, engaged, and positively impacted.

Mrs. Solis Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

30 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Words with Wings and Magic Things • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Mistaco: A Tale of Tragedy y Tortillas • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Don't Trust Fish • Amazon Business $17.66 1 $17.66
The Interpreter • Amazon Business $16.14 1 $16.14
That Always Happens Sometimes • Amazon Business $16.05 1 $16.05
The Man Who Didn't Like Animals: A Giggle-Inducing Readaloud - the Backstory of Old MacDonald Before His Farm • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The Boy Who Said Wow • Amazon Business $15.87 1 $15.87
Anjali Can! (Always Anjali) • Amazon Business $15.20 1 $15.20
Viva's Voice • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
We Are the Builders! • Amazon Business $15.00 1 $15.00
Wherever You Go (An All Are Welcome Book) • Amazon Business $14.50 1 $14.50
Fail-a-bration • Amazon Business $14.50 1 $14.50
The Boldest White: A Story of Hijab and Community (The Proudest Blue, 3) • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
The ABCs of Queer History (The ABCs of History) • Amazon Business $14.10 1 $14.10
I Am We: A Book of Community (A Picture Book) (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $14.10 1 $14.10
Jam, Too? • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
Yefferson, Actually / En realidad, es Yefferson (Lil' Libros) • Amazon Business $13.03 1 $13.03
I Am More Than: Empowering Rhyming Verse for Kids of All Ages • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
The Book That Almost Rhymed • Amazon Business $10.75 1 $10.75
Abuelita and Me • Amazon Business $10.54 1 $10.54
The Curious Why (The Magical Yet, 2) • Amazon Business $6.76 1 $6.76

Materials cost

$303.43

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$337.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.64

Total project goal

$397.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$397.62

1 Donor

-$397.62

Donations toward project cost

-$337.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.64

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$0.00

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