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by Kevin Henkes

a. Amazon Link
https://www.amazon.com/Lillys-Purple-Plastic-Purse-Henkes/dp/0688128971

b. Author Info
Kevin Henkes says writing and illustrating children's book is the only "real job" he' ever had. When he works he feels as though he's been transported into a "parallel universe" of "grace and wonder." He also puts a lot of pressure on himself to write the best books possible, knowing that they might be the first introduction to art some children will have.

c. Media Link--Meet Kevin Henkes

https://youtu.be/1svvJgo9LJg

d. Common Core Standard

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.5
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

e. Teaching Idea--Discussion Guide for Read Alouds from Kevin Henkes
https://kevinhenkes.com/wp-content/uploads/Lilly-and-Chrysanthemum-CCTG-b.pdf

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by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee

a. Amazon Link
https://www.amazon.com/Bink-Gollie-Kate-DiCamillo/dp/0763659541

b. Author Info
Kate Dicamillo was raised in Florida and currently lives in Minneapolis. According to her website she considers herself "enormously lucky" because she gets to tell stories for a living. Alisson McGhee lives in Minneapolis as well and is currently writing a new middle-grade series set there.

c. Media Link
Bink & Gollie And More Stories About Friendship 2013 Movie - YouTube

https://youtu.be/1KZm01TFAO8

d. Common Core Standard

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.9
Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)

e. Teaching Idea
Students can pretend they are a third character in the Bink and Gollie series. They will draw themselves into a scene from the book and describe the scene with adjectives.
http://www.binkandgollie.com/images/BinkGollie_guide1.pdf

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by Norton Juster

a. Amazon Link
https://www.amazon.com/Hello-Goodbye-Window-Norton-Juster/dp/0786809140/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1524009527&sr=1-1&keywords=the+hello+goodbye+window

b. Author Info
Norman Juster is the author of The Phantom Toolbooth. He is the son of an architect and helped design the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. He is now retired from architecture but continues to write.

c. Media Link--A video interview with the author
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/juster

d. Common Core Standard

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.3
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

e. Teaching Idea

Window to the World: Have students create a window into their imaginations. Students draw or trace a picture onto tracing paper of what they would like to see in The Hello, Goodbye Window. Then glue the picture to the edge of a cardboard frame so it resembles a window frame. Students can share their imaginative
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/bookfairs/currconnection/hello_goodbye.htm