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Picture Book Month Day 23: Picture Books as Writing Mentor Texts Featuring Personal Narratives

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All of today’s featured texts can be used as a mentor texts to introduce personal narratives.

ted

 

TED

by Tony DiTerlizzi

Simon and Schuster, 2001

Summary:

One young boy has an imaginary friend named Ted. They get into all kinds of mischief together and his dad is really angry at him, until he remembers his own imaginary friend.

relatives came

THE RELATIVES CAME

by Cynthia Rylant

Illustrated by Stephen Gammell

Simon & Schuster, 1985

Summary:

The relatives come from Virginia to visit and the families enjoy spending time together.

great aunt arizona

MY GREAT-AUNT ARIZONA

by Gloria Houston

Illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb

Harper Collins, 1992

Summary:

This tells the story of Arizona, a teacher in a one-room school house for fifty-seven years.

mama's saris

MAMA’S SARIS

by Pooja Makhijani

Illustrated by Elena Gomez

Little Brown, 2007

Summary

A little girl begs her mother to let her dress up in a sari for her birthday. At first her mother says no, but finally she lets her play dress up in one of her saris.

our tree named steve

OUR TREE NAMED STEVE

by Alan Zweibel

Illustrated by David Catrow

G.P. Putnam, 2005

Summary

Steve is a tree that has been a part of the family forever, and many childhood memories are wrapped up in that tree. When Steve is destroyed in a storm, the family can’t save him, but they do save a part of him.

Mentor Text Writing Skills:

* Personal Narratives


 

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