FCRTA thanks the following for their contributions: Judy Santucci, Gail Empey, Debra Logan, Suzanne Cuda, Amy Greene, Jennifer Orr

Contents:Making ConnectionsPredictingQuestioningDrawing InferencesVisualizingRetelling/SummarizingDetermining What’s Important in TextSchema/Background KnowledgeSynthesisMonitoring ComprehensionPhonemic Awareness BooksRetelling/SummarizingSetting-Distinct Sense of PlaceTension/ConflictModels for WritingSeesaw BooksVoiceMetacognitionBeginning-Middle-EndDialogueLeads-StrongEndings-StrongPoint of ViewCharacters-Strong, DescriptiveImageryBooks About WordsPoetryOral Language

Making Connections:Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstAll the Places to Love by Patrician MacLachlanAmazing Grace by Mary HoffmanAmos and Boris by William SteigGeraldine’s Little Brother by Holly KellerGoing Home by Eve BuntingHey World, Here I Am by Jean LittleThe Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland

Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria HoustonMy Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother by Patricia PolaccoNana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs by Tomi de PaolaNo Moon, No Milk! by Chris BaccockNoisy Nora by Rosemary WellsOne Afternoon by Yumi HeoPain and the Great One by Judy BlumeRosie and Michael by Judith ViorstSnippets by Charlotte Zolotow Sol a Sol by Lori Mari CarlsonThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsThe Tenth Good thing About Barney by Judith ViorstThree Brave Women by C. L. G. MartinUp North at the Cabin by Marsha ChallThe Wednesday’s Surprise by Even BuntingWilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem FoxWilliam’s Doll by Charlotte Zolotow

Predicting:Bad Day at Riverbend by Chris van Allsburg

Bea and Mr. Jones by Amy SchwartzCat Heaven by Cynthia Rylant use picturesCinnamon's Day Out by Susan L Roth subtitle: A Gerbil AdventureCoyote Cry by Byrd BaylorDay Gogo Went to Vote by Elinor Batezat Sisulu

It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw very simpleJust a Dream by Chris van AllsburgMouse's Birthday by Jane YolenSnow byUri Shulevitz with text and illustrationsSuddenly by Colin McNaughton Great for K or 1st to introduce predictingTiger Called Thomas by Charlotte Zolotow use titleTuesday by David Wiesner last page introduces pigs..what will happen when the pigs flyWretched Stone by Chris van Allsburg

Questioning: provides opportunities for readers to ask questions – before, during and after readingA Day’s Work by Eve BuntingBig Al by Andrew ClementsCharlie Anderson by Barbara AbercrombieThe Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence P. Heide and J. D. GillilandDr. DeSoto by William SteigElizabeth by Claire Nivola

Galimoto by Karen Lynn WilliamsHow Come? By Kathy WollardHow Many Days to America by Eve Bunting Hurricane by David WiesnerThe Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn LaskyLittle Mouse’s Painting by Diane WolksteinMay I Bring a Friend? by Beatrice Schenk deRegniersNewf by Marie KillieaNight Noises by Mem FoxPink and Say by Patricia PolaccoThe Potato Man by Megan McDonaldSolomon and the Rusty Nail by William SteigStorm Boy by Paul Owen LewisThe Story of Jumping Mouse by John SteptoeThe Stranger by Chris Van AllsburgThe Van Gogh Café by Cynthia RylantThe Wall by Eve BuntingThe Wednesday Surprise by Eve BuntingWhy is the Sky Blue by Sally Grindley

Drawing Inferences:A Bag Full of Pups by Dick GackenbachA Fairy Went A-Marketing by Rose FylemanAbby by Jeannette Franklin CainesAlexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith ViorstAnna Banana and Me Erick Lenore BlegvadBasket Moon by Mary Lyn RayBig Al by Andrew ClementsBoy Who Didn’t Believe in Spring by Lucille CliftonBull Run by Paul FleschmanCharlie Anderson by Barbara AbercrombieCorduroy by Don FreemanDandelion by Eve BuntingDateline: Troy by Paul FleischmanDear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School by Mark Teque Dreamcatcher by Audrey OsofskyDuckat by Gaelyn GordonEncounter by Jane YolenFables by Arnold LobelGeorge and Martha (series) by James MarshallEncounter by Jane YolenFables Arnold LobelFairy Went-A-Marketing by Rose FylemanFrank and Ernest by Alexandra DayFrank and Ernest on the Road by Alexandra Day

Frank and Ernest Play Ball by Alexandra DayGarden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van AllsburgGeorge and Martha by George MarshallGeorge and Martha Encore by George Marshall

George and Martha Rise and Shine by George MarshallHarry and the Terrible Whatzit by Dick GackenbachHattie and the Fox by Mem FoxThe Hedgehog for Breakfast by Ann TunerHot Air Henry by Mary CalhounHow Many Days to America by Eve BuntingI Wish I Had a Pirate Suit by PamelaIn a Small, Small Pond by Denise FlemingIn the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise FlemingThe Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau by Jon AgeeJim and the Beanstalk by Raymond BriggsJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgLoop the Loop by Barbara DuganLunch by Denise FlemingMay I Bring a Friend? by Beatrice Schenk deRegniersMiss Rumprits by Barbara CooneyThe Mystery of Harris Burdick by Chris Van AllsburgNo Moon, No Milk! by Chris BaccockNo Peas for Nellie by Chris L. DemarestThe Noisy Book by Margaret Wise BrownNoisy Nora by Rosemary WellsOnce Upon Macdonald’s Farm by Stephen GammellOther Side by Jacquiline WoodsonOwen by Kevin HenkesPolar Express by Chris Van AllsburgThe Rag Coat by Lauren MillsRainbow Fish by Marcus PfisterRiverbend by Chris Van AllsburgRose Blanche by Roberto InnocentiSee the Ocean by Estelle Condra Seven Blind Mice by Ed YoungThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsSpinky Sulks by William SteigThe Story of Jumping Mouse by John SteptoStory of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles The Stranger by Chris Van AllsburgSweetest Fig by Chris Van AllsburgSwimmy by Leo LeonniThe Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd BaylorTeammates by Peter GolenbockThank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco

The Third Story Cat by Leslie BakerThis is the Key to the Kingdom by Diane Worfolk AllisonTight Times by Barbara Shook HazenTime for Bed by Mem FoxThe Wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van AllsburgWretched Stone by Chris Van AllsburgJune 29, 1999 by David Wiesner

Visualizing:A Lucky Thing by Alice SchertlyAbuela by Arthur DorrosAll the Small Poems by Valerie WorthAppalachia by Cynthia RylantAt the Edge of the Forest by Jonathan London Baby Whale's Journey by Jonathan LondonBarn Dance by Bill Martin and John ArchambaultBig Pets by Lane Smith Cabin Key by Gloria Rand Cat Heaven by Cynthia RylantCondor's Egg by Jonathan LondonCould Be Worse! by James StevensonCountry Road by Daniel San SouciCoyote Cry by Byrd BaylorDancing the Breeze by George Shannon write as poemDawn by Uri SchulevitzDream Weaver by Jonathan LondonFestival in My Heart: Poems by Japanese Children Bruno Navasky, editorFireflies! by Julie BrinkloeThe Ghost-Eye Tree by Bill Martin and John ArchambaultGlasses Who Needs 'Em? by Lane SmithGood Dog Carl (series) by Alexandra DayHouse on Mango Street-"Hairs" by Sandra CisnerosHurricane by Jonathan LondonIf You Listen by Charlotte ZolotowInto This Night We Are Rising by Jonathan LondonI’m in Charge of Celebrations by Byrd BaylorLike Butter on Pancakes by Jonathan LondonLittle Frog's Song uses five sensesLucky Thing by Alice SchertleMeteor! by Patricia PolaccoMouse's Birthday by Jane YolenNight in the Country by Cynthia Rylant Nocturne by Jane YolenOwl Moon by Jane YolenPainted Words/Spoken Memories: Marianthe’s Story by Aliki

Puddles by Jonathan LondonSailboat Lost by Leanard Evertt FisherThe Sailor Dog by Margaret Wise BrownScarecrow by Cynthia Rylant The Seashore Book by Charlotte ZolotowShadow Ball: The History of the Negro Leagues by Geoffrey Ward, Ken Burns, &

JimO'ConnorToad by Ruth BrownTrain Song by Diane SiebertTwilight Comes Twice by Ralph FletcherTwo Bad Ants byChris Van Allsburg uses five sensesWhale's Song by Dyan SheldonWhen I Was Young In the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant uses five senses

Wise Woman and Her Secret by Eve Merriam

Determining What’s Important in Text:Airplanes and the Flying Machines by First Discovery BooksFlight by Robert BurleighMagic Schoolbus Books by Joanna ColeThe Milk Makers by Gail GibbonsSomewhere Today by Bert KitchenSpiders by Gail GibbonsWater Dance by T. LockerWater Voices by T. Speed

Schema/Background Knowledge:A Beach Day by Douglas FlorianA Chair for My Mother by Vera WilliamsA Country Far Away by Nigel GrayA River Dream by Allen SayAll the Secrets of the World by Jane YolenAnna Banana and Me by Erik Lenore BelgvadBear and Mrs. Duck by Elizabeth WinthropBefore I was Born by Harret ZiefertBest Town in the World by Byrd BaylorCountry Road by Daniel San SouciDawn by Uri SchulevitzDinner at Aunt Connie’s House by Faith RinggoldEmma Bean by Jean Van LeeuwenFireflies by Julie BrinkloeGalimoto by Karen Lynn WilliamsThe Good-bye Book by Judith ViorstThe House on the Hill by Christin CoutureHurricane by David Wiesner

I Am Eyes by Leila WardI Know a Lady by Charlotte ZolotowI Like to Be Little by Charlotte ZolotowI Love You as Much by Laura Krauss MelmedIn the Middle of the Night by Kathy HedersonIra Sleeps Over by Bernard WaderIsland Boy by Barbara CooneyIt’s a Good Thing There are Insects by Rookie ReaderJafta’s Father by Hugh LewinLeo the Late Bloomer by Robert KrausMy Great Aunt Arizona by Gloria JoustonOur Granny by Margaret WildOwen by Kevin HenkesThe Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume

Synthesis:A Rainbow of My Own by Don FreemanAnnie and the Wild Animals by Jan BrettAraminta’s Paintbox by Karen AckermanBasket Moon by Mary Lyn Ray The Broody Hen by Olivier DunreaThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussCharles T. McBiddle by Andrew GlassCharlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie DePaolaThe Dead Bird by Margaret Wise BrownDon’t Tell the Whole World by Joanna ColeFor Every Child, a Better World by Louise GikowFreedom School, Yes! by Littlesugar & CooperFreedom Summer by D. WilesGoodbye House by Frank AschJim and the Beanstalk by Raymond BriggsLearning About Unicorns by Laura AldenLeo the Late Bloomer by Robert KrausLittle Blue and Little Yellow by Leo LionniThe Lotus Seed by Sherry GarlandMay the Magnificent by Dick GackenbachThe Magic Fish by Freya LittledaleMagic Schoolbus Books by Joanna ColeThe Maybe Gardens by Kimberly Burke-WeinerThe Mitten by Jan BrettMy Mom Travels a Lot by Caroline Feller BauerNadia the Willful by Sue AlexanderNo Moon, No Milk! by Chris BabcockOther Side by J. WoodsonPeter’s Chair by Ezra Jack KeatsThe Quicksand Book by Tomie DePaola

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus PfisterRegards to the Man in the Moon by Ezra Jack KeatsSleeping Ugly by Jane YolenThe Story of Jumping Mouse by John SteptoeStranger by Chris Van AllsburgThe Terrible Thing Thing That Happened at our House by Marge BlaineThe Trouble with Trolls by Jan BrettUnder the Quilt of Night by Hopkinson & RansomeThe Wednesday Surprise by Eve BuntingWhen the Sun Rose by Barbara BergerWild, Wild Sunflower Child Anna by Nancy White CarlstromWorld Famous Muriel and the Magic Mystery by Sue Alexander

Monitoring Comprehension:Alexander Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith ViorstBrown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill MartinThe Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence Parry KeideGalimoto by Karen Lynn WilliamsGrandfather Twilight by Barbara BergerThe Lotus Seed by Sherry GarlandMagic Schoolbus Books by Joanna ColePolar Bear, Polar Bear by Bill MartinThe Stranger by Chris Van AllsburgThe Trip by Ezra Jack Keats

Phonemic Awareness Books:Clickety Clack by Rob SpenceCloud Cuckuu Land by Bernard LodgeFrom Anne to Zach by Mary Jane Martin

Retelling/Summarizing:Cordelia, Dance! by Sarah Stapler good for bothHelp! big book good for retellingMcBungle's Jungle Adventure big book good for retellingRoyal Dinner big book great for sequencingThis Is No Place For Me good for retelling

Setting-Distinct Sense of Place:All I See by Cynthia RylantAppalachia by Cynthia RylantArctic Memories by Normee EkoomiakAuction by Jan AndrewsBasket Moon by Mary Lyn RayBeach Before Breakfast by Maxine W. KuminBest Town in the World by Byrd BaylorBox Turtle at Long Pond by William T. George

Chalk Doll by Charlotte PomerantzContender by Robert LipsyteDakota Dugout by Ann TurnerDesert Is Theirs by Byrd BaylorFathers Playing Catch with Sons by Donald Hall

Freak the Mighty by Rodman PhilbrickFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. KonigsburgGreat Kapok Tree by Lynne CherryI Am the Ocean by Suzanna MarshakIn Coal Country by Judith HendershotIn the Attic by Hiawyn OramInside Turtle's Shell by Joanne RyderJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeMiss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoeMy Little Island by Frane LessacNight in the Country by Cynthia RylantNight Ride by Bernie & Mati KarlinNo Star Nights by Anna Egan SmuckerOn Call Back Mountain by Eve BuntingOnce There Was a Tree by N. RomanovaOwl Moon by Jane YolenPrarie Songs by Pam ConradSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlanSierra by Diane SiebertSnow White in New York by Fiona FrenchTar Beach by Faith RinggoldThree Days on a River in a Red Canoe by Vera B. WilliamsTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittTunnel by Anthony BrowneUp North at the Cabin by Marsha Wilson ChallUp North in Winter by Deborah HartleyVery Last First Time by Jan AndrewsWhat Jamie Saw by Carolyn ComanWhen I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia RylantWhere the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker

Where the River Begins by Thomas LockerWoodpile by Peter ParnallWorking Cotton by Sherley Anne WilliamsYear of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria HoustonYonder by Tony JohnstonYour Own Secret Place by Byrd Baylor

Tension/Conflict:

Amos and Boris by William Steig Nature versus PersonAnnie and the Old One by Miska Miles Inner ConflictBeast and the Halloween Horror by Patricia Reilly Giff Inner ConflictBig Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater Person versus Person

Brave Irene by William Steig Nature versus PersonCall of the Wild by Jack London Person versus PersonCandy Corn Contest by Patricia Reilly Giff Inner ConflictCastle in the Attic by E. Winthrop Inner ConflictCollected Jack London Steven J. Kasdin, editor Nature versus Person, especially "To Build a Fire"Crowboy by Taro Yashima Person versus PersonDogsong by Gary Paulsen Nature versus PersonEverett Anderson's Nine Month Long by Lucille Clifton Inner ConflictFaithful Elephants by Yukio Tsuchiya Inner ConflictFang by Caroline Feller Bauer Inner ConflictFlying Solo by Ralph Fletcher internal conflictGila Monsters Meet You at the Airport by Marjorie Sharmat Inner ConflictGreat Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry Nature versus Person

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Nature versus PersonHiroshima, No Pika by Toshi Maruki Person versus Person

I Want Mama by Marjorie Sharmat Inner Conflict, for young childrenIra Says Goodbye by Bernard Waber Inner ConflictIra Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber Inner ConflictIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell Nature versus PersonJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George Nature versus Person

Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg Nature versus Person

Kaffir Boy Mark Mathabane Person versus PersonLizard's Song by George Shannon Person versus Person

Miss Maggie by Cynthia Rylant Inner ConflictMost Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Person versus Person, short storyMy Mom Travels a Lot by Caroline Feller Bauer Inner Conflict

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Nature versus PersonNaya Nuki - Girl Who Ran by K. Thomasma Person versus PersonNettie's Trip South by Ann Turner Inner ConflictNever Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat Nature versus PersonNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry Person versus PersonOld Henry by Joan W. Blos Person versus PersonOne-Eyed Cat by Paula Fox Inner Conflict

Other Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Nature versus PersonPeppe the Lamplighter by Elisa Bartone a young boy and his father clash over the boy's jobPiggybook by Anthony Browne Person versus PersonPrairie Songs by Pam Conrad Nature versus Person

Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt Inner ConflictSummer of the Swans by Betsy Byars Person versus Person

Tiger called Thomas by Charlotte Zolotow Inner ConflictWar with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith Person versus Person

We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen Nature versus PersonWhere the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker Nature versus PersonWindow by Jeannie Baker Nature versus PersonWoman Who Fulmmoxed the Fairies by Heather Forrest Person versus PersonWoodsong by Gary Paulsen Nature versus Person

Models for Writing: includes comparison and contrast, letter writing, diaries or journals, story starters, patterns to build successful writing experiences expository writing, biographiesDear Children of the Earth: A Letter from Home by Schim SchimmelFortunately by Remy CharlipsMufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoeNightgown of the Sullen Moon by Nancy WillardSleeping Ugly by Jane YolenThe Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley ClimoThe Jolly Postman or Other People’s Letters by Janet and Allan AhlbergThe Korean Cinderella by Shirley ClimoThe Relatives Came by Cynthia RylantA Weave of Words by Robert San Souci (the value of knowing how to read and

write)Winter Barn by Peter ParnallYou Have to Write by Janet S. Wong (about kids who think they don’t have good

ideas)

Seesaw Books:Blue and the Gray by Eve BuntingI Like To Be Little by Charlotte Zolotow little versus grown upMy Moms Travels A Lot by Caroline Feller Bauer

Tiger Called Thomas by Charlotte Zolotow

Voice:

for younger readersCarrot Seed by Ruth KraussEarly Morning in the Barn by Nancy TafuriEgg to Chick by Millicent E. SelsamFarm Alphabet by Jane MillerHouse Is A House For Me by Mary Ann HobermanIn My Garden by Ermanno Cristini & Luigi PuricelliIn the Woods by Ermanno Cristini & Luigi PuricelliMy Five Senses by AlikiSnake Is Totally Tail by Judi BarrettSpider In Its Web by Ermanno Cristini & Luigi PuricelliVery Busy Spider by Eric CarleVery Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carlefor upper gradesAll I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum especially pages 13-16Anniranni and Mollymishi by C. Drew LammAutumn Street by Lois Lowry

Black Elk SpeaksBoy by Roald DahlBut I'll Be Back Again by Cynthia RylantThe Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Coyote Cry by Byrd BaylorDanny, Champion of the World by Roald DahlDream Keeper and Other Poems by Langston Hughes especially "Mother to Sun"Duke Ellington by Andrea Davis Pinkney wonderful biography written with vocabulary and swing-like rhythmEducation of Little Tree by Forrest CarterEnchanted Hair Tale by Alexis De VeauxEverybody Needs A Rock by Byrd BaylorFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesFriend by John BurninghamGila Monsters Meet You at the Airport by Marjorie SharmatGoodbye Geese by Nancy CarlstromHoney, I Love by Eloise Greenfield poetryI Am the Ocean by Suzanna MarshakI'll Fix Anthony by Judith ViorstKeeping Quilt by Patricia PolaccoKnots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin, Jr. & John ArchambaultLittle Little by M. E. KerrLove Medicine by Louise EdrichMy Special Best Words by John SteptoeNight by Elie WieselOld Dog by Charlotte ZolotowOn the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier

Pain and the Great One by Judy BlumePeppe the Lamplighter by Elisa BartoneRelatives Came by Cynthia RylantSo Much to Tell You by John MarsdenSoda Jerk by Cynthia Rylant poetrySomeday by Charlotte ZolotowStevie by John SteptoeTaste of Blackberries by Doris B. SmithThat Was Then, This Is Now by S. E. HintonTight Times by Barbara Shook HazenTrue Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaWhen I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia RylantWhite Dynamite and the Curly Kid by Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault

Metacognition:The Animal by Lorna BalianAnd Still the Turtle Watched by Sheila MacGill-CallahanBaseball Saved Us by Ken MochizukiThe Birthday Thing by SuAnn and Kevn KiserCharlie Anderson by Barbara AmbercrombieThe Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence Parry HeideDiana, Maybe by Crescent DragonwagonElijah’s Angel by Michael J. RosenEncounter by Jane YolenGrandfather’s Journey by Allen SayHome Place by Crescent DragonwagonThe Hinter and His Dog by Brian WildsmithHurricane by David WiesnerJust Like Max by Ken AckermanMy Grandmother’s Journey by John CechMy Great Aunt Arizona by Gloria HoustonNewf by Marie KillileaPrince William by Gloria RandRegina’s Big Mistake by Marissa MossRose Blanche by Roberto InnocentiSachiko Means Happiness by Kimiko SakaiSecrets of a Small Brother by Richard MrgolisSomewhere Today by Bert KitchenTales of a Gambling Grandma by Dayal K. KhalsaTar Beach by Faith Ringgold

Beginning-Middle-End:Duffy and the Devil by H. Zemach & M. Zemach

Fireflies! by Julie BrinckloeHey, Al by Arthur Yorinks

Island of the Skog by Steven KelloggJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgLittle Red Riding Hood by T. S. HymanMillions of Cats by Wanda GagPied Piper of Hamelin byMercer Mayer/Robert HoldenRapunzel by B. Rogasky/Zelinsky/Paul Grimm/JacobSixteen Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young AdultsTale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrice PotterTreasure by U. SchulevitzUgly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Dialogue:Bee Tree by Patricia PolaccoCoyote Cry by Byrd BaylorGoing Home by Eve BuntingI Like To Be Little by Charlotte Zolotow

Leads-Strong:All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan

Babushka Baba-Yaga by Patricia PolaccoBat Poet byRandall JarrellBea and Mr. Jones by Amy SchwartzBeasty Story by Bill Martin, Jr. scaryBee Tree by Patricia Polacco starts with dialogueBigmama's by Donald Crews someone asking a question

But I'll Be Back Again by Cynthia RylantCabin Key by Gloria RandCharlie Anderson by Barbara Abercrombie introduces characters and settingCinder-Elly by Frances Minters reminds you of another bookCoyote Cry by Byrd BaylorCross-Country Cat by Mary Calhoun makes you want to read itFireflies! by Julie BrinckloeFrog Prince, Continued by Jon ScieszkaGhosts Hour, Spooks Hour by Eve BuntingGoing Home by Eve Bunting someone talkingGranpa by John BurninghamHow Many Days to America by Eve BuntingI Can Hear the Sun by Patricia PolaccoI Know A Lady by Charlotte ZolotowI Know an Old Lady by G. Brian Karas funnyI Like To Be Little by Charlotte Zolotow

Imogene's Antlers by David Small catches the reader's attentionIron Man by Ted HughesIt Was a Dark and Stormy Night by Janet Ahlberg

James and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlJust a Dream by Chris van AllsburgLiliana's Grandmothers by Leyla TorresLouis the Fish by Arthur YorinksMath Curse by Jon ScieszkaMax Found Two Sticks by Brian PinkneyMeteor! by Patricia PolaccoMillion Fish... More or Less by Patricia C. McKissack picture the story in your mindMonster Mama by Liz RosenbergMr. Grigg's Work by Cynthia RylantThe Relatives Came by Cynthia RylantSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan in the chapters, example, "The dogs loved her first."Seashore Book by Charlotte ZolotowShreck! by William SteigSitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab NyeStory of Ruby Bridges by Robert ColesTar Beach by Faith RingoldThis Quiet Lady by Charlotte ZolotowThundercake by Patricia Polacco Has setting, characters & descriptive languageTiger Called Thomas by Charlotte ZolotowTo Market, To Market by Anne Miranda introduces rhymeTree of Birds by Susan Meddaugh helps you predictTree of Cranes by Allen SayTuesday by David WiesnerWe Are Best Friends by Aliki reminds you of something personalWednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting Very matter of fact "I like surprises."Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem FoxWilly the Wimp by Anthony BrowneWilma Unlimited by Kathleen KrullJune 29, 1999 by David Wiesner

Endings-Strong:8 Plus 1 Stories by Robert Cormier poignant endingBad Day at Riverbend by Chris van Allsburg surprise ending

Bea and Mr. Jones by Amy Schwartz surprise ending

Beach Feet by Lynn ReiserBest Friends by Lee Bennet Hopkins, editor

"Poem" by Langston HughesBig Book for Peace by Ann DurrellBob and Shirley by Harriet Ziefert circular endingBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson poignant endingChildren We Remember by Chana Byers Abells poignant ending, deals with the holocaustDear Daddy by Phillipe Dupasquier poignant endingEarthlets by Jeanne Willis surprise endingEvery Living Thing by Cynthia Rylant poignant ending, especially "Slower than the Rest"Faithful Elephants by Yukio Tsuchiya poignant endingFather Like That by Charlotte Zolotow poignant endingFig Pudding by Ralph FletcherFlossie and the Fox by Patricia C. McKissack surprise endingFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes circular ending

Frog Prince, Continued by Jon Scieszka surprise endingGift of the Magi by O. Henry many of O. Henry's short stories have surprise endingsGoing Home by Eve Bunting very visual wordsGorillaby Anthony Browne poignant endingGrandfather Twilight by Barbara Berger circular endingGranpa by John Burningham ambiguous endingHare's Choice by Dennis Hamley poignant endingHobbitby J. R. Tolkien circular endingI Know a Lady by Charlotte ZolotowI Like to be Little by Charlotte ZolotowIf You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura J. Numeroff circular ending

In the Attic by Hiawyn Oram surprise endingJourney by Patricia MacLachlan circular endingJust Like Daddy by Frank Asch surprise ending for young childrenJust Like Everyone Else by Karla Kuskin surprise endingKeeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco poignant endingLouis the Fish by Arthur Yorinks circular endingMonster Mama by Liz RosenbergMouse's Birthday by Jane YolenOn My Honor by M. D. Bauer poignant endingPaperboy by Dav PilkeyRelatives Came by Cynthia Rylant circular endingRing and the Window Seat by Amy Hest poignant endingSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr poignant endingSeashore Book by Charlotte Zolotow

Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka

Super Dooper Jezebel by Tony Ross surprise ending

Throwing Shadows by E. L. Konigsburg poignant ending, short storiesTwo Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg circular ending

Two of Them by Aliki poignant endingVery Last First Time by Jan Andrews circular endingWednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting surprise endingWhere the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker ambiguous endingWilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox poignant endingWilliam's Dollby Charlotte Zolotow poignant ending

Winter Place by Ruth Yaffe Radincircular endingWorn Path by Eudora Welty short story with ambiguous endingWrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle circular endingYear of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston poignant ending

Point of View:Bea and Mr. Jones by Amy SchwartzBen's Dream by Chris Van AllsburgBull Run by Paul Fleischman Catching the Wind by Joanne RyderCinderella’s Rat by Susan MeddaughCow by Malachy DoyleDear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School by Mark TequeEmily by Michael Bedard story of Emily DickinsonJaguar in the Rain Forest by Joanne RyderMore Than Anything Else by Marie Bradby story of Booker T. WashingtonPain and the Great One by Judy BlumePicnic by Ruth Brown story told from animals point of viewPlaying Right Field by Willy WelchShoebag by Mary JamesSomebody and the Three Blairs by Tolhurst people are victims

True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaTwo Bad Ants by Chris Van AllsburgVoices in the Park by Anthony Brown

Characters-Strong, Descriptive8 Plus 1 Stories by Robert Cormier especially "The Mustache"A Tiger Called Thomas by Charlotte Zolotow character's inner lifeAmos and Boris by William SteigAn Enchanted Hair Tale by Alexis De VeauxAnywhere But Here by Mona SimpsonAutumn Street by Lois LowryBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Bunnicula by Deborah & James HoweCall of the Wild by Jack LondonCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Christmas Memory by Truman CapoteCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsCordelia, Dance! by Sarah StaplerCrow Boy by Taro YashimaDiana, Maybe by Crescent DragonwagonDicey's Song by Cynthia VoigtEmily by Michael Bedard story of Emily DickinsonFig Pudding by Ralph FletcherGhost Eye by Marion Dane BauerGo Ask Alice by anonymousGoodnight, Mr. Tom by Michelle MargorianGranpa by John BurninghamGreat Gilly Hopkins by Katherine PatersonGreat Notion by Ken KeseyHey World Here I Am by Jean LittleHey, Al by Arthur YorinksHome Before Dark by Sue Ellen BridgersHomecoming by Cynthia VoigtHow Does It Feel to Be Old? By Norma FarberI Know a Lady by Charlotte ZolotowIronweed by William KennedyJoy Luck Club by Amy TanLouis the Fish by Arthur YorinksLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia MarquezManiac Magee by Jerry SpinelliMatilda by Roald DahlMember of the Wedding by Carson McCullersMiss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyMolly's Pilgrim by Barbara CohenMore Stories Julian Tells by Ann CameronMore Than Anything Else by Marie Bradby story of Booker T. WashingtonMr. Bridge by Evan S. ConnellMr. Grigg's Work by Cynthia RylantMrs. Bridge by Evan S. ConnellMy Mother's House, My Father's House by C. B. ChristiansenOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

Outsiders by S. E. HintonRamona Books by Beverly ClearyRosalie by Joan Hewettfor older readers - middle schools and high schools have these booksStories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron

Super Dooper Jezebel by Tony RossTales of a Gambling Grandma by Dayal Kaur KhalsaTar Beach by Faith Ringgold character's inner lifeThe Barn by Avi good descriptions of charactersThe Song and Dance Man by Karen AckermanThe Two of Them by AlikiThrough Grandpa's Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittWatsons Go To Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul CurtisWhat Jamie Saw by Carolyn ComanWhite Fang by Jack LondonWilliam's Dollby Charlotte ZolotowYellow Raft in Blue Water by Michael Dorris

Imagery:Back Home by Gloria Jean PinkneyBingleman's Midway by Karen AckermanBorning Room by Paul FleischmanBrave Irene by William SteigCat Heaven by Cynthia RylantCould Be Worse! by James StevensonGuess Who My Favorite Person Is? by Byrd Baylor

If You Listen by Charlotte ZolotowLittle Frog's Song by Alice Schertle uses five sensesMax Found Two Sticks by Brian PinkneyMore Than Anything Else by Marie Bradby story of Booker T. WashingtonNight In the Country by Cynthia RylantOwl Moon by Jane YolenParrot in the Oven: Mi Vida by Victor MartinezRain Came Down by David ShannonSeashore Book by Cynthia RylantSong and Dance Man by Karen AckermanTrain Song by Diane SiebertTwilight Comes Twice by Ralph FletcherTwo Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg uses five senses

Whale's Song by Dyan SheldonWhen I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant uses five sensesWinter Walk by Lynne BaraschWorking Cotton by Sherley Anne WilliamsJune 29, 1999 by David Wiesner

Books About Words:Book of Puzzlements: Play & Invention with Language by Herbert Kohl

Cache of Jewels (And Other Collective Nouns) by Ruth HellerDonavan's Word Jar by Monalisa DeGrossFirst Thesaurus by Harriet Wittels & Joan GreismanGet Thee to a Punnery by Richard LedererKing Who Rained by Fred GwynneKites Sail High (A Book About Verbs) by Ruth HellerLittle Pigeon Toad by Fred GwynneMany Luscious Lolli-pops (A Book About Adjectives) by Ruth HellerMerry Go Round (A Book About Nouns) by Ruth HellerMiracle of Language by Richard LedererMiss Alaineus by Debra FrasierMorris Dictionary of Words and Phrase Origins by William & Mary MorrisMrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words by Josefa H. ByrnePlay of Words: Fun & Games for Language Lovers by Richard LedererWebster's New Universal Unabridged DictionaryWordsby Paul DicksonWordstruck by Robert McNeil

Poetry:All That Sunlight by Charlotte ZolotowAll the Small Poems by Valerie WorthThe Bookworm’s Feast: A Potluck of Poems by J. Patrick LewisCreatures of the Earth, Sea, and Sky by Georgia HeardFestival in My Heart: Poems by Japanese Children edited by Bruno NaveskyHailstones and Halibut Bones: Adventures in Color by Mary O’NeillI Found Them in the Yellow Pages by Norma FarberIn a Spring Garden by Richard LewisIn Cricket Songs by Harry BehnNear the Window Tree: Poems and Notes by Karla KushinNever Take a Pig to Lunch and Other Poems About the Fun of Eating by Nadine B.WestcottSomething Permanent by Cynthia Rylant

Oral Language: includes choices for modeling, dramatization, musical interpretation, reader’s theater, “wordless” booksA Boy, A Dog, and a Frog by Mercer MayerAll the Small Poems by Valerie Worth poetryThe Alphabet in Nature by Judy FeldmanAll Those Secrets of the World by Jane YolenAmerican Childhood by Annie DillardAmos and Boris by William SteigAnniranni and Mollymishi by C. Drew LammAny Kind of Dog by Lynn ReiserBeloved by Toni MorrisonBFG by Roald Dahl

Big Pets by Lane Smith strong verbs and adjectivesBingleman's Midway by Karen Ackerman descriptive words

Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera

Borning Room by Paul FleischmanBrave Irene by William SteigButterfly by Patricia PolaccoCeremony by Leslie M. SilkoChicken Sunday by Patricia PolaccoCould Be Worse! by James Stevenson adjectives - descriptive wordsDeath in the Family by James AgeeDo You Want to be My Friend? by Eric CarleDoorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins repeating linesEverybody Needs A Rock by Byrd Baylor adjectivesFarmer Brown Goes Round and Round by Terri Sloat strong wordsFireflies by Julie BrinckloeFrom Mother To Son by Langston Hughes poem in Dream KeeperGifts by JoEllen BogartThe Ghost-Eye Tree by Bill Martin, Jr.Goodbye Geese by Nancy White CarlstromGrandpa Loved by Josephine NobissoGreat Kapok Tree by Lynne CherryGuess Who My Favorite Person Is by Byrd BaylorHenny Penny by H. Werner ZimmermanHey World Here I Am by Jean Little especially "Clothes" and "Oranges"Hist Wist by e. e. cummings poetryHoney, I Love by Eloise Greenfield poetryHouse Is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman

Housekeeping by Mariylnne RobinsonI Am the Ocean by Suzanna MarshakI Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven

I'm in Charge of Celebrations by Byrd Baylor

If You Listen by Charlotte Zolotow descriptiveIronweed by William KennedyJabberwocky by Lewis Carroll poetryJewels by Belinda RochelleJohn Henry by Julius LesterJoyful Noise, Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman poetryListen to the Rain by Bill Martin, Jr.Little Frog's Song by Alice Schertle strong wordsLove Medicine by Louise Erdrich

Many Winters by Nancy Wood poetryMohave by Diane SiebertMoney by Martin AmisMonster Mama by Liz Rosenburg lots of descriptive wordsMore More More Said the Baby by Vera B. WilliamsMore Than Anything Else by Marie Bradby descriptive words, story of Booker T. WashingtonMother Goose’s Words of Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Months by Ted ArnoldMouse's Birthday by Jane Yolen repetitionMrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia PolaccoMy Special Best Words by John SteptoeThe Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van AllsburgOld Dog by Charlotte Zolotow descriptive wordsOwl Moon by Jane YolenPlace My Words Are Looking For by Paul B. Janeczko, editor poetry

Pocket Poems Paul B. Janeczko, editor poetryPolar Express by Chris Van Allsburg good verbs and adjectives

Potluck by Anne Shelby alliterationQuick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood similes; each page compares an emotion of personal characteristic with an animalRondo in C by Paul Fleishman poetrySeashore Book by Charlotte Zolotow similes, strong verbs

Secrets of a Small Brother by Richard Margolis poetryShapes in Nature by Judy FeldmanShrek!by William SteigSierra by Diane SiebertSoda Jerk by Cynthia Rylant poetryStina by Lena AndersonTaking the Ferry Home by Pam ConradTar Beach by Faith RinggoldThis Quiet Lady by Charlotte Zolotow repetitionThe Three Billy Goats Gruff by Tim ArnoldTime For Bed by Mem Fox repeating lines, breaks pattern at the end, rhymesToad by Ruth Brown strong verbsTrain Song by Diane SiebertTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittTwilight Comes Twice by Ralph Fletcher strong verbsTwinkle, Twinkle: An Animal Lover’s Mother Goose by Bobbi FabianVery Last First Time by Jan AndrewsWhale's Song by Dyan Sheldon uses comparisonsWhen I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant repetition, strong verbsWhen Light Turns Into Dark by Crescent DragonwagonWhen You Were Born by Debra FrasierWoman Hollering Creek by Sandra Cisneros

Woodpile by Peter ParnallWould They Love a Lion? By Kady MacDonald DentonThe Z Was Zapped by Chris Van AllsburgJune 29, 1999 by David Wiesner alliteration