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Mrs. Brayton from Naperville, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Is Thinking!

Help me give my students new and engaging books to read in the classroom!

  • $1,217 goal

This project expired on October 18, 2025.

This project expired on October 18, 2025.

My Project

My classroom is in need of some new books. Many of my books are outdated and I need help funding a new classroom library for my students.

I am also looking to add some social emotional books to my classroom library.

Along with SEL books, I am looking to add diversity as well as newer series that students are into now a days.

These books will spark the interest of my students for the next decade! Please help me give the joy of reading to my students. We need to read a lot more in school because students' lives are so busy outside of school.

Thank you for all the generous donors.

Mrs. Brayton Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Naperville, IL View local requests Never Before Funded 30 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series Sampler Collection - 18 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $193.55 1 $193.55
Elephant and Piggy - Elephant and Piggie Collection - 18 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $133.46 1 $133.46
10 Book Set: Lee & Low Antiracism Collection (grades PreK-2 elementary books from underrepresented authors) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $110.00 1 $110.00
Pete The Cat - Pete the Cat Collection - 11 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $83.14 1 $83.14
Here’s Hank Book Series 1-12 • Amazon Business $67.22 1 $67.22
8 Book Set: Little SPOT of Emotion - Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Happiness, Sadness, Confidence, Love; calming corner, social emotional learning • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $62.00 1 $62.00
Fly Guy - Fly Guy Series Sampler Hardcover Collection- 10 Book Set - Collection • AKJ Education $56.87 1 $56.87
Developing Social & Emotional Relationships Books - Set of 5 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 1 $44.96
Kaplan Early Learning I Have Feelings Books - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $32.36 1 $32.36
Cat Kid Comic Club - The Cat Kid Comic Club Collection: From the Creator of Dog Man (Cat Kid Comic Club #1-3 Boxed Set) - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $28.45 1 $28.45
The Bad Guys Box Set: Books 1-5 - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $21.86 1 $21.86
The Magical Yet (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Ohana Means Family (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $19.00 1 $19.00
The Name Jar (paperback picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $9.00 2 $18.00
The Together Tree (hardcover picture book) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $16.00 1 $16.00
Plant the Tiny Seed - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Day the Crayons Quit - Reinforced Book • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
The Kids' Book of Diversity: Empathy, Kindness and Respect for Differences (The Kids' Books of Social Emotional Learning) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Fill a Bucket Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.95 1 $10.95
Just Now I Feel Angry: A Kids Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Book about Anger and Frustration Feelings Awareness, Self-Management, Mindfulness and ... (Feeling Big Emotions Picture Books) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Kindness is my Superpower: A children's Book About Empathy, Kindness and Compassion (My Superpower Books) • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39

Materials cost

$988.71

Vendor shipping charges

 $0.55

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,034.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$182.49

Total project goal

$1,216.58

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