This is an update from a list I shared with my school faculty. Again ... a few of them I never actually put on Goodreads so I can't get the pic/blurb link embedded all nicely. I'd go back and add them but I don't want to mess up my goal numbers for this year. ;]
Another list post. Can you tell I haven't been sleeping well and can't think of more interesting topics? :/
![The Plot Chickens](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255683630m/5954267.jpg)
So funny. Little ones will love the illustrations and will start to grasp the storytelling concepts. Same with the older kids!
![A Book](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1317066747m/6125001.jpg)
PERFECT for some sort of genre work station after a lesson. I won’t say this one makes a great read aloud. It’s one that needs to be “looked at” closely. Great little explanations of different genre types.
The Library Mouse (Daniel Kirk)--This mouse likes to write! Keep meaning to make my own Kleenex box complete with mirror and pencil banner. There are three more books in the series.
![Chester's Masterpiece (Chester)](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1277648293m/7052408.jpg)
I usually dislike cats. But Chester is too funny and this one is all about HIM writing the book.
![Rocket Writes a Story](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1333578040m/13154232.jpg)
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Oh ... that was ever so cute. I might even go back and change it to a five just for the new character that was introduced.
Plus? Great intro to writing workshop. Rocket collects words and uses them to create a story. It's not easy but he doesn't give up! And ... he maks a friend along the way. <3 it.
Once Upon a Time: Writing Your Own Fairy Tale (Nancy Loewen) Explores the tools that beginning writers need. This title includes a review list of key concepts, four exercises for getting started, and numerous writing tips.
The Best Story (Eileen Spinelli) The main character wants to win a contest for some time with her favorite author. She needs to write a story ... and all of her family keeps giving her VERY DIFFERENT opinions on what makes a story great.
![A Beginning, a Muddle, and an End: The Right Way to Write Writing](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328834397m/2479275.jpg)
--of the two the first one The End of the Beginning is my absolute favorite but this one is also cute and it fits the topic!
![Word After Word After Word](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1275806154m/7621049.jpg)
A Newbery award winning author of somewhat ... sentimental books. So know that about this one ... but it still works! (And, BTW ... she is one of the most quick-witted and sarcastic people I’ve ever heard speak!)
![Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles Into Comics](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1317793126m/5852045.jpg)
SO FUN. Don't discount this one.
![Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1312039265m/7140384.jpg)
Check out the website here. This one ... if I could have purchased a copy for all of our 4th or 5th graders that would have been awesome.
![Writing to Explore: Discovering Adventure in the Research Paper, 3-8](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1328750756m/9126240.jpg)
TEACHER BOOK ALERT. I wrote about it a while ago. I wish he mentioned the library more but I really like the idea of the "adventure story" research paper.
![Real Revision: Authors' Strategies to Share with Student Writers](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1305755941m/11398861.jpg)
TEACHER BOOK ALERT. GREAT IDEAS. And lots of fun to just read the different revision tactics all of the authors the author of THIS book interviewed.
What should I add to this list?
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Post Graphic ... Jen Jones/ Hello Literacy
Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry. I love how she incorporates storytelling, literary elements, and multiple word meanings (with humor) through the voice of the main character.
ReplyDeleteYou know ... it's been a while since I looked at those. I need to remind myself to do more rereading. Too easy to forget things. Thanks!
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