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This column focuses on the voice trait in writing. This trait is all about hearing the writer coming through their words. These mentor texts showcase how strong voice in writing can bring a heart and soul into any piece of writing.

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This column focuses on the word choice trait in writing. This trait is all about including colorful and rich language in your writing. These books showcase how choosing descriptive language to communicate can create imagery and set a tone for the writers expressions.

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This column focuses on the idea trait in writing. Through these mentor texts, students will be able to see how ideas are the main message and the theme of their writing. Students will learn that ideas can come from their favorite things, events, and experiences in their lives.

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Same, Same but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw 

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Same, Same but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw 

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This is a great book for readers to understand that students of all backgrounds have similarities and differences. Same, Same but Different also teaches readers that a piece of writing can have a voice that shows personality perspective.

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This column focuses on the organization trait in writing. This specific trait showcases how we are to structure our writing to make a well written and thought out piece of work. With organization, connections are strong, events flow, and the writing is more logical.

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This column focuses on the sentence fluency trait in writing. Sentence fluency is all about rhythm and flow. It is all about how the sentences come together and how they can create fluency within writing.

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This is lovable book about a bear and his honey. It brings us through the story by using similes and vivid descriptions. This book will model to young readers about the importance of descriptive writing and how it can bring a story to life.

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This column focuses on the conventions trait in writing. This trait includes spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and paragraphing. Thees mentor books focus on showcasing how conventions can add or take away from the meaning of the text.

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What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada

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What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada

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This story brings to life an idea of a child. This story showcases that no ideas are too big and how confidence can even make an idea bigger! This book is great in demonstrating the idea trait as students will understand that their ideas are valid and they all start from within.

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This book is perfect for young readers and writers. When a boy wants to write a story he remembers - he doesn't know that many words yet. This story will help students to understand the an idea can come from something so simple - YOU! It does not matter how much you know.

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The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires 

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The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires 

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When a young girl has a magnificent idea, she feels that she is unstoppable - but when it doesn't go as planned, she learns to try and try again. This book teaches students how their own experiences can make a single idea, an even more magnificent one.

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This poem book is an excellent way for students to pull from their own life experiences in creating ideas for their writing. A group of neighborhood children begin to discover themes of love and peace. Readers will understand that peace can be found in their own communities despite the unforeseen circumstances that might come in their way.

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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by  Kevin Henkes 

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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by  Kevin Henkes 

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Main character, Lilly, loves everything - especially her purple plastic purse. When her favorite things are taken by her teacher, Lilly shows how she is really feeling through a drawing. Readers will get to understand voice through dialogue and the way in which Lilly handles her feelings.

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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieska

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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieska

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We all know the classic story of the three little pigs - but have you heard what the big bad wolf has to say about it? This uses voice and different tones to show this beloved story form the wolf's perspective.

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Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena 

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Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena 

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This award-winning book is a classic. When main character CJ and his Nana ride the bus, he begins to learn about kindness, empathy, and inclusiveness. It demonstrates the organization trait as it has strong sentence fluency with a good beginning, middle and end.

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The Books With No Pictures by B.J. Novak

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The Books With No Pictures by B.J. Novak

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This is a silly book with no pictures - but do not worry, it is most definitely not boring! The funny words in this book are great for getting young readers to better understood a story and how the words can set the tone for the book.

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Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin

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Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin

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This classic story is about a cow who finds a typewriter - what could go wrong? Not only is this a silly story but it also models how supporting details with a problem and solution lead the story along.

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One Word From Sophia by JIm Averbeck and Yasmeen Ismail

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One Word From Sophia by JIm Averbeck and Yasmeen Ismail

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This story is about a little girl and her wish to get a pet giraffe - despite having to ask her strict family. She appeals to all her family members through various forms of writing and showcases organizational traits through clear points and sequential order of events.

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This is a beloved story about the power of words. Main character, Jerome, discovers the magical words around him. This story has short, two-syllable words that model the way in which they can transport the reader into a world of their own.

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This book is about the silly story that follows a house full of sleepy people and creatures. This is a great model of this writing trait as each sentence builds upon each other. It will show young readers how the sentences move the story along.

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These hands is an inspiring book that highlights the racial injustices that a grandpa shares with his grandson. This book is a great model of using descriptive words that create an image in a reader's mind.

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When main character, Max, discovers new words, he unlocks a whole different world with the sentences he makes. This book is great for showing how word choice can set the tone for a sentence and create various stories.

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This is a touching story about a little girl and her father who go out to call for the owls. Not only is this a sweet story but it is great for modeling simple and complex sentences that showcase fluent reading.

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As big chickens see a wolf sneaking up on their coop, this story takes us through their journey. This book is great for organization as it has a clear beginning, middle, and end regarding the chickens and how they learn to face their fears.

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Piggie Pie! is a great book that captures young readers with its bold colors and fun illustrations. It demonstrates sentence fluency as it includes figurative language and dialogue.

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The Great Kapok Tree is all about the environment and protecting the trees - perfect for Earth Day or environmental studies. This book also has great chronological sentences and figurative language that lead the reader along the story.

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This is a great book for young readers to learn the importance of commas. It is a fun read that will make kids laugh, while also showing how the placement of commas change the meaning of sentences.

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Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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Exclamation mark not only teaches students about exclamation marks but also finding their inner voice. This is a great book about showing conventions in writing and how they can find their inner self and sharing it with the world.

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The Girl's like Spaghetti: Why, You Can't Manage without Apostrophes by Lynne Truss

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The Girl's like Spaghetti: Why, You Can't Manage without Apostrophes by Lynne Truss

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This is another book in the series on conventions. This specific book is great for not only having a laugh with your students but also showing how placement of apostrophes can change the meaning of sentences.

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This fun story of two duck detectives, or Ducktectives, is an excellent read to model conventions in writing. Not only it is a great mystery story but also showcases the use of punctuations in writing.