Genres
Memoirs
Please note that some of these titles are based on events from the author's life and therefore a 'less-structured' version of a memoir. 26 Fairmont Avenue by Tomie dePaola The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola On My Way by Tomie dePaola Here We All Are by Tomie dePaola My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare by Patricia Polacco Thundercake by Patricia Polacco Meteor by Patricia Polacco Betty Doll by Patricia Polacco Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills The Moon and I by Betsy Byars Marshfield Dreams-by Ralph Fletcher Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak- Mischief No, David by David Shannon- Mischief Wilfred Gordon MacDonald Partridge by Mem Fox- Memories Koala Lou by Mem Fox- A time you wanted something very badly Strong StartFireflies by Julie Brinkloe
The Boys on the Tracks by Mara Leveritt Three Days On a River in a Red Canoe by Vera B. Williams The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant Grand Canyon by Wendell Minor The Bat Poet by Randall Jerrell The Widow’s Broom by Chris Van Allsburg Tar Beach by Faith Ringold |
Persuasive Texts
Is It Better to Be Judged by a Jury of Your Peers Than by a Judge? Are Organized Sports Better for Kids Than Pick-up Games? by Kathleen Blasi Should the Electoral College Be Abolished? by Teri Jones Should There Be Presidential Term Limits? by Caroline Leavitt Should We Drill for Oil in Protected Areas? Should We Use Green Energy Sources that Could Endanger Animals? by Lisa deMauro Should There Be Zoos? by Tony Stead with Judy Ballester & her 4th-gr class Should Kids Play Video Games? by Tara Peterson & her 4th-gr class Should There Be Space Exploration? by Susan Harvey's 5th Gr Class Should We Have Pets? by Sylvia Lollis with Joyce Hogan & her 2nd-gr class I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff & David Catrow My Brother Dan's Delicious by Steven L. Layne Earrings! by Judith Viorst I Wanna New Room by Karen Kaufman Orloff & David Catrow A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea by Michael Ian Black The Perfect Pet by Margie Palatini Hey, Little Ant by Philip & Hannah Hoose Have I Got A Book for You! by Melanie Watt The Monster at the End of This Book Do Not Open This Book! by Michaela Muntean- A Home for Spooky by Gloria Rand - Abandoning animals and pets Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dave Pilkey- Don't eat turkey The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg- Is there a Santa? |
Books for Launching Writer's Workshop
Bippity Bop Barbershop, Natasha Anastasia Tarpley Hello Ocean, Pam Munoz Ryan Hot Dogs, Beverly Randall (Rigby) Max’s Bedtime, Rosemary Wells Molly at the Seashore, Kate Pope and Liz Pope Molly in the Garden, Kate Pope and Liz Pope Night Shift Daddy, Eileen Spinelli Peter’s Chair, Ezra Jack Keats The Big Kick, Beverly Randall (Rigby) Wake Up, Dad!, Beverly Randall (Rigby) Arthur Writes a Story by Marc Brown- Helps students with writing their own story The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper Something you did that you didn't think you could The Art Lesson by Tomi de Paola- Perseverance Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes- Don't like your name or other attributes Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst A bad day Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes -Note writing The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting -Learning to read (transgenerational) David Goes to School by David Shannon -Going to school Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber -Going to a sleep-over The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown -Running away from home. Lon Po Po by Ed Young -“Home alone” or left somewhere Olivia by Ian Falconer -Writing about yourself (attributes) Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp by Mercer Mayer -Something you and/or a friend did. Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomi de Paola -Being teased or bullied |