WriteShop® Primary: Choosing Picture Books

Every lesson helps you prepare your child to write by reading a picture book together.

If you plan ahead by checking your bookshelves, visiting the library, or buying books in advance, you will always be prepared.. Select books you can read in less than 15 minutes.

Picture Book Themes and Topics Choose books that specifically relate to each lesson’s theme. This chart will help you plan.
Choose a Book About... Choose a Book About... Choose a Book That... Lesson 1 One kind of animal A child’s or animal’s vacation Is one of your child’s favorite picture books Lesson 2 A famous person Rocket ships, planets, or outer space Is about a mystery Lesson 3 Any topic that interests your child An upcoming holiday Takes place during a certain type of weather Lesson 4 Friends or friendship A collection of nursery rhymes Is about a child’s personal experience Lesson 5 Trains A familiar fairy tale Describes a thing Lesson 6 Colors  (text of book must have complete sentences) People, places or things in your neighborhood or community Describes a famous person Lesson 7 Any topic, but with rhyming text (or a book of poetry) A humorous story Describes a certain place Lesson 8 Insects or spiders An ocean theme with a problem and a solution Your child has never read before Lesson 9 A child’s experience An animal as the main character in the story Is a nonfiction picture book about a favorite topic Lesson 10 A vehicle A community helper as the main character in the story Is a nonfiction picture book about the topic your child will write about for this lesson’s Writing Project
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