Below is the Cause and Effect Book List I compiled after receiving all
of your suggestions. Thank you so much for your help.
Cause and Effect Books
Yay! by Emily Rodda is a good one.
Every event evokes either a "yay" or "aw" response.
You might try one of these. I love the books by Cuyler; they're
illustrated by David Catrow. He's terrific!
E AYL
Aylesworth, Jim. The full belly bowl. 1st ed. New York: Atheneum
Books for Young Readers, c1999. In return for the kindness he showed a
wee small man, a very old man is given a magical bowl that causes
problems when it is not used properly.
E Cuy
Cuyler, Margery. That's good! That's bad! 1st Owlet paperback ed. New
York: H. Holt, 1993, c1991. A little boy has a series of adventures and
misadventures with a bunch of wild animals.
E CUY
Cuyler, Margery. That's good! that's bad! In the Grand Canyon. 1st ed.
New York: Holt, 2002. A little boy has a series of good and bad
experiences while vacationing at the Grand Canyon with his grandmother.
E FLA
Flack, Marjorie, 1897-1958. Wait for William. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, c1935. When William's untied shoe causes him to be left behind
on the way to the Circus Parade, he surprises everyone.
E LES
Lester, Helen. It wasn't my fault. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
When accidents happen to Murdley Gurdson, they are usually his own
fault, but when a bird lays an egg on Murdley's head one day, he tries
hard to find someone else to blame.
E SHA
The rain came down. New York: Blue Sky Press, 2000. An unexpected rain
shower causes quarreling among the members of a small community.
I just finished this with my 4th graders, and found these books
helpful:
The Napping House by Audrey Wood
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff The End by David
LaRochelle
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore by Jenny Offill
There is a unique book out titled, "The End" by David Rochelle. It is
told backwards and each page ends with the word "because...."
The 4th grade teacher in my buiding uses the Amelia Bedelia books for
this purpose. Hope this helps.
I just used "Elbert's Bad Word" by Audrey Wood yesterday. It worked
well.
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Meanwhile, back at the Ranch
Any of Laura Numeroff's books
That's what you get!
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs
The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash
The rain came down
The great gracie chase: Stop that dog!
Hog music
Why the chicken crossed the road
Old MacDonald had an apartment house
I thought I heard-- / written and illustrated by Alan Baker.
The rain came down / David Shannon.
Scat, cats! / by Joan Holub ; illustrated by Rich Davis.
One hundred hungry ants / by Elinor J. Pinczes ; illustrated by Bonnie
MacKain.
The big balloon race / by Eleanor Coerr ; pictures by Carolyn Croll.
The Old Man and the Afternoon Cat by Michaela Muntean ; pictures by Bari
Weissman ; music by Duncan Morrison.
Wood, Audrey The Napping House
Amelia Bedelia books.
Berger, M., & Berger, G. 1998 Why Don't Haircuts Hurt
Blos, Joan 1990-Old Henry
Hutchins, Pat 1967- Rosie's Walk
Lamstein, Sarah Marwil 1999- I Like Your Buttons!
Maestro, Betsy 1994 Why Do Leaves Change Color?
Martin, Terry 1996 Why Do Sunflowers Face the Sun?
Numeroff, Laura 1985-If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
574.5 Pfe- A Log's Life 1997
I do a really fun cause & effect lesson with the book Cloudy with a
Chance of Meatballs. I read the book outloud. I then have clouds with
the words: because, so, since, therefore, & as a result of. I hand
those clouds out to 5 different kids. Then I have sentence cut out for
example: The family realized that a pancake had landed on Henry's
face.
The family laughed. I make about 15 cause & effect sentences taken
right from the story. I pass out the two sentences that correspond to
2
different kids. Then I have the sorresponding cloud word decide where
to stand. For example The family realized that a pancake had landed on
Henry's face SO the family laughed. Then I talk about how you could
reverse the sentece order & what cloud would it be As A Result of...
It's a great cause & effect lesson & also a good lesson for creative
writing because it gives them alternatives to so & because!
FORTUNATELY by Remy Charlip is excellent for cause and effect. There
is
also a chapter in THE TALE OF DESPERAUX that addresses cause and effect
directly in the narrative.
My favorite - Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema.
Joanne Proctor, retired
I am a librarian at a K-4 school. One of our fourth grade teachers uses
the Amelia Bedelia books to demonstrate cause and effect. She also has
the students work in groups to write their own cause and effect
stories. Hope this helps.
How about "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash" for cause and effect?
Birdseye, Tom. A regular flood of mishap. 1st ed. New York : Holiday
House,
c1994.
Six-year-old Ima Bean sets off such a "flood of mishaps" when she tries
to
help her grandpa that she begins to worry whether she will ever be
forgiven.
Mrs. Carol Jo Taylor
Library Media Specialist
School Technology Coordinator
Crossroads Elementary School
475 Crossroads Blvd.
Cold Spring, KY 41076
(859) 441-9174
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