CCSS-aligned Teachers' GuidesOur FREE Common Core Guides have been customized for every TOON Book to provide teachers with easy-to-use tools that support standards-based instruction in the classroom. Guides include Lesson Plans, Student Activity Sheet and topics for the ELA Common Core Standards, with a special emphasis on our core area of expertise: developing students' visual literacy and using comics in the classroom. We hope these tools will be helpful to you and that you'll write to us with feedback, students' achievements, and suggestions: lessonplans@toon-books.com
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TITLE | AUTHOR | F&P | Lexile Level | Guided Reading Level | Word Count | Curriculum Themes | Subject of Lesson Plan | CCSS |
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Ants Don't Wear Pants! | Kevin McCloskey | N | TBA | TBA | TBA | Science / Bugs / Education | Natural Science | ✓ |
A Trip to The Top of the Volcano | Frank Viva | J | TBA | TBA | 275 | Adventure / Friendship / Education | Volcanic Exploration | ✓ |
3x4 | Ivan Brunetti | L | N/A | N/A | TBA | Multiplication | Sets of Numbers | ✓ |
Adele in Sand Land | Claude Ponti | M | 410L | TBD | 516 | Humor / Growth / Imagination | Digging into Details | ✓ |
Barry's Best Buddy | Renée French | L | GN/60 | J | 267 | Adventure / Friendship | Plot and Subplot | ✓ |
Birdsong: A Story in Pictures | James Sturm | WB | N/A | WB | N/A | International Stories | Wordless Storytelling | ✓ |
Blip! | Barnaby Richards | H | N/A | E | 177 | Exploring / Making New Friends | Finding Your Place in the World | ✓ |
Chick and Chickie | Claude Ponti | F | BR | E | 109 | Alphabet / Emotions | Drawing Inspiration From a Book | ✓ |
A Goofy Guide to Penguins | Jean-Luc & Philippe Coudray | N | 390L | N | 324 | Birds / Humor | Visual and Verbal Narrative Elements | ✓ |
Hearts | Thereza Rowe | J | BR | G | 70 | Emotions / Loss | Description and Interpretation | ✓ |
Jack and the Box | Art Spiegelman | J | GN/100 | G | 373 | Humor / Emotions / Mastering Fear | Theme of a Book | ✓ |
Little Mouse Gets Ready | Jeff Smith | K | GN/160 | F | 261 | Humor / Growth / Personal Care | Comic Transitions and Story Progression | ✓ |
The Real Poop on Pigeons | Kevin McCloskey | K | 430L | K | 327 | Birds / Education | Identifying and Observing Birds | ✓ |
Silly Lilly and the Four Seasons | Agnes Rosenstiehl | J | BR | E | 166 | Seasons | Visualization | ✓ |
Silly Lilly in What Will I Be Today? | Agnes Rosenstiehl | J | BR | E | 295 | Growth / Character Studies | Sequential Order in Stories | ✓ |
Snails Are Just My Speed! | Kevin McCloskey | M | N/A | N/A | 523 | Mollusks / Education | Common Traits | ✓ |
Something's Fishy | Kevin McCloskey | M | 260L | N/A | 407 | Fish / Education | Exceptions to Rules | ✓ |
Tippy and the Night Parade | Lilli Carré | K | GN/240L | J | 205 | Imagination | Tracking a Sequence of Events | ✓ |
A Trip to the Bottom of the World with Mouse | Frank Viva | I | BR | E | 239 | NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) / Antarctica | Research for a Book | ✓ |
We Are All Me | Jordan Crane | K | N/A | N/A | 95 | Interconnection | Interdependence of Living Things | ✓ |
We Dig Worms! | Kevin McCloskey | M | 340L | L | 249 | Invertebrate Animals / Education | Fun with Drawing | ✓ |
Wordplay | Ivan Brunetti | J | BR | TBD | 204 | Reading / Language | Compound Word Wizards | ✓ |
TITLE | AUTHOR | F&P | Lexile Level | Guided Reading Level | Word Count | Curriculum Themes | Subject of Lesson Plan | CCSS |
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Benjamin Bear in Brain Storms! | Philippe Coudray | J | 190L | N | 319 | Friendship / Adventure | Make Your Own Comic | ✓ |
Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas | Philippe Coudray | J | BR | M | 375 | Problem Solving / Making Friends | Reader’s Theatre | ✓ |
Benjamin Bear in Fuzzy Thinking | Philippe Coudray | J | GN/20 | J | 454 | Humor / Imagination | Humor and Story Sequencing | ✓ |
Benny and Penny in How to Say Goodbye | Geoffrey Hayes | K | TBA | K | 473 | Facing Death / Empathy | Letting Go | ✓ |
Benny and Penny in Just Pretend | Geoffrey Hayes | K | GN/90 | G | 346 | Adventure / Sibling Friendship | Comic Drawing for Visualization | ✓ |
Benny and Penny in Lights Out | Geoffrey Hayes | K | GN/170 | H | 526 | Sleep Time / Adventure | Comic Elements | ✓ |
Benny and Penny in Lost and Found | Geoffrey Hayes | K | GN/190 | K | 543 | Adventure / Sibling Friendship | Relating to Characters | ✓ |
Benny and Penny in The Big No-No! | Geoffrey Hayes | K | GN/30 | H | 584 | Genre / Mystery | Inference about Characters | ✓ |
Benny And Penny in The Toy Breaker | Geoffrey Hayes | K | BR | H | 597 | Growth / Bullying | Character Study and Development | ✓ |
The Big Wet Balloon | Liniers | M | GN/190 | J | N/A | Growth / Adventure | Character Relationships | ✓ |
Good Night, Planet | Liniers | K | 290L | N/A | 227 | Adventure / Dreams | Personalities and Teamwork | ✓ |
The Great Antonio | Elise Gravel | M | 510L | M | 496 | Athletics / Kindness | The Making of a Legend | ✓ |
Luke on the Loose | Harry Bliss | K | GN/170 | J | 336 | Humor / Emotions / Mastering Independence | Reader’s Theatre | ✓ |
Maya Makes a Mess | Rutu Modan | L | GN/240 | J | 435 | Character Education | Panels of Many Sizes | ✓ |
Nina in That Makes Me Mad | Hilary Knight | L | GN/160 | J | 684 | Growth / Emotions / Mastering Anger | Reading Facial Expressions | ✓ |
Patrick Eats His Peas and Other Stories | Geoffrey Hayes | M | GN/160 | K | N/A | Chores / Cooperation | Comparing Stories and Writing Opinion Pieces | ✓ |
Patrick in A Teddy Bear's Picnic | Geoffrey Hayes | M | GN/50 | J | 682 | Short Stories / Bullying / Bravery | Directions in Comic Panels | ✓ |
Stinky | Eleanor Davis | K | GN/170 | J | 826 | Growth / Making New Friends | Emotions in Dialogue | ✓ |
Wildflowers | Liniers | K | 460L | TBA | TBA | Language Arts / Imagination | Developing Imagination & Creative Thinking | ✓ |
TITLE | AUTHOR | F&P | Lexile Level | Guided Reading Level | Word Count | Curriculum Themes | Subject of Lesson Plan | CCSS |
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Flop to the Top! | Eleanor Davis and Drew Weing | M | 130L | O | 470 | Growth / Social Media | Character Development and Analysis | ✓ |
Otto's Backwards Day | Frank Cammuso with Jay Lynch | M | GN/180 | M | 974 | Growth / Language Arts / Palindromes | Vocabulary | ✓ |
Otto's Orange Day | Jay Lynch and Frank Cammuso | M | GN/230 | K | 1030 | Growth / Overcoming Obsessions | Retelling a Story | ✓ |
Zig And Wikki in Something Ate My Homework | Nadja Spiegelman and Trade Loeffler | M | GN/230 | K | 829 | Biology / Food Chain | Identifying Story Elements | ✓ |
Zig and Wikki in The Cow | Nadja Spiegelman and Trade Loeffler | M | GN/270 | P | 1003 | Adventure / Education | Story Arcs and Conflict/Resolution | ✓ |
Mo and Jo Fighting Together Forever | Jay Lynch and Dean Haspiel | N | GN/240 | L | 1055 | Emotions / Working Cooperatively | Heroes, Villains, and Conflict | ✓ |
Written and Drawn by Henrietta | Liniers | N | 290L | P | 545 | Telling Stories | Characters, Symbols and Storytelling | ✓ |
Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World | James Sturm | P | TBA | N | 1081 | Imagination / Conflict Resolution | Creative Collaboration | ✓ |
The Shark King | R. Kikuo Johnson | R | GN/150 | N | 570 | Growth / Coming of Age | Setting and Research for a Story | ✓ |
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Prize-Winning TOON Graphics
TITLE | AUTHOR | Lexile Level | Word Count | Curriculum Themes | Subject of Lesson Plan | CCSS |
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The White Snake | Ben Nadler | 580L | 2266 | Folktales / Adventure | Visual Indicators | ✓ |
Comics: Easy as ABC! | Ivan Brunetti | Edited by Francoise Mouly | 740L | 2266 | Comics / How To | Fun with Comics | ✓ |
The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America | Jaime Hernandez | 570L | TBA | Folktales / Latin Culture | Empathy & Character | ✓ |
Sea Change | Frank Viva | 740L | 24833 | Travel / Adventure | Social Relationships and Differences | ✓ |
Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure | Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio García Sánchez | 820L | 2037 | Transportation / Growth | Character Development | ✓ |
Hansel and Gretel | Neil Gaiman & Lorenzo Mattotti | 1030L | 3916 | Folktales | Visual Metaphor | ✓ |
Black Heroes of the Wild West | James Otis Smith with an introduction by Kadir Nelson | TBA | TBA | US History | History & Attributes of a Hero | ✓ |
Little Nemo's Big New Dreams | Edited by Josh O’Neill, Andrew Carl, and Chris Stevens; Forwards by Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman | 450L | TBA | Inferential Thinking | Visual Expression & Verbal Expression | ✓ |
Blancaflor, the Hero with Secret Powers: A Folktale from Latin America | Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio García Sánchez; introduction by F. Isabel Campoy | 540L | TBA | Folktales / Latin Culture | Appreciating Talent | ✓ |
TOON Graphic Mythologies
TITLE | AUTHOR | Lexile Level | Word Count | Curriculum Themes | Subject of Lesson Plan | CCSS |
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Theseus and the Minotaur | Yvan Pommaux | 870L | 3093 | Greek Mythology | Gods and Fate in Myths | ✓ |
Orpheus in the Underworld | Yvan Pommaux | 830L | 1796 | Greek Mythology | Love and Death | ✓ |
Oedipus: Trapped by Destiny | Yvan Pommaux | 730L | 2528 | Greek Mythology | Actions and Consequences | ✓ |
The Philemon Adventures
TITLE | AUTHOR | Lexile Level | Word Count | Curriculum Themes | Subject of Lesson Plan | CCSS |
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Cast Away on the Letter A: A Philemon Adventure | Fred | GN/240L | 2375 | Adventure / Fantasy | Travel Devices | ✓ |
The Wild Piano: A Philemon Adventure | Fred | 390L | 875 | Adventure / Fantasy | Logic and Absurdism | ✓ |
The Suspended Castle: A Philemon Adventure | Fred | 250L | 3204 | Adventure / Fantasy | Playing with Size and Color | ✓ |
The Leah and Alan Adventures
TITLE | AUTHOR | Lexile Level | Word Count | Curriculum Themes | Subject of Lesson Plan | CCSS |
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The Secret of the Stone Frog | David Nytra | 220L | TBA | Adventure / Genre Fantasy | Constructing a Dream World | ✓ |
Windmill Dragons: A Leah and Alan Adventure | David Nytra | 430L | 2959 | Genre Fantasy | Symbols and Morals in Fairy Tales | ✓ |