Looking for some books to teach writing traits? Here is a list that I am compiling that can be used to teach writing-trait, Organization. Let me know what books you think should be added to this list.
“Five Minute Mysteries” by Kenneth J. Weber
A
“A Color of His Own” by Leo Lionni
“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Day” by Judith Viorst
“Annie and the Wild Animals” by Jan Brett
B
“Bear Snores On” by Wilson, Karma
“Because A Little Bug Went Ka-Coo!” by Rosetta Stone
“Brave Margaret: An Irish Adventure by San Souci
C
“Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type” by Cronin, Doreen
“Cool Cars and Truck” (nonfiction) by Sean Kennedy
“Courage” by Bernard Waber
D
“Daisy Comes Home” by Jan Brett
“Dear Mr. Blueberry” by Simon James
“Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School “ by Mark Teague
“Dog Breath” by Dav Pilkey
F
“Fly Away Home” by Eve Bunting
“Frogs” by Gail Gibbons
“From Here to There” by Margaret Cuyler
I
“I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Beaumon, Karen
“I am the Dog / I am the Cat” by Donald Hall
“I Wanna Iguana” by Kaufman by Orloff, Karen
“If You Give a Mouse a Cookie“ by Laura Numeroff
M
“Meanwhile…” by Jules Feiffer
“My Life in Dog Years” by Gary Paulsen
N
“Nightmare in My Closet” by Mercer Mayer (transitions)
O
“Out of the Dust” by Karen Hesse
R
“Red- Eyed Tree Frog” by Joy Cowley
S
“Scaredy Squirrel” by Watt, Melanie
“Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon” by Lovell, Patty
T
“That’s Good! No That’s Bad” by Margery Cuyler
“Thank You Ma’am” (short story) by Langston Hughes
“The Biggest Sandwich Ever “ by Rita G. Gelman (sequence)
“The Mitten” by Jan Brett
“The Mousehole Cat” by Antonio Barber
“The Mystery of Eatum Hall” by John Kelly
“The Paperboy” by Pilkey, Dav
“The Rain Came Down” by Shannon, David
“The Red Book” by Barbara Lehman
“The Secret World of Walter Anderson” (nonfiction) by Hester Bass
“The Snowman” by Briggs, Raymond
“The Tortilla Factory” by Paulsen, Gary
“The Tortilla Factory” by Gary Paulson
“The Wednesday Surprise” by Eve Bunting
“The Westing Game “ by Ellen Raskin
“Through My Eyes” by Ruby Bridges
“Tuesday” by David Wiesner
W
“When Sopie Gets Angry by Really, Really Angry… “ by Molly Bang
“Wolf Who Cried Boy” by Bob Hartman
“Wrap and Bake Egg Rolls and Other Chinese Dishes” by Nick Fauchald