List of Book Titles to Use With Writers Workshop Mini Lessons

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Mini-Lesson BOOK TITLE AUTHOR Topic Selection All the Places to Love P. MacLachlan All Those Secrets of the Worls J. Yolen Always My Dad S.D. Wyeth Art Lesson, The T. dePaola Arthur Writes a Story M. Brown Author – A True Story H. Lester Baby Sister, The T. dePaola Berlioz the Bear J. Brett Best Friends S. Kellogg Bigmama’s D. Crews Carousel, The L. Rosenberg Daddy Day, Daughter Day L. King Day I Had to Play With My Sister, The C. Bonsall Hat, The J. Brett Hurricane J. London I Can’t Get My Turtle to Move E.L. O’Donnell Lost P. Johnson & C. Lewis My Little Island F. Lessac My Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother P. Polacco Our Teacher is Having a Baby E. Bunting Potato: A Tale from the Great Depression K. Lied Relatives Came, The C. Rylant Roller Coaster K. O’Malley Seneca K. L. Baker Snapshots from the Wedding G. Soto Something Beautiful S. D. Wyeth Storm, The A. Rockwell Tell Me a Story, Mama A. Johnson Yell Me Again About the Night I Was Born J.L. Curtis There’s a Nightmare in My Closet M. Mayer Twinnies E. Bunting Two Mrs. Gibsons T. Igus Up North at the Cabin M. Chall When I was Little J. L. Curtis When I Was Young in the Mountains C. Rylant Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge M. Fox Leads/Beginnings Amazing Bone, The W. Steig Art Lesson, The T. dePaola Arthur Babysits M. Brown Bat Poet, The R. Jarrell Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain V. Aardema But I’ll Be Back Again C. Rylant Butterfly House E. Bunting Chicken Sunday P. Polacco Resources for Writing Mini-Lessons Adapted from Consult an Expert titles compiled by Shirl Hawes & Debbie Rickards, 2001

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i-Lesson BOOK TITLE AUTHOR n All the Places to Love P. MacLachlan

All Those Secrets of the Worls J. Yolen Always My Dad S.D. Wyeth Art Lesson, The T. dePaola Arthur Writes a Story M. Brown Author – A True Story H. Lester Baby Sister, The T. dePaola Berlioz the Bear J. Brett Best Friends S. Kellogg Bigmama’s D. Crews Carousel, The L. Rosenberg Daddy Day, Daughter Day L. King Day I Had to Play With My Sister, The C. Bonsall Hat, The J. Brett Hurricane J. London I Can’t Get My Turtle to Move E.L. O’Donnell Lost P. Johnson & C. Lewis My Little Island F. Lessac My Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother P. Polacco Our Teacher is Having a Baby E. Bunting Potato: A Tale from the Great Depression K. Lied Relatives Came, The C. Rylant Roller Coaster K. O’Malley Seneca K. L. Baker Snapshots from the Wedding G. Soto Something Beautiful S. D. Wyeth Storm, The A. Rockwell Tell Me a Story, Mama A. Johnson Yell Me Again About the Night I Was Born J.L. Curtis There’s a Nightmare in My Closet M. Mayer Twinnies E. Bunting Two Mrs. Gibsons T. Igus Up North at the Cabin M. Chall When I was Little J. L. Curtis When I Was Young in the Mountains C. Rylant Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge M. Fox

ings Amazing Bone, The W. Steig Art Lesson, The T. dePaola Arthur Babysits M. Brown Bat Poet, The R. Jarrell Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain V. Aardema But I’ll Be Back Again C. Rylant Butterfly House E. Bunting Chicken Sunday P. Polacco

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs J. Barrett Dinosaur Dreams D. Nolan Feathers for Lunch L. Ehlert Fireflies! J. Brinckloe Flood M. Calhoun Flossie and the Fox P. McKissack Frog Prince Continued, The J. Scieszka Funny, Funny Lyle B. Waber Granpa J. Burningham Heckedy Peg A. Wood Hooray for Wodney Wat H. Lester Iron Man, The T. Hughes James and the Giant Peach R. Dahl Louis the Fish A. Yorinks Mirandy and Brother Wind P. McKissack On the Day You Were Born D. Frazier Raising Sweetness D. Stanley Red Riding Hood J. Marshall Relatives Came, The C. Rylant Shrek! W. Steig Sitti’s Secrets N. S. Nye Sylvester and the Magic Pebble W. Steig Tar Beach F. Ringgold True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The J. Scieszka Very Busy Spider, The E. Carle Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge M. Fox Willy the Wimp A. Browne Leads, Using Questions What is the Sun? R. Lindbergh Endings, General Dr. DeSoto W. Steig Frederick L. Leonni Frog Prince Continued, The J. Scieszka Little Engine That Could, The W. Piper Paper Bag Princess, The R. Munsch Polar Express, The C. Van Allsburg Red Riding Hood J. Marshall Up North at the Cabin M. Chall Endings, Surprise Charlie Anderson B. Abercrombie Earthlets J. Willis Flossie and the Fox P. McKissack In the Attic H. Oram Just Like Daddy F. Asch Just Like Everyone Else K. Kuskin Super Dooper Jezebel T. Rose Wednesday Surprise, The E. Bunting Endings, Circular Bob and Shirley B. Berger Grandfather Twilight H. Ziefert Hobbit, The J.R. Tolkien If You Gave a Moose a Muffin L. Numeroff If You Gave a Mouse a Cookie L. Numeroff Journey, The P. MacLachlan Louis the Fish A. Yorinks “Poem” by Langston Hughes in Best Friends L.B. Hopkins (editor) Relatives Came, The C. Rylant Two Bad Ants C. Van Allsburg Very Last First Time J. Andrews Winter Place, A R. Y. Radin Wrinkle in Time, A M. L’Engle

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Endings, Poignant Bridge to Teribethia K. Paterson Children We Remember, The C. B. Abels Dear Daddy P. Dupasquier Faithful Elephants Y. Tsuchiya Father Like That, A C. Zolotow Gorilla A. Browne Keeping Quilt, The P. Polacco Ring and the Window Seat, The A. Hest Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes E. Coerr Thank You, Mr. Faulker P. Polacco Two of Them, The Aliki Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge M. Fox William’s Doll C. Zolotow Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree, The G. Houston Strong Characters Ace the Very Important Pig D. King-Smith Agnes the Sheep W. Taylpor Amanda’s Perfect Hair L. Milstein Amelia Bedelia Helps Out P. Parish Amos and Boris W. Steig An Enchanted Hair Tale A. De Veaux Anastasia Krupnick L. Lowry Annabelle Swift, Kindergartener A. Schwartz Arnie Goes to Camp N. Carlson Babushka’s Doll P. Polacco Bedspread, The S. Fair Bedtime for Frances R. Hoban Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The B. Robinson Bridge to Terabithia K. Paterson Bully of Barkham Street, The M. Stolz Bnunnicula D. & J. Howe Burning Questions of Bingo Brown, The B. Byars Charlie and the Chocolate Factory R. Dahl Christina Katerina and the Time She Quit the Family P.L. Gauch Class Clown J. Hurwitz Crow Boy T. Yashima Day No Pigs Would Die, A R.N. Peck Diana, Maybe C. Dragonwagon Dr. DeSoto W. Steig Flossie and the Fox P. McKissack Fritz and the Mess Fairy R. Wells Grandpa’s Song T. Johnston Granpa J. Burningham Henry and Mudge C. Rylant Hey, Al A. Yorinks Hey World Here I Am J. Little How Does It Feel To Be Old? N. Farber I Know a Lady C. Zolotow I Wish I Were a Butterfly J. Howe It’s Not the End of the World J. Blume Lemonade Babysitter, The K. Waggoner Louis the Fish A. Yorinks Lyddie K. Paterson Maniac Magee J. Spinelli Matilda R. Dahl Miss Maggie C. Rylant Miss Rumphius B. Cooney Molly’s Pilgrim B. Cohen

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More Stories Julian Tells A. Cameron Mouse and the Motorcycle, The B. Cleary Mr. Grigg’s Work C. Rylant My Mother’s House, My Father’s House C. B. Christiansen Pigman P. Zindel Pinballs, The B. Byars Queenie Peavy R. Burch Ramona Books B. Cleary Rosalie J. Hewell Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch E. Spinelli Song and Dance Man, The K. Ackerman Stone Fox J.R.Gardner Stories Julian Tells, The A. Cameron Super Dooper Jezebel T. Rose Tales of a Gambling Grandma D. K. Khalsa Through Grandpa’s Eyes P. MacLachlan Tuck Everlasting N. Babbitt Two of Them, The Aliki William’s Doll C. Zolotow Wombat and Badicoot, Best of Friends K. Argent Using Voice A Medieval Feast Aliki A River Ran Wild L. Cherry Agatha’s Feather Bed C.A. Deedy All the Places to Love P. Maclachlan All Upon a Sidewalk J.C. George An Enchanted Hair Tale A. De Veaux Anniranni and Mollymishi C. D. Lamm Arctic Memories N. Ekoomiak Boat Book G. Gibbons Box Turtle W. T. George BUGS N. Parker & J. Wright Carrot Seed, The R. Krauss Chipmunk Song J. Ryder Chicken Sunday P.Polacco Comet and You, The E. C. Krupp Dallas Titans Get Ready for Bed, The K. Kuskin David Goes to School D. Shannon Dear Children of the Earth S, Schimmel Dinosaurs G. Gibbons Early Morning in the Barn N. Tafuri Egg to Chick M. E. Selsam Farm Alphabet J. Miller Flossie and the Fox P. McKissack Fly Away Home E. Bunting Friend, The J. Burningham Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport M. Sharmat Goodbye Geese N. Carlstrom Great Kapok Tree, The L. Cherry Hey, Al A. Yorinks Hey World, Here I Am! J. Little Hiroshima No Pika Maruki Hoops R. Burleigh House is a House for Me, A M. A. Hoberman How Much is a Million? D. M. Schwartz How We Learned series P. Lauber I Am the Ocean S. Marshak I’ll Fix Anthony J. Viorst

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In My Garden, In the Woods, The Spider in Its Web E. Cristini & L. Puricelli Insectopedia D. Florian John Henry J. Lester Johnny Appleseseed S. Kellogg Jolly Pocket Postman, The J & A Ahlberg Julius, the Baby of the World K. Henkes Keeping Quilt, The P. Polacco Knots on a Counting Rope B. Martin, Jr. & J.

Archambault Little Schubert, A M. B. Goffstein Magic Schoolbus series, The J. Cole Medieval Feast, A Aliki Microscope, The M. Kumin More More More Said the Baby V. Williams Music Music for Everyone V. Williams My Five Senses Aliki My Special Best Words J. Steptoe Nettie’s Trip South A. Turner N, David! D. Shannon On Monday When It Rained C. Kachenmeister On the Day You Were Born D. Frasier Ox-Cart Man D. Hall Pain and the Great One, The J. Blume Philharmonic Gets Dressed, The K. Kuskin Picture Book Biography series D. Adler Piggie Pie! M. Palatini Popcorn Book, The T. dePaola Prairie Boy’s Winter, A W. Kurelek Raising Sweetnness D. Stanley Ramona the Pest and other Ramona books B. Cleary Recycle G. Gibbons Relatives Came, The C. Rylant River Ran Wild, A L. Cherry Sleeping Ugly J. Yolen Snake is Totally Tail, A J. Barrett Snowman, The R. Briggs Soccer is Our Game L.B. Gemme Soda Jerk, The (poetry) C. Rylant Some Birthday P. Polacco Stevie J. Steptoe Tales of a Gambling Grandma D. K. Khalsa Taste of Blackberries, A D.B. Smith Three Little Wolves, The and the Big Bad Pig E. Trivizas Three Sillies, The S. Kellogg Through Grandpa’s Eyes P. MacLachlan Tight Times B. S. Hazen Time Train P. Fleishman Top Cat L. Ehlert Tough Cookie D. Wisniewski True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The J. Scieszka Two of Them, The Aliki Very Busy Spider, The E. Carle Very Hungry Caterpillar, The E. Carle Way to Start the Day, The B. Baylor When I Was Young in the Mountains C. Rylant Where the Forest Meets the Sea J. Baker William’s Doll C. Zolotow

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White Dynamite and the Curly Kid B. Martin, Jr. & J. Archambault

Vivid Word Choice/ Descriptive Language

Alphabugs D. Carter

Amazing Bone, The W. Steig Amos and Boris W. Steig Anniranni and Mollymishi C.D. Lamm Apple Tree P. Parnall Arctic Memories N. Ekoomiak Babushka’s Doll P. Polacco Bad Case of Stripes, A D. Shannon Berlioz the Bear J. Brett Brave Irene W. Steig Buried Alive R. Fletcher (poetry for

teenagers) Changing Maze, The Z.K.Snyder Charlotte’s Web E.B. White Chicken Sunday P. Polacco Chipmunk Song J. Ryder Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs J. Barrett Dakota Dugout A. Turner Dancing Moons N. Wood Dark and Full of Secrets C. Carrick Dr. DeSoto W. Steig Earthdance J. Ryder Feathers and Fools M. Fox Fireflies! J. Brincknoe Flossie and the Fox P. McKissack Fox’s Dream K. Tejima Frederick L. Lionni Fritz and the Mess Fairy R. Wells Frog Prince Continued, The J. Scieszka Funny, Funny Lyle B. Waber Ghost-Eye Tree, The B. Martin, Jr. Ghost’s Hour, Spook’s Hour E. Bunting Goodbye Geese N.W. Carlstrom Grandma According to Me K.M. Bell Grandpa Loved J. Nobisso Great Kapok Tree, The L. Cherry Guess Who My Favorite Person Is B. Baylor Hoops R. Burleigh House is a House For Me, A M.A. Hoberman I Am the Ocean S. Marshak I Am Wings R. Fletcher (poetry for

teenagers) I Love You the Purplest B. M. Joosse I’m in Charge of Celebrations B. Baylor In Coal Country J. Hendershot I Wish I Were a Butterfly J. Howe Jemima Remembers C. Dragonwagon Listen to the Rain B. Martin, Jr. Little House on the Prairie, The L.I. Wilder Many Moons J. Thurber Miss Spider’s Tea Party D. Kirk Mitandy and Brother Wind P. McKissack Mohave D. Siebert Moire More Said the Baby V.B. Williams

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Morning Girl M. Dorris Mousehole Cat, The A. Barber My Mama Had a Dancing Hearty L.M. Gray My Special Best Words J. Steptoe Nathaniel Willy, Scared Silly J. Matthews & F.

Robinson Owl Moon J. Yolen Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You See? B. Martin, Jr., & E. Carle Polar Express, The C. Van Allsburg Praiirie Boy’s Winter, A W. Kurelek Red Riding Hood J. Marshall Re-Zoom I. Banyai Rough-Face Girl, The R. Martin Salamander Room, The A. Mazer Sam and the Lucky Money K. Chinn Senca K.L. Baker Sierra D. Siebert Stina L. Anderson Sylvester and the Magic Pebble W. Steig Sarah, Plain and Tall P. MacLachlan Snow Speaks, The N. W. Carlson Storm in the Night M. Stolz Tar Beach F. Ringgold Ten, Nine, Eight M. Bang There’s More..Much More S. Alexander Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, The E. Trivizas Through Grandpa’s Eyes P. PacLachlan Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My

Day J.L. Curtis

Tuck Everlasting N. Babbitt Twilight Comes Twice R. Fletcher Verdi J. Cannon Very Last Time J. Andrews Whale Song T. Johnston When I Was Young in the Mountains C. Rylant Winter Barn P. Parnall Winter Room, The G. Paulsen Woodpile P. Parnall Z Was Zapped, The C. Van Allsburg Strong Verbs Charlie and the Chocolate Factory R. Dahl I’m in Charge of Celebrations B. Baylor Night Thief, The V. Allen Over in the Ocean J. Hartman Secret to Freedom, The M. Vaughan Zoom I. Banyai Welcome to the Sea of Sand J. Yolen Poetry with Unforgettable Language

All the Small Poems V. Worth

“From Mother to Son” L. Hughes Hist Wist e. e. cummings Honey, I Love E. Greenfield Jabberwocky L. Carrol Joyful Noise, Poems for Two Voices P. Fleishman Many Winters N. Wood Ordinary Things: Poems from a Walk in Early

Spring R. Fletcher

Place My Words Are Looking For, The P. B. Janeczko (editor)

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Pocket Poems P. B. Janeczko (editor) Rondo in C P. Fleishman Secrets of a Small Brother R. Margolis Soda Jerk, The C. Rylant Story Structure, Cumulative Football That Won, The M. Sampson Too Much Noise A. McGovern What Do You Do With a Kangaroo? M. Mayer Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears V. Aardema Story Structure, Chain One Fine Day Hogrogian Story Structure, Circular Grouchy Ladybug, The E. Carle If You Give a Moose a Muffin L. Numeroff If You Give a Mouse a Cookie L. Numeroff Story Structure, Chronological Life Events

Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs T. dePaola

Story Structure, Home-Journey-Home

Grandfather’s Journey A. Say

Millions of Cats W. Gag Where the Wild Things Are M. Sendak Story Structure, Parallel Plots Blueberries for Sal R. McCloskey Setting All I See C. Rylant All the Places to Love P. MacLachlan Appalachia C. Rylant Arctic Memories N. Ekoomiak Beach Before Breakfast, the M. W. Kumin Best Town in the World, the B. Baylor Borreguita and the Coyote V. Aardema Box Turtle at Long Pond W. T. George Chalk Doll, The C. Pomerantz Dakota Dugout A. Turner Desert is Theirs, The B. Baylor First Dog, The J. Brett Goggles E. J. Keats Great Kapok Tree, the L. Cherry I Am the Ocean S. Marshak I’m in Charge of Celebrations B. Baylor In Coal Country G. Houston In the Attic H. Oram Inside Turtle’s Shell J. Ryder John Henry J. Lester Little Red Cowboy Hat E. S. Lowell Ma Dear’s Aprons P. McKissack Make Way for Ducklings R. McCloskey Merlin and the Dragons J.Yolen Miss Rumphius B. Cooney Morning, Noon, and Night J.C. George Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters J. Steptoe My First Little House Books: Going to Town L.I.Wilder My Little Island F. Lessac Night in the Country C. Rylant Night Ride B. & M. Karlin No Stars Nights A. E. Smucker On Call Back Mountain E. Bunting Once There was a Tree N. Romanova Owl Moon J. Yolen Sierra D. Siebert Snowflake Bentley J.B. Martin Snow White in New York F. French

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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble W. Steig Symphony of Whales, A S. Schuch Tar Beach F. Ringgold Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe V. B. Williams Tickleoctopus, The A. Wood Tunnel, The A. Browne Up North at the Cabin M. W. Chall Up North in Winter D. Hartley Very Last First Time J. Andrews Wall, The E. Bunting When I Was Young in the Mountains C. Rylant Where the Forest Meets the Sea J. Baker Where the River Begins T. Locker Woodpile P. Parnall Yonder T. Johnston Your Own Secret Place B. Baylor Time (non-linear way) The 18th Emergency B. Byers Angel With the Mouth-Organ C. Mattingly Chair for My Mother, A V. Williams Changing Maze, The Z.K.Snyder Dakota Dugout A. Turner

Fat Chance, Claude J.L. Nixon Frog Prince, Continued., The J. Scieszka Girl Called Boy, A B. Hurmence Grandma Didn’t Wave Back R. Blue House on Maple Street, The B. Pryor How My Parents Learned to Eat I.R. Friedman Island Rescue C.H. Martin Journey P. MacLachlan Julie of the Wolves J.C. George Just a Dream C. Van Allsburg Lost and Found J.P.Walsh Miracle Tree, The C. Mattingly Miss Rumphius B. Cooney Night in the Country C. Rylant Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver, A E.L. Konigsburg Quilt Story, The T. Johnston Rapscallion Jones J. Marshall Runa A. James Stopwatch, The D. Lloyd Sing for a Gentle Rain A. James Time Train P. Fleishman Watch the Stars Come Out R. Levinson When I Was Young in the Mountains C. Rylant When I Was Nine J. Stevenson Why the Chicken Crossed the Road D. Macauly Wreck of the Zephyr C. Van Allsburg Medieval Feast, A Aliki Point of View Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very

Bad Day J. Viorst

Anna Banana and Me L. Blegvad Bicycle Man, The A. Say Daddy Day, Daughter Day L. King Pain and the Great One,The J. Blume Rosie and Michael J. Viorst Sanil’s Spell, The L. Cherry

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Teeny Tiny Baby, A A. Schwartz True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The J. Scieszka Wreck of the Zephyr, The C. Van Allsburg Flashback Dagota Dugout A. Turner Fat Chance, Claude J.L. Nixon House on Maple Street, The B. Pryor How My Parents Learned to Eat I. Friedman Miss Rumphius B. Cooney Watch the Stars Come Out R. Levinson What’s Under My Bed J. Stevenson Flash-Forward Quilt Story, The T. Johnston C. Rylant Narrowing a Topic Paperboy, The D. Pilkey Swish! B. Martin, Jr. & M.

Sampson Combing Fiction with Nonfiction

Magic Schoolbus series, The J. Cole

Rattlesnake Dance Dewey Thinking About Ants B. Brenner Cause and Effect Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse K. Henkes Old Henry J. W. Blos Onomatopoeia Barnyard Song R.G. Greene Crash, Bang, Boom P. Spier Ghost Eyed Tree, The B. Martin, Jr. Gobble, Growl, Grunt P. Spier Good Night Owl P. Hutchins Listen to the Rain B. Martin, Jr. & J.

Archambault Listening Walk, The P. Showers Mortimer R. Munsch Very Quiet Cricket, The E. Carle Welcome to the Green House J. Yolen Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears V. Aardema Alliteration Animalia G. Base Away From Home A. Lobel Desert is Theirs, The B. Baylor Dinorella P.D. Edwards How the Grinch Stole Christmas Dr. Seuss New Kid on the Block, The J. Prelutsky Rotten Island W. Steig Walk in the Rainforest. A K.J. Pratt Zinnia A. Lobel Simile Amber on the Mountain T. Johnston As Silly as Knees, As Busy as Bees, An Astounding

Assortment of Similes N. Juster

Bicycle Man, The A. Say Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, The P. Goble Library Lil S. Williams Man Who Called Down Owls, The E. Bunting Nettie’s Trip South A. Turner Owl Moon J. Yolen Quick as a Cricket R. Wood Seven Blind Mice E. Young Storm in the Night M. Stolz Tale of Custard the Dragon, The O. Nash Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge M. Fox Metaphor Amber on the Mountain T. Johnston

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Encounter J. Yolen Knots on a Counting Rope B. Martin, Jr. & J.

Archambault Oregon’s Journey Rascal Owl Moon J. Yolen Where the Buffaloes Begin O. Baker Personification Desert is Theirs, The B. Baylor Ghost’s Hour E. Bunting January Rides the Wind: A Book of Months C. F. Otten October Smiled Back L. W. Peters Old Elm Speaks: Tree Poems K. O’Connell Sylvester and the Magic Pebble W. Steig Adaptations of Familiar Tales Frog Prince Continued, The J. Scieszka Little Red Cowboy Hat E. S. Lowell Runaway Tortilla E. Kimmel True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The J. Scieszka Memoirs All About You C. & L. Anholt All the Places to Love P. MacLachlan Aunt Flossie’s Hats E. Howard Birthday Presents C. Rylant Boy R. Dahl Child Times: A Three Generation Memoir E. Greenfield & L. J.

Little Girl From Yamhill B. Cleary Good Days, Bad Days C. Anholt Keeping Quilt, The P. Polacco Knots on a Counting Rope B. Martin, Jr. & J.

Archambault Little By Little J. Little Quiet Lady, The C. Zolotow Something to Remember Me By L. McGaw Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born J. L. Curtis What I Like C. & L. Anholt When I AM Old With You A. Johnson When I was Little: A Four-Year-Old’s Memoir of

Her Youth J. L. Curtis

When I Was Young in the Mountains C. Rylant Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge M. Fox Dialogue Alexander and the Terrible, No Goo,d Very Bad Day J. Viorst Amelia Bedelia P. Parish Anastasia Krupnik L.Lowry Dr. DeSoto W. Steig Ernest and Celestine G. Vincemt The Ghost-Eye Tree B. Martin, Jr. The Ginger Man J.P.Dunleavy Fig Pudding R. Fletcher Fourth Grade Rats J. Spinelli Grandaddy’s Place H.V. Griffith Greta Gilly Hopkins, The K. Paterson Happy Birthday Moon F. Asch Ira Sleeps Over B. Waber Jumanji C. Van Allsburg Leo the Late Bloomer R. Kraus Rosie and Michael J. Viorst Velveteen Rabbit, or How Toys Became Real, The M. Williams Wayside School is Falling Down L. Sachar White Dynamite and Curly Kid B. Martin, Jr.

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Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge M. Fox Winnie the Pooh A.A. Milne Word Play Big Orange Splot, The D. Pinkwater Cache of Jewels (And Other Collective Nouns, A R. Heller Dandelions Don’t Bite L. Adelson First Thesaurus, A H. Wittels & J. Greisman From the Horses Mouth A. Nevins Heaven to Betsy! And Other Curious Sayings C. funk Hog on Ice and Other Curious Sayings, A C. Funk Horsefeathers and Other Curious Words C. Funk It’s Raining cats and Dogs C. Ammer King Who Rained, The F. Gwynne Kites Said High (A Book About Verbs) R. Heller Little Pigeon Toad, A F. Gwynne Many Luscious Lollipops (A Book About

Adjectives) R. Heller

Merry Go Round (A Book About Nouns) R. Heller Morris Dictionary of Words and Phrase Origins W. & M. Morris Mrs. Byrne’s Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and

Preposterous Words J. H. Byrne

Murfles and Wink-a-Peeps: Funny Old Words for Kids

S. Kelz

Play of Words, The R. Lederer Put Your Foot in Your Mouth and Other Silly

Sayings J. Cox

Superdupers! Really Funnuy Real Words M. Terbamn What a Funny Thing to Say B.K. Hunt Words P. Dickson