August means slow, lazy summer days combined with the back-to-school scramble. Plan out your month with these book recommendations and resources to take you from here through September:
Sammy Lee’s Birthday-August 1
Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
International Friendship Day-August 2 
Armando and the Blue Tarp School
Awakening
Bein’ With You This Way
Cat Girl’s Day Off
Cooper’s Lesson
David’s Drawings
Destiny’s Gift
Featherless
First Come the Zebra
Galaxy Games: The Challengers
Ink and Ashes
It Doesn’t Have to be This Way
Jay and Ben
Jazz Baby
Juna’s Jar
King for a Day
Night Golf
Rainbow Joe and Me
Rebellion
Rent Party Jazz
Sharing Our Homeland
Soledad Sigh-Sighs
Tankborn
The Can Man
The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen
The Legend of Freedom Hill
The Monster in the Mudball
The Piano
Up the Learning Tree
Olympics- August 5-August 21
Surfer of the Century
Galaxy Games: The Challengers
Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path
Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
Duke Kahanamoku’s Birthday-August 24
Surfer of the Century
Back to School-August/September
As Fast As Words Could Fly
Amelia’s Road
Armando and the Blue Tarp School
Babu’s Song
Capoeira
David’s Drawings
Destiny’s Gift
Drumbeat in Our Feet
Elizabeti’s School
Etched In Clay
First Day in Grapes
Howard Thurman’s Great Hope
How We Are Smart
Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path
My Teacher Can Teach…Anyone!
Only One Year
Richard Wright and the Library Card
Seeds of Change
The Storyteller’s Candle
Su Dongpo: Chinese Genius
Tofu Quilt
Up the Learning Tree
Willie Wins
Yasmin’s Hammer
Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree
International Friendship Day:
Happy Friendship Day from Lee & Low Books!
The Best Cheerleaders May Come in Small Packages: How Siblings Affect Literacy Education
Back to School:
Why Do We Need Diverse Books in Non Diverse Schools?
How Common Core’s Book Choices Fail Children of Color
Choosing the World Our Students Read
Where to Find Culturally Diverse Literature to Pair With Your Required Curriculum
10 Ways to Use Instagram in the Classroom
3 Books for the First Three Weeks of School
11 Educator Resources for Teaching Children About Latin American Immigration and Migration
11 Books on Latin American Immigration and Migration
10 Best Strategies for Reading to Kids in Spanish
13 Scary YA Books: Diverse Edition
7 Tips to Help Make Reading with Your Child This Year Achievable
5 Strategies to Help Parents Navigate Lexile
7 Strategies to Help Booksellers and Librarians Navigate Lexile
8 Strategies to Help Educators Explain Lexile and Invest Stakeholders
10 Ways Teachers Can Support Parents and Cultivate Student Success
10 Myths About Teaching STEM Books and How You Can Teach STEM in Your Classroom Now
Using Infographics in the Classroom to Teach Visual Literacy
Using Dual Language and Bilingual Books in First and Second Grade
Using Dual Language and Bilingual Books in Third and Fourth Grade
Using Picture Books to Teach and Discuss Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera with Students
How to Teach Close Reading Using a Recipe
Why Literacy Teachers Should Care About Math
Why I Love to Read Sad and Dark Books to Children (and You Should Too)
Student Book Review: Seeds of Change
Character Education, Part 1: How To Choose Books for Core Value Study
Character Education, Part 2: How to Teach Core Values to Kids Meaningfully
Strategies for Teaching ELL’s in Elementary and Middle School: Part 1
Strategies for Teaching ELL’s-Part 2: Choosing A Text and Vocabulary Words
Strategies for Teaching ELL’s-Part 3: Teaching Vocabulary in Layers
Strategies for Teaching ELL’s-Part 4: Writing, Speaking, & Listening Practice
How to Compare and Contrast with the Common Core in Kindergarten
How to Compare and Contrast with the Common Core in First Grade
How to Compare and Contrast with the Common Core in Second Grade
How to Compare and Contrast with the Common Core in Third Grade
How to Compare and Contrast with the Common Core in Fourth Grade
How to Compare and Contrast with the Common Core in Fifth Grade
What are your favorite August reads? Let us know in the comments!
