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Picture Book Month Day 21: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring LOVABYE DRAGON
LOVABYE DRAGON by Barbara Joosse Illustrated by Randy Cecil Candlewick, 2012 Summary: When a lonely girl and a lonely dragon find one another, all is well. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Word Choice * Rhythm For more information about mentor texts, check out these links: Mentor…
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Picture Book Month Day 20: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring NIGHT OF THE GARGOYLES
NIGHT OF THE GARGOYLES By Eve Bunting Illustrated by David Wiesner Clarion, 1994 Summary: Follow the gargoyles at night, when they come alive, scaring humans and being set free from their stone perches. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Sensory words * Vivid Verbs * Word Choice *…
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Picture Book Month Day 19: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring RAIN
RAIN by Manya Stojic Crown, 2000 Summary: The animals can sense the rain is coming. And when it comes it changes everything. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Sensory words * Vivid Verbs For more information about mentor texts, check out these links: Mentor Text Resources Mentor…
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Picture Book Month Day 18: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring CREAKY OLD HOUSE
CREAKY OLD HOUSE: A TOPSY-TURVY TALE OF A REAL FIXER UPPER by Linda Ashman Illustrated by Michael Chesworth Sterling, 2009 Summary: Nine people and a dog live in the creaky old house which needs a little work. When the doorknob needs to be replaced it sends the family…
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Picture Book Month Day 17: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring BUFFALO MUSIC
BUFFALO MUSIC By Tracey E. Fern Illustrated by Lauren Castillo Clarion, 2008 Summary: Inspired by the story of Mary Ann Goodnight, this historical fiction story is about a young lady who raised orphan buffalo in Texas and eventually sent them to Yellowstone National Park. Mentor Text Writing Skills:…
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We’re All in This Together: Picture Books We Want to Read Over and Over Again
Many of our “We’re All in This Together” contributors are picture book writers, readers, parents, grandparents. Most of us love picture books in some aspect of our lives. Since it is picture book month, I thought I’d ask them to answer the following question: What picture book, for you,…
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Picture Book Month Day 16: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring JUST DUCKS
JUST DUCKS by Nicola Davies Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino Candlewick, 2012 Summary: A little girl tells the story of the ducks near her house–from morning till evening. The narrative is from the viewpoint of a young child and her impressions but facts about ducks are also included on each…
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Picture Book Month Day 15: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts featuring THE MIGHTY LALOUCHE
THE MIGHTY LALOUCHE by Matthew Olshan Illustrated by Sophie Blackall Schwartz & Wade, 2013 Summary: Based on the story of how a postman became known for a short time as “The Mighty Lalouche,” a boxer in France, around the turn of the century. Mentor Text Writing Skills: *…
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Picture Book Month Day 14: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring PONY ISLAND
PONY ISLAND by Candice Ransom Illustrated by Wade Zahares Walker & Company, 2009 Summary: This poem tells the story of the origins of Pony Penning Day at Chincoteague Island, VA. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Specificity * Word Choice For more information about mentor texts, check out…
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Picture Book Month Day 13: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring I NEED MY MONSTER
I NEED MY MONSTER by Amanda Noll Illustrated by Howard McWilliam Flashlight Press, 2009 Summary: Ethan’s monster goes fishing and different monsters keep trying to keep Ethan company. But none of them quite work. Mentor Text Writing Skills: * Description * Vivid Verbs * Specificity * Word Choice…
