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A Little Bit of Oomph! by Barney Saltzberg  (Author)

Uses: Growth Mindset

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The Right Word, Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

Uses: Biography

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Noah Webster and His Wordsby Jeri Chase Ferris (Author), Vincent X. Kirsch (Illustrator)

Uses: Biography

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Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian by Margarita Engle Julie Paschkis (Illustrator)

Uses: Biography

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The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon by Jacqueline Davies, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

Uses: Biography

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The Watcher: Jane Goodall and Her Chimps by

Baker and Taylor

Uses: Biography

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Me...Jane by Patrick McDonnell (Author)

Uses: Biography

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On A Beam Of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein

by Jennifer Berne Vladimir Radunsky (Illustrator)

Uses: Biography

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Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle by Claire A. Nivola (Author, Illustrator)

Uses: Biography

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Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne Éric Puybaret (Illustrator)

Uses Biography www.cousteau.org

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Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown (Author)

Uses: Acceptance

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Someday by Eileen Spinelli Rosie Winstead (Illustrator)

Uses: Growth Mindset

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Going Places by Paul A. Reynolds (Author), Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)

Uses: Growth Mindset

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The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires (Author, Illustrator)

Uses: Growth Mindset

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What Do You Do With An Ideaby Kobi Yamada,  Mae Besom (Illustrator)

Uses: Growth Mindset

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Locomotive by Brian Floca  (Author, Illustrator)

Uses:

• Hybrid • Topic: First transcontinental train in 1800s – industrial revolution - new beginnings and technological advancements • Journey Structure – Told from the point of view of passengers riding the train – combination of description and chronological sequence • Slow down to highlight important points and events, speed up to move reader along • Poetic language • Use of line • Voice and fluency • Sensory images and descriptive language • Topic specific vocabulary • Figurative language • Text features • Use of endpapers, authors notes about research • Outside/inside

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Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies (Author), Emily Sutton (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Informational text • Topic: Microbes • Structure: Concept book • Lead • Concrete comparisons of size and scale using pictures and words • Cause/effect • Writing reasons and explanations for facts

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Outfoxed by Mike Twohy  (Author, Illustrator)

Uses:

• Opinion • Topic: “If it acts like a duck…” Duck convinces Fox he is a dog so he is not eaten. • Conversational tone created through playing with sentences.

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The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt,  Oliver Jeffers  (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Letter writing – opinion writing • Topic: Unfair working conditions • Every crayon in the box has an opinion and gives reasons, in both pictures and words, on why they are the best.

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I Wanna Go Home by Karen Kaufman Orloff David Catrow (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Opinion text - emails • Topic: Parents go on vacation and leave child with grandparents • Elaboration: o Strong opinons and reasons o Purposeful word choice – emails to parents are short but clear – It is not the amount of words, is what really matters. o Character change o Voice and tone

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You Are Not Small by Anna Kang,  Christopher Weyant (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Fiction - Opinion • Topic: Size – Who is big? Small? • Back and forth conversation

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Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea  (Author, Illustrator)

Uses:

• Narrative Fiction • Topic: friendship, accepting and embracing differences • Tons of craft techniques with dialogue, font, characterization, humor • Set up a debate on who is better Goat or Unicorn.

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Twelve Kinds of Ice by Ellen Bryan Obed,  Barbara McClintock (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Hard to classify into a genre -Memoir written in vignettes, some information tucked in about ice • Topic: Ice skating, family memories • Topic choice – shared family experiences • Structure: Tells story through different kinds of ice – ice is used as a signpost and a marker of time • Beautiful poetic language, vivid descriptions, simile, metaphor • Sentences (economical use of words) • Quiet tone • Illustrations complement story

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The Matchbox Diary y Paul Fleischman Bagram, Ibatoulline (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Realistic Fiction • Topic: Cross generational relationships, immigrant experience, family memories • Finding topics through special objects • Storytelling techniques • Story written through untagged dialogue (style) • Parallel structure of story and pictures (meld words and pictures to tell a story)

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Goal! by Mina Javaherbin

Uses:

• Realistic Fiction (Global perspective-South Africa) • Topic: everyday events – playing soccer, friendship, bullies • Establishing plot, setting and point of view early in story • Clear sequence of events • Show not tell events • Small moments • Present tense • Using details - dialogue, actions, precise words • Use of repetition • Figurative language • Narrative poetry • Author’s note

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Mr. Wayne's Masterpiece by Patricia Polacco (Author, Illustrator)

Uses:

• Memoir • Topic: Trying something new for the first time • Finding topics from life • Lead, setting a scene, ending in a reflection • Strong verbs, simile • Study sentences • Passage of time, transition words • Use of purposeful dialogue to move the story along • Development of character, conflict, setting, theme, lesson • Character thoughts and feelings

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Pecan Pie Baby by Jacqueline Woodson, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Realistic Fiction (nontraditional family structure) • Topic: Dealing with a baby coming, family traditions • Character development • Story structure/ development of plot/turning point • Dialogue and words for feelings • Passing of time • Varied size and placement, and perspectives of illustration

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The Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Personal Narrative • Topic: sibling rivalry, birthday party, immigrant experience, greed • Rukhsana was the younger sibling in the story • Study of dialogue, commas in series and lists, judicial use of italics • Point of view, story sequence, turning point • Show not tell feelings

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The Bear in the Book by Kate Banks, Georg Hallensleben (Illustrator)

Uses:

• A book within a book • Read aloud to show what readers do when they read a book together

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Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predatorby Sarah C. Campbell,  Richard P. Campbell (Photographer)

Uses:

• Narrative Informational text • Topic: Wolfsnails • Structure: a day in the life of… • Print and illustrations working together • Close ups • Step by step process • Vocabulary in context • Number of sentences increase on important parts • comparisons • Precise verbs • Glossary

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Wings by Christopher Myers

Uses: Acceptance

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Waiting is Not Easy (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems

Uses:

• Fiction • Topic: Delaying gratification • Topic choice – a slice of everyday life • Beginning/middle/end • Using dialogue to tell a story • Showing feelings

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Sunday Chutney by Aaron Blabey

Uses: Acceptance

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The Summer My Father Was Ten by Pat Brisson,  Andrea Shine (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Realistic Fiction – Memoir • Topic: Getting caught up in a moment and acting impulsively, taking responsibility for actions • Flashback lead • Development of small moment scenes • Show not tell

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The Scarlet Stockings Spy by Trinka Hakes Noble (Author), Robert Papp (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Historical fiction • Topic: Revolutionary War – American view, patriotism, loss, courage, war calls on people to make great sacrifices • Author’s note – Personal connections to story, research • Lead- sets up story in an interesting way • Telling a story from a point of view • Mood and tone through figurative language • Establishing a sense of time and place • Foreshadowing (illustration of running feet on title page) • Character development, character description • Descriptive language to create sensory images • Use of flashbacks (page 15) • Use of period vocabulary • Use of figurative language, font size, voice, dialogue • Author’s note shares need for research

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Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People by Monica Brown,  Julie Paschkis (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Biography • Writerly Life: Paublo Neruda used poetry to express his point of view about injustices in the world • Teach about topic and genre choices: narratives or poetry; people you care about, strong feelings, places you love, special objects • Craft: repetition, sentence rhythm, figurative language, structure and word choice, using opposites, writing about strong feelings

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No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart (Author), Allen Young (Author), Nicole Wong (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Hybrid Informational Text • Topic : chocolate - life cycle of a cocoa plant • Structure: All about with 4 levels - A main text that links the pages together (House that Jack Built), an in-depth look at the interdependency of nature in the process, “bookworms” that live on bottom of page that comment on the information given in speech bubbles for comic relief, and in the end there is back matter and an author’s note. Tells story backwards • Use of an expert for accuracy- research • Examples of, life cycles • Word play • Adding humor • What you can do to help section • Details and description • Cause/effect • Titles • Note Melissa has a page on her website that outlines her writing process.

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Elephants: A Book for Children by David Henry Wilson (Author), Steve Bloom (Photographer)

Uses:

• Informational Text • Topic: Elephants • Begins with a nonfiction poem about elephants • Various text structures. o Double- page spread compares African and Asian elephants - photos to help show the differences between the two. o Other double-page spreads describe parts of the elephant’s body such as trunks, tusks, ears, feet, etc. o Uses real life examples/comparisons to help readers understand facts • Author addresses the reader throughout the book

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Across the Alley by Richard Michelson

Uses:

• Realistic Fiction • Topic: Baseball, music, Friendship, tolerance, courage, prejudice • Simile, metaphor, symbolism • Vocabulary and word choice • Pair with The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson for Lit Essays

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Chloe Instead by Micah Player

Uses:

• Realistic Fiction • Topic: Younger siblings • Illustrations to match story • Labeling speech in pictures • Picture layout • Bold print • Thought bubbles • Parenthesis

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Ninja! by Arree Chung  (Author, Illustrator)

Uses:

• Mixed genre – realistic fiction/ graphic text • Topic: Acting like a ninja – mission to get milk and cookies • Finding topics • Combining writing (speech bubbles) and drawing to tell about an event • Use of action words • Telling story bit by bit • Problem/resolution • Events that happen in sequence

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The Name Jar by   Yangsook Choi (Author, Illustrator)

Uses: Acceptance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS5XRO1AUT4

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Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard by Annette LeBlanc Cate    (Author, Illustrator)

Uses:

• Hybrid Text: Informational text with a comic feel • Topic: bird watching • Writerly Life: Choose a topic you are passionate about, keeping a sketchbook • Craft: Categorize information around topic. develop topics using a variety of details, specific vocabulary, define words in context o Hand drawn charts and maps o Speech bubbles where animals talk • Nonfiction features • Conversational tone • Chapter titles • Use of humor

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Lily the Unicorn by Dallas Clayton (Author, Illustrator)

Uses:

• Fiction • Topic – Friendship and fears • Labeling pictures (very busy pages) • Font (bubble letters) • Dialogue • Types of sentences • Compare/Contrast characters

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It's All About Me-Ow by Hudson Talbott (Author, Illustrator)

Uses:

• Hybrid • Topic: cats • Structure: A cat educates kittens about being a cat and living with humans. All about cats from a cats point of view. • Direct address • Play on words, made up words, idioms • Humor • Text features – compare/contrast, steps in a process, labels, timeline, speech bubbles, how-to, problem/solution, questions/answers • Use of ellipses

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The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Pett

(Author, Illustrator)

Uses:

• Wordless picture book - Fiction • Topic: Working for a new bike • Study how the story unfolds • Beginning/middle/end • Dialogue, action, and thinking

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Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak

by Kay Winters and Larry Day

Uses:

• Historical fiction – poetry • Topic: Boston during the Boston Tea Party Revolutionary War • Telling history through a day in the life of • Structure (following an errand boy as he spreads word) • First person narratives • Need for research • Use of multiple perspectives • Poetry • Historical notes, glossary, bibliography • Use of period vocabulary

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Beautiful Oops! by by Barney Saltzberg
Uses:
Growth Mindset

Mistakes lead to great things

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And Two Boys Booed by Judith Viorst  (Author), Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Realistic Fiction • Topic: Overcoming stage fright • Structure: Cumulative text, with flaps and pockets that have illustrations that add to the story • Building tension • Slowing down the moment • Use of repetition and bold print

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Mr Ferris and His Wheel by by Kathryn Gibbs Davis (Author), Gilbert Ford (Illustrator) www.hydeparkhistory.org/kids/wheel.html

Uses:

• Mixed genre – narrative nonfiction - biography • Tells a story using factual information • Uses real quotations • Bibliography, works cited, websites • Small paragraph of informational text about the time period imbedded into illustrations • Rich vocabulary • Connects to history, math and engineering

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Feather: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart (Author), Sarah S. Brannen (Illustrator)

Uses:

• Informational text • Topic: feathers • Structure: Scrapbook • Multi-leveled text – Lead followed by a list. Each page after lead is a scrapbook page of what feathers do, pictures, inserts that comment on what reader is seeing in pictures, once the scrapbook ends there is a closing page. • Poetic language especially use of similes • Illustration that support similes • Compare/contrast • End note • Author’s note • Classification page