Picture Books To Teach Reading/Writing Skills

Picture Books to Teach Reading/Writing Skills Books in bold are titles the elementary library has in its catalog

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 *CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS, Judi Barrett *THE GIVING TREE, Shel Silverstein *THE DAY JIMMY’S BOA AT THE WASH *JIMMY’S BOA AND THE BIG SPLASH BIRTHDAY BASH *WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE’S EARS, V. Aardema ELBERT’S BAD WORD, Audrey and Don Wood *TODAY WAS A TERRIBLE DAY, Patricia Reilly Giff *RUNAWAY BUNNY, Margaret Wise Brown *THE STRANGER, Chris Van Allsburg FAITHFUL ELEPHANTS, Tsuthiya *PECOS BILL, Stephen Kellogg *JIMMY’S BOA BOUNCES BACK, Trinka Hakes Noble ON MONDAY WHEN IT RAINED, Cherryl Kachenmeister

MAIN IDEA

*BALCKBERRIES IN THE DARK, Mavis Jukes *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 *IRA SLEEPS OVER, Bernard Waber

POINT OF VIEW

*THE PAIN AND THE GREAT ONE, Judy Blume *THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, James Marshall *THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, Jon Scieszka *EARRINGS, Judith Viorst *GEORGE AND MARTHA books, Harry Allard/James Marshall *TWO BAD ANTS, Chris Van Allsburg *JOYFUL NOISE: POEMS FOR TWO VOICES, Paul Fleischman BIG TALK: POEMS FOR FOUR VOICES, Paul Fleischman DEEP IN THE FOREST, Brinton Turkle THE THREE BEARS, Paul Galdone PRINCE CINDERS, Babette Cole *MY SECRET CAMERA: LIFE IN THE LODZ GHETTO, Frank Dabba Smith *CINDERELLA, Charles Perrault (We have The Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story) *IRA SLEEPS OVER, Bernard Waber VOICES IN THE PARK, by Anthony Browne VOICES OF THE ALAMO, Sherry Garland 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 BEST LOVE POEMS EVER: A COLLECTION OF POETRY’S MOST ROMANTIC VOICES, edited by David Rohlfing 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) 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

SEQUENCING

*ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD,VERY BAD DAY, Judith Viorst *THE SNOWY DAY, Ezra Jack Keats *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 *THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, Eric Carle *HECKEDY PEG, Audrey Wood *TIKKI, TIKKI, TEMBO, Arlene Mosel *THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, Paul Galdone *LOVE YOU FOREVER, Robert Munsch *COOKIE’S WEEK, Cindy Ward GOODNIGHT OWL, Pat Hutchins TEENY TINY WOMAN, Jill Bennett

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS/PREDICTING OUTCOMES

*IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA?, Deborah Guarino PAPER BAG PRINCESS, Robert Munsch – in Munschworks *DADDY COULD I HAVE AN ELEPHANT? Jake Wolf *JUMANJI, Chris Van Allsburg *I WENT WALKING, Sue Williams *CATWINGS, Ursula K. LeGuin THE ELEVENTH HOUR, Graeme Base ON A MONDAY WHEN IT RAINED, Cherryl Kachenmeister WHAT CAN IT BE (RIDDLES ABOUT OUR BODIES), Jacqueline Ball THE PUMPKIN SMASHER, Anita Benarde THIS LITTLE PIGGY, Susan Hellard

PREDICTING OUTCOME

*CLICK, CLACK, MOO, Doreen Cronin *TUESDAY, David Wiesner *THE Z WAS ZAPPED, Chris Van Allsburg *BARK, GEORGE Jules Feiffer *GINGERBREAD BABY, Jan Brett *HECKEDY PEG, Audrey Wood *DEAR MRS. LARUE: LETTERS FROM OBEDIENCE SCHOOL, Mark Teague *SEVEN BLIND MICE, Ed Young *THE SWEETEST FIG, Chris Van Allsburg *MYSTERIES OF HARRIS BURDICK, Chris Van Allsburg *THE FORTUNE-TELLERS, Lloyd Alexander *TOPS AND BOTTOMS, Janet Stevens ARE YOU THERE, BABY BEAR?, Catherine Walters I LOVE TO EAT BUGS, Strejan THE NIGHT JOURNEY, Dowling NOT IN THE HOUSE, NEWTON!, Judith Heide Gilliland

WORD STUDY

*IN A PICKLE AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS, Marvin Terban *AMELIA BEDELIA (multi-meaning words), Peggy Parrish ONE WHOLE DOUGHNUT, ONE DOUGHNUT HOLE, Valjean McLenighan *A CACHE OF JEWELS (nouns), Ruth Heller *A CHOCOLATE MOOSE FOR DINNER, Fred Gwynne * QUICK AS A CRICKET (similes), Audrey Wood *ROSIE’S WALK (prepositions), Pat Hutchins *WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT, (sound words), Michael Rosin *THE BOOK OF PEGERICKS, Arnold Lobel *SLITHER, SWOOP, SWING (active verbs), Alex Ayliffe THE KING WHO RAINED, Fred Gwynne KNOW WHAT? NO, WHAT?, Arline and Joseph Baum THE SIXTEEN HAND HORSE, Fred Gwynne ON MONDAY WHEN IT RAINED (words that describe feeling), Cherryl Kachenmeister WORMS WIGGLE (active verbs), David Pelham and Michael Foreman TURNIPS FOR DINNER (active verbs), Joy Cowley

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 *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 AN ANTEATER NAMED ARTHUR, Bernard Waber

EXPRESSIVE NARRATIVE

*JUMANJI, Chris Van Allsburg *CHARLOTTE’S WEB, E.B. White *RUBY THE COPYCAT, Peggy Rathmann *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) *KING BIDGOOD’S IN THE BATHTUB, Don and Audrey Wood *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 PATCHWORK QUILT, Valerie Flournoy *IMOGENE’S ANTLERS, David Small *THE MITTEN, Jan Brett *SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE, William Steig *MIRETTE ON THE HIGH WIRE, Emily McCully AUNT ISABEL TELLS A GOOD ONE, Kate Duke *SUSANNAH OF THE ALAMO, John Jakes *CATWINGS, Ursula K. Le Guin *CARL GOES SHOPPING (wordless), Alexandra Day *CHRYSANTHEMUM, Kevin Henkes *BORREGUITA AND THE COYOTE, Verna Aardema THE GOOD-LUCK PENCIL, Diane Stanley LITTLE MISS MUFFET, Ian Beck THE COMPLETED HICKORY DICKORY DOCK, Jim Aylesworth CHARLIE ANDERSON, Barbara Abercrombie GUESS WHO MY FAVORITE PERSON IS, Byrd Baylor IF YOU WERE A WRITER, Joan Nixon THE SIGNMAKER’S ASSISTANT, Tedd Arnold

INFORMATIVE NARRATIVE

*GROWING VEGETABLE SOUP, Lois Ehlert *GRANDFATHER TANGS’S STORY, Ann Tompert *THE POPCORN BOOK, Tomie dePaola *THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS series, Joanna Cole HOW TO HIDE AN OCTOPUS, Ruth Heller *PANCAKES, PANCAKES, Eric Carle *CRANBERRY THANKSGIVING, Wende Devlin (library does have Cranberry Halloween)*HOW A BOOK IS MADE, Aliki - in Chinese *PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY, Nadine B. Westcott (on tape) *LITTLE BLUE AND LETTLE YELLOW, Leo Lionni *THE QUICKSAND BOOK, Tomie dePaola *GALIMOTA, Karen Lynn Williams *WATCH OUT FOR THE FEET IN YOUR CHICKEN SOUP, Tomie dePaola *MESSAGES IN THE MAILBOX: HOW TO WRITE A LETTER, Loreen Leedy *FROM SEED TO PLANT, Gail Gibbons THE BLUE BALLOON, Mick Inkpen IF YOU WERE A WRITER, Joan Nixon MISS TIZZY, Libba Gray BEAN AND PLANT, Christine Back

DESCRIPTION

*TWO BAD ANTS, Chris Van Allsburg *ONION JOHN, Joseph Krumgold *Gary Paulsen books *BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, Bill Martin, Jr. *THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS series, Joanna Cole *THE LIBRARIAN FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, Mike Thaler *WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, Maurice Sendak *KNOTS ON A COUNTING ROPE, Bill Martin NORTH COUNTRY NIGHT, Daniel San Souci THE TEACHER FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, Mike Thaler HAILSTONES AND HALIBUT BONES, Mary O’Neill SHOES, Elizabeth Winthrop *JUMANJI, Chris Van Allsburg *MANY LUSCIOUS LOLLIPOPS (adjectives), Ruth Heller *SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, Margaret Hodges *GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER, Ed Emberley *QUICK AS A CRICKET, Audrey Wood *THE EYES OF GRAY WOLF, Jonathan London *OWL MOON, Jane Yolen *TAR BEACH, Faith Ringgold *HARRY AND THE TERRIBLE WHATZIT, Dick Gackenbach *WHO SAID RED?, Mary Serfozo *THE DESERT IS THEIRS, Byrd Baylor *HOME PLACE, Crescent Dragonwagon THE ELEPHANT’S CHILD, Rudyard Kipling – In the Just So Stories SERENDIPITY books, Stephen Cosgrove

FACT AND OPINION

*BRAVE IRENE, William Steig *EARINGS!, Judith Viorst *ALEXANDER, WHO USED TO BE RICH LAST SUNDAY, Judith Viorst *SOMEBODY AND THE THREE BLAIRS, Marilyn Tolhurst *THE STINKY CHEESEMAN, Jon Sceiska *WHAT IS A WISE BIRD LIKE YOU DOING IN A SILLY TALE LIKE THIS?, Uri Shulevitz I WILL NEVER NOT EVER EAT A TOMATO, Lauren Child SHREK!, William Steig

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

*LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD * THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, Paul Galdone * LON PO PO, Ed Young *ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VRY BAD DAY, Judith Viorst *SOMEBODY AND THE THREE BLAIRS, Marilyn Tolhurst *THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, Jon Scieszka *THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE, C.S. (at the h.s., ask me if you need it) *TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE, Avi - novel *THE SECRET GARDEN, Frances Hodgson Burnett - novel *ONION JOHN, Joseph Krumgold - novel *CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, Roald Dahl *LITTLE WOMEN, Louisa May Alcott *THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, Jane Gerver *MUFARO’S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS, John Steptoe *FROG AND TOAD books, Arnold Lobel *SLEEPING UGLY, Jane Yolen *PRINCESS FURBALL, Charlotte Huck *THE THREE BEARS, any author *THE LITTLE RED HEN, Any author *MISS NELSON IS MISSING, Harry Allard/James Marshall *CORDUROY, Don Freeman *BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL, Robert McCloskey *PIGGIES, Don and Audrey Wood *BERENSTAIN BEARS FORGET THEIR MANNERS, Stan and Jan Berenstain *COUNTRY MOUSE AND CITY MOUSE, any author (We have The Cricket in Times Square) *TACKY THE PENGUIN, Helen Lester *THE PRINCIPAL’S NEW CLOTHES, Stephanie Calmenson *WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN THE MOUNTAINS, Cynthia Rylant *HEY, AL, Arthur Yorinks DEEP IN THE FOREST, Brinton Turkle GOOD AS NEW, Barbara Douglass “NOT NOW,” SAID THE COW, Joanne Oppenheim JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, any author CINDERELLA, Nicola Baxter (We have The Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story) THE GUNNYWOLF, A. Delaney THE GUNNIWOLF, Wilhelmina Harper THE ARABOOLIES OF LIBERTY STREET, Sam Swope A WISH FOR WINGS THAT WORK, Berkeley Breathed THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA, Janet Stevens BIG AL, Andrew Clements *THE COWOY AND THE BLACK-EYED PEA, Tony Johnston *CHICKEN LITTLE, Steven Kellogg *EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON, Mercer Mayer *THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES, Han Christian Anderson *THE WUMP WORLD, Bill Peet *THE TALKING EGGS, Robert D. San Souci *PEOPLE, Peter Spier *FLOSSIE AND THE FOX, Patricia McKissack *RUBY, Maggie Glen *TODAY WAS A TERRIBLE DAY, Patricia Reilly Giff *YEH-SHEN (a Chinese Cinderella story), Ai-Ling Douie *ROUGH-FACE GIRL, Rafe Martin

PERSUASION

*MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, Jean Craighead George *A WRINKLE IN TIME, Madeline L’Engle *ALEXANDER, WHO USED TO BE RICH LAST SUNDAY, Judith Viorst – in collection *CHARLOTTE’S WEB, E.B. White *EARRINGS, Judith Viorst *JUST A DREAM, Chris Van Allsburg *THE LORAX, Dr. Seuss *THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, Jon Scieszka *CORDUROY, Don Freeman *A POCKET FOR CORDUROY, Don Freeman *JULIUS, THE BABY OF THE WORLD, Kevin Henkes *THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF, any author *THE GREAT KAPOK TREE, Lynne Cherry *DEAR MRS. LARUE: LETTERS FROM OBEDIENCE SCHOOL, Mark Teague *THOMAS’ SNOWSUIT, Robert Munsch – in Munschworks *MORTIMER, Robert Munsch– in Munschworks *THE HUNDRED PENNY BOX, Sharon Bell Mathis *PURPLE, GREEN, AND YELLOW, Robert Munsch *RUBY, Maggie Glen *FOUR DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS, Eric Kimmel A WISH FOR WINGS THAT WORK, Berkeley Breathed I HATE MY BIG BROTHER HARRY WHO BELONGS HERE?, Mary Knight SAVE MY RAINFOREST, Monica Zak

*IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE REINDEER, Brian Cleary *YOU NEVER SAUSAGE LOVE, Brian Cleary

SIMILE

*LET’S GET A PUP! SAID KATE, Bob Graham *THE GIRL WHO LOVED WILD HORSES, Paul Goble *CHANTICLEER AND THE FOX, Geoffrey Chaucer and Barbara Perry *QUICK AS A CRICKET, Audrey Wood *COLOR ME A RHYME, Jane Yolen *THE EYES OF THE GRAY WOLF, Jonathon London *FEARLESS FERNIE: HANGING OUT WITH FERNIE AND ME, Gary Soto SWING AROUND THE SUN, Barbara Juster Esbensen TEN-SECOND RAINSHOWERS: POEMS BY YOUNG PEOPLE, Compiled by Sandford Lyne

METAPHOR

*LET’S GET A PUP! SAID KATE, Bob Graham *THE GIRL WHO LOVED WILD HORSES, Paul Goble *CHANTICLEER AND THE FOX, Geoffrey Chaucer and Barbara Perry *COME ON, RAIN by Karen Hesse *KNOTS ON A COUNTING ROPE, Bill Martin *THE EYES OF THE GRAY WOLF, Jonathon London *FEARLESS FERNIE: HANGING OUT WITH FERNIE AND ME, Gary Soto *THE ROUGH-FACED GIRL, Rafe Martin SWING AROUND THE SUN, Barbara Juster Esbensen TEN-SECOND RAINSHOWERS: POEMS BY YOUNG PEOPLE, Compiled by Sandford Lyne ENCOUNTER Jane Yolen UP NORTH at the CABIN by Marsha Chall

HAILSTONES AND HALIBUTS (Poetry), Mary O’Neill *COLOR ME A RHYME, Jane Yolen

IMAGERY

*COLOR ME A RHYME, Jane Yolen SILVER SEEDS, Paul Paolilli and Dan Brewer SWING AROUND THE SUN, Barbara Juster Esbensen WORDS WITH WINGS: A TREASURY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN POETRY AND ART, selected by Belinda Rochelle

HYPERBOLE

*WORDS WITH WINGS: A TREASURY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN POETRY AND ART, selected by Belinda Rochelle

PERSONIFICATION

*THE LITTLE HOUSE, Virginia Lee Burton *THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT, Edward Lear SWING AROUND THE SUN, Barbara Juster Esbensen THERE’S A HAIR IN MY DIRT, Gary Larson WORDS WITH WINGS: A TREASURY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN POETRY AND ART, selected by Belinda Rochelle

DIALOGUE

*LET’S GET A PUP! SAID KATE, Bob Graham *YO! YES?, Chris Raschka *PINK AND SAY, Patricia Polacco *THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT, Edward Lear ONOMATOPOEIA

THE TRUCKER, Brenda and Mark Weatherby A DIRTY PILE OF LAUNDRY: POEMS IN DIFFERENCT VOICES, selected by Paul B. Janeczko

ALLITERATION

*HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, Dr. Seuss *SOME SMUG SLUG, Pamela Edwards *MY MAMA HAD A DANCING HEART, Libba Moore Gray PRINCE CINDERS, Babette Cole

FLASHBACK

*GRANDFATHER’S JOURNEY, Allen Say *PINK AND SAY, Patricia Polacco *THE WRECK OF THE ZEPHYR, Chris Van Allsburg

FORESHADOWING

*THE STRANGER, Chris Van Allsburg

INFERENCE

*MIRETTE ON THE HIGH WIRE, Emily Arnold McCully *THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI, Chris Van Allsburg

*THE FROG PRINCE CONTINUED, Jon Scieszka *THERE’S A HAIR IN MY DIRT, Gary Larson *PINK AND SAY, Patricia Polacco

SYMBOLISM

*PINK AND SAY, Patricia Polacco *FLY AWAY HOME, by Eve Bunting *RUMPELSTILSKIN’S DAUGHTER, Diane Stanley FEATHERS AND FOOLS, Mem Fox