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Picture Book Month Day 13: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring I NEED MY MONSTER

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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

* Sensory words


 

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