Making Text-to-Self Connections Aliki, The Two of Them Blume, Judy The Pain and the Great One Brisson, Pat The Summer My Father Was Ten Bunting, Eve Going Home Byars, Betsy Tornado Chall, Marsha Up North at the Cabin Carlson, Lori Marie Sol a Sol: Bilingual Poems Caseley, Judith Mama, Coming and Going Cooper, Melrose Gettin’ Through Thursday dePaola, Tomie Nana Upstairs Nana Downstairs dePaola, Tomie Now One Foot, Now the Other dePaola, Tomie Oliver Button is a Sissy dePaola, Tomie The Art Lesson Fleischman, Paul Rondo in C Fletcher, Ralph Relatively Speaking: Poems About Family Fox, Mem Koala Lou Fox, Mem Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge Henkes, Kevin Chester’s Way Henkes, Kevin Chrysanthemum Henkes, Kevin Julius, the Baby of the World Henkes, Kevin Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Henkes, Kevin Owen Henkes, Kevin Sheila Rae, the Brave Henkes, Kevin Wemberly Worried Houston, Gloria My Great-Aunt Arizona Hubbell, Will Pumpkin Jack Humphrey, Paul In Dad’s Day Keats, Ezra Jack The Snowy Day Kuskin, Karla Near the Window Tree: Poems and Notes Levine, Ellen I Hate English Lichtenheld, Tom What Are You So Grumpy About? Liebman, Dan I Want to be a Police Officer Little, Jean Hey World, Here I Am! Lobel, Arnold Days with Frog and Toad Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad All Year Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad are Friends Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad Together Martin, C.L.G., Three Brave Women McCully, Emily Mirette on the High Wire McLerran, Alice Roxaboxen Parr, Todd It’s Okay to Be Different Polacco, Patricia The Keeping Quilt Polacco, Patricia My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Polacco, Patricia Chicken Sunday Polacco, Patricia Mrs. Katz and Tush Polacco, Patricia Mrs. Mack Polacco, Patricia Some Birthday! Polacco, Patricia Thank You, Mr. Falker Reiser, Lynn Margaret and Margarita, Margarita y Margaret Rylant, Cynthia Birthday Presents Rylant, Cynthia Every Living Thing: Stories Rylant, Cynthia Miss Maggie Simmons, Steven Alice and Greta: A Tale of Two Witches Steig, William Amos and Boris Steig, William Brave Irene Titherington, Jeanne A Place for Ben Viorst, Judith Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Viorst, Judith Earrings! Viorst, Judith Rosie and Michael Viorst, Judith The Tenth Good Thing about Barney Waber, Bernard Ira Says Goodbye Waber, Bernard Ira Sleeps Over Waddell, Martin John Joe and the Big Hen Wells, Rosemary Hazel’s Amazing Mother Zolotow, Charlotte I Know a Lady Zolotow, Charlotte Snippets: A Gathering of Poems, Pictures, and Possibilities Zolotow, Charlotte William’s Doll Schema: Making Text-to-Text Connections (Paired texts—Read these together!) Palatini, Margie Piggie Pie Palatini, Margie Zoom Broom de Paola, Tomie Oliver Button is a Sissy Judes, Marie-Odile Max, the Stubborn Little Wolf Zolotow, Charlotte William’s Doll Henkes, Kevin Julius, the Baby of the World Henkes, Kevin Owen Polacco, Patricia My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother Blume, Judy The Pain and the Great One Aliki, The Two of Them dePaola, Tomie Now One Foot, Now the Other Hopkins, Lee Bennett Best Friends: Poems Roddie, Shen Too Close Friends Weninger, B. Why Are You Fighting, Davy? Brett, Jan The Gingerbread Baby Compestine, Ying Chang The Runaway Rice Cake Carlson, Nancy My Best Friend Moved Away Cadnum, Michael The Lost and Found House Waber, Bernard Ira Says Goodbye Bunting, Eve The Wednesday Surprise Bogart, Jo Ellen Jeremiah Learns to Read Polacco, Patricia Thank You, Mr. Falker Fox, Mem Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge Bosak, Sisam V. Something to Remember Me By Bahr, Mary The Memory Box Mathis, Sharon B. The Hundred Penny Box Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Aunt Flossie’s Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) Polacco, Patricia Just Plain Fancy Polacco, Patricia Appelemando’s Dream Polacco, Patricia, Oh, Look! Axtell, David We’re Going on a Lion Hunt Polacco, Patricia When Lightning Comes in a Jar Rylant, Cynthia The Relatives Came Brinckloe, Julie Fireflies!: Stories and Pictures Schema: Making Text- to-World Connections Bunting, Eve Fly Away Home Bunting, Eve Gleam and Glow Bunting, Eve A Picnic in October Bunting, Eve Someday a Tree Bunting, Eve On Call Back Mountain Bunting, Eve Smoky Night Bunting, Eve The Wall Cherry, Lynne The Great Kapok Tree Cherry, Lynne A River Ran Wild Mochizuki, Ken Baseball Saved Us Osborne, Mary Pope New York’s Bravest Rylant, Cynthia Night in the Country Seuss, Dr. The Butter Battle Book Seuss, Dr. The Lorax Seuss, Dr. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue fish Weiss, George What a Wonderful World Woodson, Jacqueline The Other Side Picture Books for Modeling Questioning: Abercrombie, Barbara Charlie Anderson Altman, Linda Amelia’s Road Bates, Katherine America the Beautiful Berger, Barbara Grandfather Twilight Root, Phyllis Grandmother Winter Bouchard, Dave If Sarah Will Take Me Bunting, Eve A Day’s Work Bunting, Eve Fly Away Home Bunting, Eve How Many Days to America? Bunting, Eve The Wall Bunting, Eve The Wednesday Surprise Clement, Rod Grandpa’s Teeth Clements, Andrew Big Al Conrad, Pam Call Me Ahnighito Fleischman, Paul Weslandia Friedman, Ina How My Parents Learned to Eat Garland, Sherry My Father’s Boat Garland, Sherry The Lotus Seed Gibbons, Gail Monarch Butterfly Grindley, Sally Why is the Sky Blue? Gregory, Nan How Smudge Came Heide, Florence The Day of Ahmed’s Secret Lasky, Kathryn The Librarian Who Measured the Earth Lewis, Paul Owen Storm Boy Kellogg, Steven The Island of the Skog Kitamura, Satoshi UFO Diary Lester, Julius From Slave Ship to Freedom Road Martin, Bill Knots on a Counting Rope McDonald, Megan The Potato Man Merriam, Eve The Wise Woman and Her Secret Muth, Jon The Three Questions Nivola, Claire Elisabeth Park, Frances My Freedom Trip Peet, Bill Wump World Polacco, Patricia Appelemando’s Dream Polacco, Patricia Pink and Say Robinson, Barbara Best Christmas Pageant Ever Rylant, Cynthia All I See Rylant, Cynthia An Angel for Solomon Singer Rylant, Cynthia Something Permanent Say, Alan Grandfather’s Journey Seeger, Pete Abiyoyo Steig, William The Amazing Bone Steig, William Brave Irene Steig, William Doctor DeSoto Steig, William Gorky Rises Steig, William Solomon, the Rusty Nail Steig, William Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Tunnell, Michael Mailing May Turner, Ann Nettie’s Trip South Van Allsburg, Chris The Polar Express Van Allsburg, Chris The Stranger White, E.B. The Trumpet of the Swan (a novel, not a picture book) Wiesner, David Sector 7 Wiesner, David Tuesday Wiles, Deborah Freedom Summer Wollard, Kathy How Come? Planet Earth Yolen, Jane The Mary Celeste Picture Books for Modeling Determining Importance: Aliki, A Medieval Feast Ballard, Robert Exploring the Titanic Brown, Margaret Wise The Important Book Cherry, Lynne The Great Kapok Tree Cole, Joanna Hungry, Hungry Sharks dePaola, Tomie The Cloud Book Duke, Kate Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One Hunter, Ryan Ann Cross a Bridge Hunter, Ryan Ann Into the Sky Hurwitz, Joanna Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark Kimmel, Eric Anansi Goes Fishing Luenn, Nancy Nessa’s Story Lyon, George Ella Book McNulty, Faith The Lady and the Spider Ringgold, Faith Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky Siebert, Diane Sierra Stead, Tony Should There Be Zoos? Spinelli, Eileen Sophie’s Masterpiece Stevens, Janet Tops and Bottoms Van Allsburg, Chris Two Bad Ants Yolen, Jane Encounter Determining Importance Dorling Kindersley Readers, DK Publishing I Can Read About …, Troll Associates First Discovery Books, Scholastic Publishing Eyewitness Books, Knopf Publishing Magazines: National Geographic for Kids, National Geographic Society Time for Kids/Big Picture Edition, Time, Inc. Ranger Rick, National Wildlife Federation Zoobooks, Wildlife Education Ltd. Calliope: World History for Young People, Cobblestone Publishing Kids Discover, Kids Discover Publishing Cobblestone: The History Magazine for Young People, Cobblestone Publishing Field guides: Peterson Field Guides for Young Naturalists, Houghton Mifflin National Audubon Society First Field Guides, Scholastic NY Picture Books for Modeling Visualization Aliki, Marianthe’s Story: Painted Words/Spoken Memories Aylesworth, Jim Old Black Fly Banyai, Istvan Zoom Banyai, Istvan Re-Zoom Barrett, Judith Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Barrett, Judith Pickles to Pittsburgh Baylor, Byrd, I’m in Charge of Celebrations Bloor, Edward Tangerine Brinckloe, Julie Fireflies!: Story and Pictures Brown, Margaret Wise The Sailor Dog Bouchard, D. Voices from the Wild Bunting, Eve Smoky Night Carlstrom, Nancy White What Does the Rain Play? Carlstrom, Nancy White Wild, Wild Sunflower Child Anna Condra, Estelle See the Ocean Cooney, Barbara Miss Rumphius Creech, Sharon Fishing in the Air Day, Alexandra Good Dog, Carl Davies, Nicola Big Blue Whale Delacre, Lulu Vejigante Masquerader dePaola, Tomie The Cloud Book dePaola, Tomie Here We All Are dePaola, Tomie The Popcorn Book Dodd, Ann Footprints and Shadows Dooley, Norah Everybody Cooks Rice Dorris, Michael Morning Girl Dorros, Arthur Abuela Douglass, Barbara The Chocolate Chip Cookie Contest Ekoomiak, Normee Arctic Memories Fisher, Leonard Everett Sailboat Lost Fletcher, Ralph Twilight Comes Twice Gelman, Rita Golden Pizza Pat George, William T. Winter at Long Pond Greenfield, Eloise Honey, I Love, and Other Love Poems Heard, Georgia Creatures of Earth, Sea, and Sky Howard, Jane When I’m Sleepy Lauber, Patricia An Octopus is Amazing Lessac, Frane My Little Island Locker, Thomas Where the River Begins London, Jonathan Baby Whale’s Journey London, Jonathan The Condor’s Egg London, Jonathan Dreamweaver London, Jonathan At the Edge of the Forest London, Jonathan Hurricane London, Jonathan Into this Night We Are Rising London, Jonathan Like Butter on Pancakes London, Jonathan Puddles Lovell, Patty Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon MacLachlan, Patricia Through Grandpa’s Eyes MacLachlan, Patricia Journey Marshak, Suzanna I Am the Ocean Martin, Bill The Ghost-Eye Tree Martin, Bill Knots on a Counting Rope Marzollo, Jean City Sounds Marzollo, Jean Close Your Eyes Mazer, Anne The Salamander Room McCloskey, Robert Time of Wonder Merriam, Eve Goodnight to Annie: an Alphabet Lullaby Merriam, Eve Quiet, Please Munoz, Pam Ryan Hello, Ocean! Hola Mar Murphy, Jim The Call of the Wolves Navasky, Bruno Festival in My Heart: Poems by Japanese Children Palatini, Margie Piggie Pie Pawagi, Maniusha The Girl Who Hated Books Priceman, Marjorie How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World Ray, Mary Lyn Basket Moon Ray, Mary Lyn Pumpkins Robinson, Martha The Zoo at Night Rohmann, Eric Time Flies Ryder, Joanne Lizard in the Sun Ryder, Joanne, Chipmunk Song Ryder, Joanne Winter Whale Rylant, Cynthia Night in the Country Rylant, Cynthia Let’s Go Home Schertle, Alice A Lucky Thing Shannon, David A Bad Case of Stripes Sharmat, Mitchell Gregory, the Terrible Eater Showers, Paul Follow Your Nose Snyder, Z.K. The Changing Maze Steig, William Zeke Pippin Stolz, Mary Say Something Thomas, Dylan Fern Hill Thomas, Shelley Moore Putting the World to Sleep Tuer, Judy I’m Hungry Turner, Ann Dakota Dugout Van Allsburg, Chris Two Bad Ants Wells, Rosemary Night Sounds, Morning Colors Williams, Vera A Chair for My Mother Wong, Herbert Yee Hamburger Heaven Wood, Audrey The Napping House Wood, Audrey Elbert’s Bad Word Worth, Valerie All the Small Poems and Fourteen More Wyeth, Sharon Dennis Something Beautiful Yolen, Jane Greyling Yolen, Jane Color Me a Rhyme Zolotow, Charlotte The Seashore Book Inferring Allen, Debbie Dancing in the Wings Bartone, Elisa Peppe the Lamplighter Baylor, Byrd The Table Where Rich People Sit Berger, Barbara Grandfather Twilight Bierman, Carol Journey to Ellis Island: How My Father Came to America Brinckloe, Julie Fireflies!: Story and Pictures Brutschy, Jennifer Winter Fox Bunting, Eve A Day’s Work Bunting, Eve Dandelions Bunting, Eve Fly Away Home Bunting, Eve Going Home Bunting, Eve How Many Days to America? Bunting, Eve The Memory String Bunting, Eve The Wall Bunting, Eve The Wednesday Surprise Cannon, Janell Stellaluna Condra, Estelle See the Ocean Cooper, Melrose Gettin’ Through Thursday Cronin, Doreen Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Day, Alexandra Carl Goes Shopping Day, Alexandra Frank and Ernest Day, Alexandra Frank and Ernest on the Road Day, Alexandra Good Dog, Carl Deluise, Dom Charlie the Caterpillar dePaola, Tomie Oliver Button is a Sissy Fleischman, Paul Dateline: Troy Fox, Mem Possum Magic Fox, Mem Shoes From Grandpa Geisert, Arthur Oink! Golenbock, Peter Teammates Greenfield, Eloise Grandpa’s Face Hazen, Barbara Shook Tight Times Heard, Georgia Creatures of Earth, Sea, and Sky Heard, Georgia For the Good of the Earth and Sun Innocenti, Roberto Rose Blanche Jackson, Ellen Cinder Edna Kellogg, Steven The Island of Skog Lasky, Kathryn She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! Lavies, Bianca A Gathering of Garter Snakes Lobel, Arnold Fables Macaulay, David Shortcut Marshall, James George and Martha Marshall, James George and Martha Encore Marshall, James George and Martha Rise and Shine Martin, Bill White Dynamite and Curly Kidd McNaughton, Colin Oops! A Preston Pig Story Mills, Lauren The Rag Coat Munsch, Robert Love You Forever Munsch, Robert Purple, Green, and Yellow Oppenheim, Shulamith The Lily Cupboard Palatini, Margie Piggie Pie Palatini, Margie Zoom Broom Park, Frances The Royal Bee Paterson, Katherine The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks Pinkney, Andrea Alvin Ailey Root, Phyllis Grandmother Winter Rylant, Cynthia All I See Rylant, Cynthia Miss Maggie Schroeder, Alan Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman Scieszka, Jon Squids Will Be Squids Shannon, David No, David! Simon, Seymour Autumn Across America Soto, Gary Big Bushy Mustache Soto, Gary Chato’s Kitchen Soto, Gary The Old Man and His Door Steig, William Amos and Boris Steig, William Zeke Pippin Stewart, Sarah The Gardener Stock, Catherine Where Are You Going, Manyoni? Van Allsburg, Chris Ben’s Dream Van Allsburg, Chris Jumanji Van Allsburg, Chris The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Van Allsburg, Chris The Mysteries of Harris Burdick Van Allsburg, Chris The Stranger Van Allsburg, Chris The Wreck of the Zephyr Wells, Rosemary Timothy Goes to School Wiesner, David Free Fall Wiesner, David June 29, 1999 Wiesner, David Tuesday Wyeth, Sharon Dennis Something Beautiful Yamaka, Sara The Gift of Driscoll Lipscomb Yolen, Jane Encounter Yolen, Jane Mother Earth Father Sky Zolotow, Charlotte If You Listen Synthesis Abercrombie, Barbara Charlie Anderson Arnold, Emily Mirette on the High Wire Baylor, Byrd The Table Where Rich People Sit Bunting, Eve Smoky Night Condra, Estelle See the Ocean dePaola, Tomie Oliver Button Is a Sissy Griffith, Helen Georgia Music Lasky, Katherine She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head! Lauber, Patricia An Octopus is Amazing Lionni, Leo Frederick’s Fables Lionni, Leo The Alphabet Tree Lobel, Arnold Fables Mills, Lauren The Rag Coat Say, Allen Tea with Milk Steptoe, John The Story of Jumping Mouse Cause and effect Why Mosquitos Buzz in Other Peoples' Ears by Barbara Valdez Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst Chicken Little by Steven Kellog Runaway Bunny Very Hungry Caterpillar Rosie's Walk Snowy Day Bringing the Rain To Kapiti Plain Big Bad Bruce Jumanji Muggie Maggie Chocolate Fever Pamela Camel by Bill Peet Just For You by Mercer Meyer Today was a Terrible Day by Patricia Reilly Giff Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie de Paola The Terrible EEK! If You Give A Moose A Muffin If You Give A Pig A Pancake Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash - Noble, Trinka Hakes. Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed - Christeow , Eileen The Grouchy Ladybug - Carle, Eric If you Give a Moose a Muffin - Numeroff, Laura. If you give a Mouse a Cookie - Numeroff , Laura. The Napping House - Wood, Audrey and Don. One Fine Day - Hogrogian, Nonny. The Runaway Bunny Brown - Wise, Margaret. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears -Aardema,Verna CAUSE and EFFECT IF YOU GIVE A MOOSE A MUFFIN, Laura Joffe Numeroff IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY, Judith Viorst – in collection ON MONDAY WHEN IT RAINED, Cherryl Kachenmeister CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS, Judi Barrett ELBERT’S BAD WORD, Audrey and Don Wood THE STRANGER, Chris Van Allsburg THE GIVING TREE, Shel Silverstein PECOS BILL, Stephen Kellogg THE DAY JIMMY’S BOA AT THE WASH JIMMY’S BOA BOUNCES BACK, Trinka Hakes Noble JIMMY’S BOA AND THE BIG BIRTHDAY BASH WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE’S EARS, V. Aardema TODAY WAS A TERRIBLE DAY, Patricia Reilly Giff RUNAWAY BUNNY, Margaret Wise Brown FAITHFUL ELEPHANTS, Tsuthiya MAIN IDEA BALCKBERRIES IN THE DARK, Mavis Jukes IRA SLEEPS OVER, Bernard Waber POLAR EXPRESS, Chris Van Allsburg *We have this in English and Spanish THE DOORBELL RANG, Pat Hutchins THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD, Watty Piper TACKY THE PENGUIN, Helen Lester I WISH I COULD FLY, Ron Harris POINT OF VIEW VOICES IN THE PARK, by Anthony Browne THE PAIN AND THE GREAT ONE, Judy Blume THE TWO BAD ANTS, Chris Van Allsburg PRINCE CINDERS, Babette Cole IRA SLEEPS OVER, Bernard Waber THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, James Marshall CINDERELLA, Charles Perrault THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, Jon Scieszka EARRINGS, Judith Viorst TWO BAD ANTS, Chris Van Allsburg THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, Jon Scieszka VOICES OF THE ALAMO, Sherry Garland MY SECRET CAMERA: LIFE IN THE LODZ GHETTO, Frank Dabba Smith VOICES FROM THE FIELD: CHILDREN OF MIGRANT FARMWORKERS TELL THEIR STORIES, Interviews and photography by S. Beth Atkin VOICES OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: STORIES OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN WHO LIVED THROUGH THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATE, Kendall Haven VOICES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: STORIES OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN WHO FORGED OUR NATION, Kendall Haven VOICES FROM THE TRAIL OF TEARS, edited by Vicki Rozema WHEN THIS CRUEL WAR IS OVER: THE CIVIL WAR HOME FRONT, Duane Damon WORDS WEST: VOICES OF YOUNG PIONEERS, Ginger Wadsworth THE CIRCUIT, THE BEST LOVE POEMS EVER: A COLLECTION OF POETRY’S MOST ROMANTIC VOICES, edited by David Rohlfing BIG TALK: POEMS FOR FOUR VOICES, Paul Fleischman I AM PHOENIX: POEMS FOR TWO VOICES, Paul Fleischman HOLOCAUST MEMORIES: SPEAKING THE TRUTH, compiled by Elaine Landau IF THE SHOE FITS: VOICES FROM CINDERELLA, Laura Whipple (poetry) JOYFUL NOISE: POEMS FOR TWO VOICES, Paul Fleischman NATIVE UNIVERSE: VOICES OF INDIAN AMERICA, edited by Gerald McMaster and Clifford E. Trafzer QUIET STORM: VOICES OF YOUNG BLACK POETS, selected by Lydia Omolala Okutoro SLAVE NARRATIVE: THE JOURNEY TO FREEDOM, compiled by Elaine Landau THROUGH A NIGHT OF HORRORS: VOICES FROM THE 1900 GALVESTON STORM, edited by Casey Edward Greene VOICES AND VISIONS: A COLLECTION OF PRIMARY SOURCES, compiled by William L. Shulman VOICES: POETRY AND ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD, selected by Barbara Brenner THE JOLLY POSTMAN, Janet and Allan Ahlberg DEEP IN THE FOREST, Brinton Turkle THE THREE BEARS, Paul Galdone GEORGE AND MARTHA books, Harry Allard/James Marshall CHICKEN SOUP SERIES TEEN INK SERIES SEQUENCING ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD,VERY BAD DAY, Judith Viorst THE SNOWY DAY, Ezra Jack Keats THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, Paul Galdone THE GINGERBREAD MAN – In the Grimm’s collection NAPPING HOUSE, Audrey and Don Wood THE TINY SEED, Eric Carle THE LITTLE RED HEN, Paul Galdone TEENY TINY WOMAN, Jill Bennett LOVE YOU FOREVER, Robert Munsch THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, Eric Carle GOODNIGHT OWL, Pat Hutchins COOKIE’S WEEK, Cindy Ward HECKEDY PEG, Audrey Wood TIKKI, TIKKI, TEMBO, Arlene Mosel DRAWING CONCLUSIONS/PREDICTING OUTCOMES JUMANJI, Chris Van Allsburg PAPER BAG PRINCESS, Robert Munsch – in Munschworks THE ELEVENTH HOUR, Graeme Base ON A MONDAY WHEN IT RAINED, Cherryl Kachenmeister WHAT CAN IT BE (RIDDLES ABOUT OUR BODIES), Jacqueline Ball IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA?, Deborah Guarino DADDY CAN YOU PLAY WITH ME?, Harriet Ziefert THE PUMPKIN SMASHER, Anita Benarde THIS LITTLE PIGGY, Susan Hellard I WENT WALKING, Sue Williams CATWINGS, Ursula K. LeGuin PREDICTING OUTCOME CLICK, CLACK, MOO, Doreen Cronin THE SWEETEST FIG, Chris Van Allsburg TUESDAY, David Wiesner MYSTERIES OF HARRIS BURDICK, Chris Van Allsburg THE Z WAS ZAPPED, Chris Van Allsburg ARE YOU THERE, BABY BEAR?, Catherine Walters BARK, GEORGE Jules Feiffer THE FORTUNE-TELLERS, Lloyd Alexander GINGERBREAD BABY, Jan Brett HECKEDY PEG, Audrey Wood I LOVE TO EAT BUGS, Strejan THE NIGHT JOURNEY, Dowling NOT IN THE HOUSE, NEWTON!, Judith Heide Gilliland TOPS AND BOTTOMS, Janet Stevens DEAR MRS. LARUE: LETTERS FROM OBEDIENCE SCHOOL, Mark Teague SEVEN BLIND MICE, Ed Young WORD STUDY THE KING WHO RAINED, Fred Gwynne A CACHE OF JEWELS (nouns), Ruth Heller A CHOCOLATE MOOSE FOR DINNER, Fred Gwynne – my copy THE SIXTEEN HAND HORSE, Fred Gwynne IN A PICKLE AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS, Marvin Terban QUICK AS A CRICKET (similes), Audrey Wood ON MONDAY WHEN IT RAINED (words that describe feeling), Cherryl Kachenmeister ROSIE’S WALK (prepositions), Pat Hutchins WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT, (sound words), Michael Rosin THE BOOK OF PEGERICKS, Arnold Lobel AMELIA BEDELIA (multi-meaning words), Peggy Parrish WORMS WIGGLE (active verbs), David Pelham and Michael Foreman TURNIPS FOR DINNER (active verbs), Joy Cowley SLITHER, SWOOP, SWING (active verbs), Alex Ayliffe KNOW WHAT? NO, WHAT?, Arline and Joseph Baum ONE WHOLE DOUGHNUT, ONE DOUGHNUT HOLE, Valjean McLenighan ELABORATION SAM’S SANDWICH, David Pelham (great metaphor for “juicing up” writing) CHARACTERIZATION / CHARACTER TRAITS SARAH PLAIN AND TALL, Patricia MacLachlan THE PAIN AND THE GREAT ONE, Judy Blume STREGA NONA, Tomie dePaola AN ANTEATER NAMED ARTHUR, Bernard Waber SHEEP IN A JEEP, Nancy Shaw CLIFFORD books, Norman Bridwell AMELIA BEDELIA, Peggy Parrish CURIOUS GEORGE books, H.A. Rey MADELINE books, Ludwig von Bemelmans BUBBA AND BEAU, Kathi Appelt EXPRESSIVE NARRATIVE (TAAS) JUMANJI, Chris Van Allsburg CHARLOTTE’S WEB, E.B. White RUBY THE COPYCAT, Peggy Rathmann – my copy IF YOU WERE A WRITER, Joan Nixon Bill Wallace books – Good for setting THE DAY JIMMY’S BOA ATE THE WASH, Trinka Hakes Noble BFG, Roald Dahl NUMBER THE STARS, Lois Lowry (Young Adult Novel) TWO GLASS BUTTONS KING BIDGOOD’S IN THE BATHTUB, Don and Audrey Wood THE LITTLE RED HEN, Byron Barton FROG AND TOAD books, Arnold Lobel GEORGE AND MARTHA books, Harry Allard/James Marshall ARTHUR, books, Marc Brown WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, Maurice Sendak THE ENORMOUS WATERMELON SUSANNAH OF THE ALAMO, John Jakes THE PATCHWORK QUILT, Valerie Flournoy HAVE YOU SEEN MY DUCKLING?, Nancy Tafuri CATWINGS, Ursula K. Le Guin THE GOOD-LUCK PENCIL, Diane Stanley CARL GOES SHOPPING (wordless), Alexandra Day AUNT ISABEL TELLS A GOOD ONE, Kate Duke IMOGENE’S ANTLERS, David Small THE MITTEN, Jan Brett LITTLE MISS MUFFET, Ian Beck THE COMPLETED HICKORY DICKORY DOCK, Jim Aylesworth SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE, William Steig CHARLIE ANDERSON, Barbara Abercrombie GUESS WHO MY FAVORITE PERSON IS, Byrd Baylor CHRYSANTHEMUM, Kevin Henkes BORREGUITA AND THE COYOTE, Verna Aardema THE SIGNMAKER’S ASSISTANT, Tedd Arnold *MIRETTE ON THE HIGH WIRE, Emily McCully INFORMATIVE NARRATIVE (HOW-TO) (TAAS) IF YOU WERE A WRITER, Joan Nixon HOW A BOOK IS MADE, Aliki - in Chinese PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY, Nadine B. 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