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Narrative Writing

Persuasive Writing
Small Moments
Vivid Characters (Picture Books)

Small Moments

  Red titles - Appropriate for 1st grade
597 Ali Aliki. My visit to the aquarium . New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c1993.
617.6 Roc Rockwell, Harlow. My dentist . New York : Greenwillow Books, [1975].
921 Lyon Ella Lyon, George. A Sign
E Bri Brinckloe, Julie. Fireflies
E Car Carle, Eric.  Tiny Seed
E Cow Cowen-Fletcher, Jane. It takes a Village
E Cow  Cowen-Fletcher, Jane. Mama Zooms
E Cre Crews, Donald. Shortcut. New York: Mulberry Books, 1994,c1992.
E Fox Fox, Mem. Koala Lou . Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989 , c1988.
E Fra Frazee, Marla. Roller coaster. San Diego: Harcourt, c2003.
E Hav Havill, Juanita. Jamaica's find
E Hen Henkes, Kevin. Julius, the Baby of the World
E Hen Henkes, Kevin. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
E Hen Henkes, Kevin. Sheila Rae's Peppermint Stick
E Hen Henkes, Kevin. Wemberly's Ice Cream Star
E Hen Henkes, Kevin. Julius, the baby of the world. New York: Greenwillow Books, c1990.
E Hen Henkes, Kevin. Owen . New York : Greenwillow Books, c1993.
E Hen Henkes, Kevin. Wemberly worried . [New York] : Greenwillow Books, c2000.
E Hes Hesse, Karen. Come On, Rain!
E Hof Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace . New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 1991.
E How  Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald. Aunt Flossie's hats (and crab cakes later)
E Kea Keats, Ezra Jack.  Goggles
E Kea Keats, Ezra Jack.  Letters to Amy
E Kea Keats, Ezra Jack. Peter's chair. New York: Harper & Row, 1967 .
E Kea Keats, Ezra Jack. The snowy day. New York: Viking Press, [1962].
E Med Medearis, Angela Shelf.  The Ghost of Sifty, Sifty Sam
E Oma O'Malley, Kevin. Straight to the pole . New York : Walker & Co, c2003.
E PEN Penn, Audrey. The Kissing Hand . Washington, D.C. : Child Welfare League of America, c1993.
E Pol Polacco, Patricia. Chicken Sunday . New York : Philomel Books, c1992.
E Pol Polacco, Patricia. My rotten, redheaded, older brother . New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1994.
E Ryl Rylant, Cynthia.  The Relatives Came
E Sch Schotter, Roni.  Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street
E Sha Shannon, David. David gets in trouble. New York: Blue Sky Press, c2002.
E Vio Viorst, Judith. Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
E Wab Waber, Bernard. Ira sleeps over. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972.
E Wel Wells, Rosemary. Max's dragon shirt . New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1991.
E Wil Williams, Vera B. A chair for my mother. New York: Greenwillow Books, [1988], c1982.
E Wil Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny : a cautionary tale . New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2004.
E Wil Williams, Vera B. "More more more" said the baby : 3 love stories . New York : Greenwillow Books, c1990.

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Picture Books with Vivid Characters

398.2 Kel Kellogg, Steven. Jack and the beanstalk .  Morrow Books, c1991. 2 copies
921 BRIDGES Coles, Robert. The story of Ruby Bridges .  Scholastic, c1993. 2 copies
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Cannon, Janell. Stellaluna . San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1993.
E Gay Gay, Marie-Louise. Stella, fairy of the forest . Douglas & McIntyre , c2002.
E GIL Gilman, Phoebe. The wonderful pigs of Jillian Jiggs .  North Winds Press, 1988.
E Hen Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum . New York : Greenwillow Books, c1991.
E Hen Henkes, Kevin. Julius, the baby of the world.  Greenwillow Books, c1990.
E Hof Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace . New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 1991.
E Hop Hopkins, Jackie. Goldie socks and the three libearians.  Upstart Books, c2007.
E Jac Jackson, Ellen B. Cinder Edna . New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, c1994.
E Les Lester, Helen. Tacky and the Emperor . Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
E Med Meddaugh, Susan. Martha blah blah . Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
E Med Meddaugh, Susan. Martha speaks . Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1992.
E Med Meddaugh, Susan. Martha walks the dog . Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
E Mun Munsch, Robert N. The Paper bag princess . Toronto : Annick Press , c2005.
E Mun Munsch, Robert N. Thomas' snowsuit . Toronto : Annick Press , c1985.
E Pol Polacco, Patricia. Thank you, Mr. Falker . New York : Philomel Books, c1998.
E Seu Seuss, Dr.. Yertle the turtle: and other stories. New York: Random House, [1958].
E Ste Steig, William. Amos & Boris. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1971].
E Ste Steig, William. Brave Irene . New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1986.
E Ste Steig, William. Shrek! . New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c1990.
E Vio Viorst, Judith. Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. New York: Atheneum, 1972.
E Wat Watt, Melanie. Scaredy squirrel . Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, c2006.
E Yor Yorinks, Arthur. Hey, Al . New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. 2 copies
F Low Lowry, Lois. Gooney Bird Greene . Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2002.

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