https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt Made with a love of books en-us 2020-09-20 17:36:03 UTC 2025-11-26 09:50:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f499.png amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762239459 This is a book by Mo Willems that can relate to kids' lives. Many kids have a favorite snuggle toy. This story could allow for several personal connections that might help a child develop an idea for writing.]]> 2020-09-20 18:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762239459 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762245480 Brod Bagert's book of children's poetry also allows for many personal connections as it covers topics like sibling rivalry, school events, and the tooth fairy.]]> 2020-09-20 18:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762245480 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762252019 This book by Shinto Cho definitely would have inspired me as a child since I was always attracted to more inappropriate topics. I like that this combines science and silliness.]]> 2020-09-20 18:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762252019 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762273573 This was one of my son's favorite books and is sure to appeal to any young animal lover. This book by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page combines animal facts and realistic illustrations. It could inspire a student to write about an animal they know or one they have read or heard about.

]]> 2020-09-20 19:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762273573 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762284792 This book by Eric Carle can help students understand sequence text structure. It is also great for teaching about nouns and commas.]]> 2020-09-20 19:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762284792 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762288417 This is a wordless book by Tomie dePaola that can be used with younger children and with English language learners. It is funny and shows a woman making pancakes from scratch.]]> 2020-09-20 19:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762288417 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762297621 This beautiful picture book about quilts by Jaqueline Woodson is a great mentor text for showing a chronological sequence. It also shows kids that books can be more than one genre since it is part historical fiction and part autobiographical narrative.]]> 2020-09-20 19:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762297621 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762303099 Every kid can probably relate to being greedy, and many have greedy pets, like my cat. This is a fun book by Joy Cowley that can help students learn story sequence, especially if the practice retelling the story as modeled in the activity featured on Reading Rockets.]]> 2020-09-20 19:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762303099 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762344419 I immediately liked the description of this picture book by Kevin O'Malley in the video. It shows different voices in a fun way. I especially like this book because it would appeal to both boys and girls.]]> 2020-09-20 20:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762344419 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762348535 This book of poetry by Paul Fleischman demonstrates two voices and teaches about insects. Reading this aloud with two distinct voices very effectively demonstrates different voices.]]> 2020-09-20 20:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762348535 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762368689 Informational voice can be taught with this and other books by Vicki Cobb. These books explain lots of different scientific topics as well.]]> 2020-09-20 20:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762368689 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762374516 Any book by Dr. Seuss is worthy of teaching voice because each one showcases his distinctive style and use of meter. These books also sometimes cover deeper topics such as the perils of dictatorship as seen in Yertle the Turtle.]]> 2020-09-20 20:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762374516 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762396272 This picture book by Mo Willems is a great way to demonstrate different points of view that can be used for narration. ]]> 2020-09-20 21:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762396272 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762400748 Alphabeasties and Other Amazing Types by Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss shows fantastic animals built out of different typefaces. I could use this with my yearbook students to discuss the difference between the terms typeface and font, as suggested by Sylvia Pantaleo. ]]> 2020-09-20 21:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762400748 amychendry https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762412047  Tuesday by David Wiesner is a picture book that can be used to demonstrate concepts like perspective, or depth and distance.]]> 2020-09-20 21:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/amychendry/zhn57d7cpo6me3mt/wish/762412047