Teachers can never have too many book choices for students to enjoy! This post showcases 11 children’s books written by celebrities for elementary classroom teachers.
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If you’ve spent any time on this site, you know I am always on the hunt for good read-alouds! Stories do more than just captivate students. Engaging children’s books can help:
- Build classroom community
- Teach important character traits
- Motivate students to read more
- Address uncomfortable topics
I could actually go on even more with this list! But all my teacher friends get the point already. We know the power of reading out loud to kids.
So I’m super excited to share each of these children’s books written by celebrities for elementary classroom teachers to enjoy!
Why Do Celebrities Write Children’s Books?
Before we dive into our book list, let’s go ahead and address the elephant in the room.
Some literacy coaches, a few teachers, and a handful of children’s authors argue against using kids books written by celebrities in the classroom.
One of their reasons is “celebrities aren’t real authors and their books make it hard for authors who work hard writing children’s books.”
All throughout the school year, I encourage my students to write as much as possible. I even use the phrase “let your inner author out!”
I want my students to feel inspired and confident to be writers; so I push them to also read good writing–no matter who or what the author looks like!
Comic books, graphic novels, history books, how-to manuals for kids, magazines, newspapers, AND children’s books by celebrities live on my library shelf right beside other chapter books and read alouds.
The main goal is to get your kids reading and writing more. To keep them excited about learning creates a full classroom environment that’s positive. And if celebrities’ children’s books help achieve that goal–then go for it!
Ok–elephant addressed! Let’s see what these celebrities are writing about!
Children’s Books Written By Celebrities
If you want more details on the celebrities’ children’s books shown above, I have more convenient access to each book below.
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- Santiago the Dreamer in Land Among the Stars by Ricky Martin
- Dream Big Little Pig by Kristi Yamaguchi
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- Out of the Ballpark by Alex Rodriguez
- Freckleface Strawberry by Julianne Moore
- Girls Hold Up This World by Jada Pinkett Smith
- Mario and Baby Gia by Mario Lopez
- Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis
- Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama
- Everything is Mama by Jimmy Fallon
- River Rose and the Magical Lullaby by Kelly Clarkson
- The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
More Read Aloud Book Ideas
As you can see from the list of books written by celebrities, the reading levels stretch across all elementary school ages.
If you are looking for more book ideas for older kids, you’ll enjoy these posts:
- The 10 Best Novel Studies for 4th & 5th Grade Students
- Read Alouds for Upper Elementary Students
- Resources and Picture Books for Teaching About 9/11
- Books that Teach Figurative Language
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