Using Picture Books  to Teach  the 6 Traits of Writing

Expanding Word Choice

E Ba	The Magic Fan by Keith Baker
E Cl	Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements
E Cu	Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis
E Di	Food Fight! by Carol Diggory Shields
E Ed	Some Smug Slug by Pamela Duncan Edwards
E Fo	Feathers and Fools by Mem Fox
E Fo	Possum Magic by Mem Fox
E Ga	The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland
E Ha	The Wolf Who Cried Boy by Bob Hartman
E He	Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
E Jo	Amber on the Mountain by Tony Johnston
E Ke	Armadillo Tattletale by Helen Ketteman
E Li	The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow
E Lo	The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord
E Ma	Swine Lake by James Marshall
E Mc	Edward and the Pirates by David McPhail
E Pa	Piggie Pie! by Margie Palatini
E Pi	Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey
E Pi	Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey
E Ry	The Whales by Cynthia Rylant
E Sa	Epossumondas by Coleen Salley
E Sc	The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
E Se	Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
E St	Raising Sweetness by Diane Stanley
E St	Brave Irene by William Steig
E St	Caleb and Kate by William Steig
E St	Solomon: The Rusty Nail by William Steig
E Yo	Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
E+ Fr	Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster by Debra Frasier
E+ Ga	The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland
O Pa	Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
F Sn	A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
179.9 Yo	Voices of the Heart by Ed Young
428 He	A Cache of Jewels by Ruth Heller
428.2 He	Many Luscious Lollipops by Ruth Heller
428.2 He	Up, Up, and Away! A Book About Adverbs by Ruth Heller
811.54 Fl	Insectlopedia by Douglas Florian
921 El	Duke Ellington by Andrea Davis Pinkney
921 Ru	Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull

Developing Sentence Fluency

E Ay	Old Black Fly by Jim Ayelsworth
E Br	The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
E Fo	Night Noises by Mem Fox
E Gr	My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman
E Jo	Amber on the Mountain by Tony Johnston
E Ma	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
E Pa	The Web Files by Margie Palatini
E Pe	Wump World by Bill Peet
E St	Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
E Vi	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
E Wi	Tough Cookie by David Wisniewski
E Wo	King Bidgood's In the Bathtub by Audrey and Don Wood
398.2 Le	John Henry by Julies Lester
398.2 St	Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
546.22 Wi	A Drop of Water by Walter Wick

Shaping Organization

E Ba	When Sopie Gets Angry - Really, Really AGrey... by Molly Bang (problem/solution scenarios)
E Br	Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett
E Br	The Mitten by Jan Brett
E Bu	The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting
E Bu	The Little House: Her Story by Virginia Lee Burton
E Ch	The Armadillo from Amarillo by Lynne Cherry
E Ch	The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
E Cr	Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin (letters back and forth)
E Cu	From Here to There by Margaret Cuyler
E Fe	Meanwhile... by Jules Feiffer
E Fl	Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming (alphabet format)
E Ga	Christina Katerina and Fats and the Great Neighborhood War by Patricia L. Gauch
E Ha	I am the Dog / I am the Cat by Donald Hall
E Hu	Rocks in His Head by Carol Otis Hurst (repeating refrain)
E Lo	Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell (repeating refrain)
E Me	Hog-Eye by Susan Meddaugh
E No	Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch by Trinka Hakes
E Nu	If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
E Pa	The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman by Darcy Pattison (written in postcards)
E Sh	Snow by Uri Schulevitz
E Te	Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School by Mark Teague (dog's point of view, letter format)
E Te	The Secret Shortcut by Mark Teague (good use of sequence words)
E Va	The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg
E Va	Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg
E Vi	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
E Wi	Tuesday by David Wiesner
E Wi	June 29th, 1999 by David Wiesner
E Wi	A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
E Wo	The Toll-Bridge Troll by Patricia Rae Wolff
E Wo	The Napping House by Don and Audrey Wood
PB Ja	Dear Mr. Blueberry by Simon James
PB St (easy)	The Money Tree by Sarah Stewart
179.6 Wa	Courage by Bernard Waber
394.12 La	What You Never Knew About Fingers by Patricia Laouber
398.2 De	The Legend of the Blue Bonnet by Tomie DePaola
398.2 It	It Could Always Be Worse by Margot Semach
398.2 St	Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
551.57 Kr	Avalanche by Stephen Kramer
591.92 Do	Under the Sea from A to Z by Anne Doubilet
597.8 Pa	Flashy Fantastic Rainforest Frog
637 Gi	The Milk Makers by Gail Gibbons
808.6 Ch	What Do Authors Do? by Eileen Christelow
921 Br	Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges (uses a variety of source materials to convey information)
921 Ga	Starry Messenger by Peter Sis
921 Le	Author by Helen Lester
921 Pa	My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen
929.9 Ry	The Flag We Love by Pam Munoz Ryan

Sparking Voice

E Bu	Dandelions by Eve Bunting
E Bu	The Wednesdsay Surprise by Eve Bunting
E Ca	The Frog Principal by Stephanie Calmenson
E Co	Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
E Cr	Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
E Cu	Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Curtis
E Du	Loop the Loop by Barbara Dugan
E Ha	I am the Dog / I am the Cat by Donald Hall
E He	Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
E He	Julius, The Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes
E He	When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest
E Ho	Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
E Ho	I Wish I Were a Butterfly by James Howe
E Jo	Amber on the Mountain by Tony Johnston
E Le	Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester
E Mc	Edward and the Pirates by David McPhail
E Mu	The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
E Pi	Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey
E Pi	The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater (see Laurie)
E Po	Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair by Patricia Polacco
E Po	Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco
E Po	Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
E Ri	Tar Beach by Faith Ringold
E Ry	When I Was Young and in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant
E Sc	The Frog Prince, Continued by Jon Scieszka
E Sc	Math Curse by Jon Scieszka
E Sc	Squids Will Be Squids by Jon Scieszka
E Sc	The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
E Sc	The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
E Sh	David Goes to School by David Shannon
E Sh	No David by David Shannon
E Sh	Alice the Fairy by David Shannon
E St	Amos and Boris by William Steig
E St	Brave Irene by William Steig
E St	Caleb and Kate by William Steig
E Tr	The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas
E Va	Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg
E Vi	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
E+ Bu	The Wall by Eve Bunting
E+ He	When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest
E+ Po	Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
E+ Wi	Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles
E+ Yo	Encounter by Jane Yolen
PB Pa	Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen
F Da	The Twits by Roald Dahl
F Wi	The Velveteen Rabbit by Margary Williams
F Yo	Encounter by Jane Yolen
362.1 Co	Sadako by Eleanor Coerr
398.2 Cl	The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo
398.2 Lo	Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie
398.2 Ma	The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin and David Shannon
398.2 Sa	Cendrillon, A Caribbean Cinderella by Robert D. San Souci
796.357 Go	Teammates by Peter Golenbock
921 Br	The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
921 Pa	Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers: Reflections on Being Raised by a Pack of Sled Dogs by Gary Paulsen
971 Li	This Land is My Land by George Littlechild

Strengething Conventions

E PB	Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka
E Pu	Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin Pulver
E+ Fr	Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster by Debra Frasier