HIT: Picture books to teach elements of fiction

[Ellen Heath <Ellheath@AOL.COM>]

Wow!  Lots of ideas, sources and titles.

1.  Elements that may be taught beyond character, setting, plot and change:

2.  Professional sources

3.  Titles:
       Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One (suggested by many for all elements)
       Character:
Alice in April - Phyllis Reynold Naylor
Annabel - Janice Boland
Grandma -  Alison Dexter
I Want to Be - Thylias Moss
Julius - Angela Johnston
Miss Tizzy - Libba Moore Gray
Monster Mama - Liz Rosenberg
Nana's Birthday Party - Amy Hest
Owen - Kevin Henkes
Scooter - Vera B. Williams
Tom - Tomie dePaola
William's Ninth Life - Minna Jung
Lydia, Queen of Palestine - Uri Orlev (Gr. 4-6)  Great character development
Agnes the Sheep - William TAylor
Annabelle Swift, Kindergartener - Amy Schwartz

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