![]() ![]() I mean, I jot down notes and imagine how they look and speak, but I didn't really dig deep enough to find out what they're like outside of the book. I've always interviewed my novel characters, but for some reason, I never thought about interviewing my picture book characters. I'll blog more about the incredible Picture Book Intensive next week, but want to share my biggest 'aha' moment with you. I just sent my first round of post-conference revisions to one of my online groups, and can't wait to see what they say! ![]() It really made me look at my manuscript in a new way, and I've already come up with some interesting new ideas. ![]() I might have scaled back just a bit too much, and love that the editor suggested that I try to convey the sights, sounds, smells, etc. Years ago, I used to put in too much detail. Sometimes, it's hard to know exactly how much to put into a picture book, because the illustrations will tell the other half of the story. Yay! I always try to keep my picture books under the magical 500 word mark, but I was told that it's okay to go over that to flesh out some scenes. If you like what you read here, consider reading my book Passionate Learners – How to Engage and Empower Your Students.I've been busy revising since I came back (I got a request for one of my favorite picture books-wahoo)! I recently took out something I loved after several critiquers didn't think it was needed, and after talking to an amazing and enthusiastic editor, it's back in. I know there are so many more out there, please leave your favorites in the comments. The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock is a beautiful reminder to follow your dreams. I love stories about following your dreams and Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen fits the mold. In fact, many of her books can be used for this strategy. Each Kindness also by Woodson is another amazing example. It is a beautiful story that will start discussion in our classroom for sure. Ou r Gracie Aunt by Jacqueline Woodson is the book I am using with my students to teach the strategy. When the students wonder when they will finally get tall, this is a great book to pull out You’ll Grow Soon, Alexby Andrea Shavick and Russell Ayto has great wisdom. Zero by Kathryn Otoshi is a picture book that can be used for many things, teaching words of the wiser is definitely one of them. Many of Patricia Polacco’s books can be used for words of the wiser, here I chose Mr. The North Star will always be one of my favorites. Reynolds book on every list so far, I am pretty sure you can teach all 6 signposts using his books. Who says giraffes can’t dance? Thankfully some wisdom is given in Giraffe’s Can’t Dance by Giles AndredeĪny of the books in the series Ordinary People Change the World by Brad Melzer can be used for words of the wiser as the characters speak directly to us and give us their wisdom.īecause what we know first will always help us in our lives, I love What You Know First by Patricia MacLachlan. The dark knows just what to say in The Dark by Lemony Snicket. Great wisdom from the mother bat to the baby as he prepares to take off into the night in Ari Berk and Loren Long’s Nightsong. Ari’s uncle Lior gives some great advice when it comes to choosing his pronouns. What Are your Words? A Book About Pronouns by Katherine Locke and illustrated by Anne Passchier. In the sequel Jabari Tries, Dad continues to give good advice. Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall features some sage advice from his father when the diving board is too scary. Again, there are definite repeats here from the other lists, perhaps at the end, I will compile a list of picture books that can be used to teach more than one signpost. I loved revisiting some older picture books but also finding some new favorites to share. The first post was on Contrast & Contradictions, then followed Aha Moments, then Tough Questions, and now Words of the Wiser – a great strategy for noticing when life advice is given. I have therefore looked for picture books I could use with the different strategies and will publish posts as I have them for the 6 different strategies since I cannot be the only one looking for ideas. While the book has excellent text ideas to use as mentor texts, I thought it would be nice for my students to use picture books on the very first day of a new strategy before we delve into the longer text excerpts. This book provides us with the foundation for having deeper reading conversations and a common language as we develop our thoughts. One of the main texts we use to guide our reading instruction is the amazing Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst. ![]()
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