10 for 10: Top 10 Favorite Picture Books to Use as Mentor Texts for Word Choice
UPDATE OCTOBER 2014: This post has become so popular that I expanded it and turned it into a downloadable PDF. You can get the downloadable PDF for free when you sign up for my teacher newsletter (sign up is on the right-hand sidebar).
This year, I’m participating in August 10th’s #pb10for10 where friends of the Nerdy Book Club talk about 10 picture books they can’t live without in their classrooms.
I usually post about picture books that I use as writing mentor texts. So today, I give you, 10 picture books I’ve been using for several years in my classroom as writing mentor texts for word choice. Below I detail what types of amazing word choices the author uses and links to lesson plans I’ve written, in some cases.
The Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County
by Janice N. Harrington
Illustrated by Shelley Jackson
Word Choice Highlights:
Onomatopoeia, Figurative Language
Come On, Rain
by Karen Hesse
Illustrated by Jon J. Muth
Word Choice Highlights:
Sensory Words, Vivid Verbs, Astounding Adjectives,
Imagery, Specificity, Figurative Language
The Great Fuzz Frenzy
by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
Word Choice Highlights:
Onomatopoeia, Vivid Verbs, Alliteration, Word Play
Heat Wave
by Eileen Spinelli
Illustrated by Betsy Lewin
Word Choice Highlights:
Vivid Verbs, Sensory Words
In the Small, Small Pond
by Denise Fleming
Word Choice Highlights:
Vivid Verbs, Word Play
Mostly Monsterly
by Tammi Sauer
Illustrated by Scott Magoon
Word Choice Highlights:
Vivid Verbs, Word Play
Mr. Duck Means Business
by Tammi Sauer
Illustrated by Jeff Mack
Word Choice Highlights:
Vivid Verbs, Word Play
Over and Under the Snow
by Kate Messner
Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal
Word Choice Highlights:
Vivid Verbs, Sensory Words
Owl Moon
by Jane Yolen
Illustrated by John Schoenherr
Word Choice Highlights:
Sensory Words, Specificity
The Quiet Book
by Deborah Underwood
Illustrated by Renata Liwska
Word Choice Highlights:
Specificity, Astounding Adjectives
8 Comments
Natalie Dias Lorenzi
Definitely bookmarking this one for school and will share with colleagues. Thanks for sharing!
Natalie @http://bibliolinks.wordpress.com
Marcie Flinchum Atkins
Thanks for stopping by, Natalie! 🙂
Cathy Ballou Mealey
Oh, I don’t know how I missed “Great Fuzz Frenzy” but that is going on my library list right this very minute!
I wrote an August 10 for 10 post today as well. Such fun!
Marcie Flinchum Atkins
“Great Fuzz Frenzy” was on our state list a few years ago. I’ve been using it ever since! Love it! Oh, and I enjoyed your list too.
Romelle Broas
Thanks, Marcie! Adding some of these to my reading list.
Marcie Flinchum Atkins
Yay! Thanks, Romelle!
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