give me a list of the books
give me a list of the books. Thanx!
give me a list of the books. Thanx!
the student is in level 5
the students are 14-15 years old
the students are 14-15 years old

Start with toddler books. Or a book read in your native language already, so you can compare the two together as you read. I find that learning another language helps when watching a popular movie with subtitles in your native language. I hope that helps.

My students who are 14-15 like reading chapter books for older elem students. I'm not sure what a level 5 means... schools use all kinds of different systems to assign students to levels.

Here are some books that were popular with my students:
Caddie Woodlawn
Number the Stars
Mr. Popper's Penguins
The Little House on the Prairie books
The Westing Game

They didn't complain about any of them being babyish - in fact, they really enjoyed them and didn't want to stop reading. Some of them are about history and gave the students a good chance to learn about that while they were reading.

It depends on the level and age of your ESL students. There are some great books designed for ESL elementary cycle 1 students such as Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Junior. Such books have repetitive and predictable paterns which make it easy for children to understand the story. You can also use flashcards to help students learning different words, expressions, verbs, places, etc.
If your students are older, you can use any book that you feel the students can analyse and understand in order to meet with the target cycle objectives.
You can also suggest some readings at the end of an activity for students who would be interested in getting additional information or knowledge. For exemple, I suggested R.L. Stines Goosebumps Series when I finished a Halloween activity with my 6th grade students.

Of course it all depends on the grade level...

But as a child I can remember many books that I loved.

For early learners, Robert Munsch has many great books and they include beautiful illustrations.
I also loved reading Dr.Seuss books because of the silly simple language and the crazy characters. Dr. Seuss book's open the imaginative mind.
Mother Goose nursery rhymes are also great and simple for younf learners.

Here are also a few books that I loved reading but that I don't remember the author...
-A very Hungry Caterpillar
-Good Night Little Bear

There are so many great children books out there!!

I will have to agree with you that the types of books depend on the level of the students. One of my favorite author for elementary students and highschool students is Robert Munsch. His stories are funny and easy to understand. I like it very much because it deals with things that young students can relate to. He is very simple and interesting. There is a website for him where you can find all the information you need about him and his work. What I like the most about the website is that you can find the electronic version of the books (ebooks) for free and you have an option where you can hear him reading the books. This is a great alternatives for older elementery students because they can hear someone else read the story, this will enable them to hear more authentic material and voice from a native speaker. This is the link to his website: http://robertmunsch.com/.