There are more Knuffle Bunny adventures including Knuffle Bunny Too, but I warn you to keep a tissue box handy when you read Knuffle Bunny Free. Follow the journey of Trixie and Daddy as they try to get Knuffle Bunny back. On the way home, Trixie realizes Knuffle Bunny has been left behind. Trixie and Daddy take a trip to the laudromat. Knuffle Bunny was probably the first book they were introduced to by him. Mo Willems is one of my kids’ favorite authors. She begins to feel great remorse for her actions and wants to make amends. To get revenge, she draws a mean picture of her teacher only to have him see it. Lily loves her purple plastic purse so much she brings it to school to share, but Mr. One of my daughter’s favorites is Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. What will he do to get all those caps back? Such a simple solution that kids may be able to predict as they read along.Īny of Kevin Henkes’ books are great for teaching the problem and solution text structure with fiction. He tries, in anger, to get his caps back, only to be mocked by the monkeys. The Little Engine by Watty Piper is a classic book that features a clear problem and solution structure as the little engine helps the broken down engine climb over the mountain to deliver toys to all the boys and girls on the other side of the mountain.Ĭaps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina is such a fun and interactive book about a peddler who gets his caps stolen by a bunch of monkeys. As hunger strikes, he heads home only to find that the family doesn’t recognize him. As he is away, he gets very dirty, from a white dog with black spots to a black dog with white spots. So much so, that he hides his bath brush and runs away. Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion features a cute little family puppy who despises his baths. He’d rather paint, tap dance, and read instead of playing sports like all the other boys, which earns him the name, “Sissy.” But once he shows his dancing skills at the school talent show, he receives a new name – “Star.” Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola is about a little boy named Oliver who is clearly different than all the other boys at school.
But dog breath may actually be a good thing, especially when two thieves visit the Tosis family!
The Tosis family tries to help Hally get rid of the bad breath to no avail. This is a GREAT book for teaching text-to-self connections as well as the problem and solution text structure.ĭog Breath by Dav Pilkey is a pun-filled book about a family pet, Hally Tosis, who has incredibly bad breath. Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber is about boy named Ira, who becomes anxious quite about what his friend, Reggie, will think of him if he brings his teddy bear over to spend the night. By the way, these texts aren’t just great for comprehension, but can also be used to help kids WRITE their own fiction stories as well, an extra bonus! Today, I’m sharing 16 of our favorite books that feature a clear problem and solution structure to help kids see how fiction texts are often composed. We also have lots of free, graphic organizers for fiction text structure here.īooks with a Clear Problem and Solution Structure The determining importance post, from our Reading Comprehension Series, has a great visual to SHOW this progression in fiction text. This means that the story line introduces characters and a problem at the beginning –> the character(s) try to solve the problem in the middle, which rises to a climax –> and at the end, the problem is solved, with the “good” guy winning.
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When teaching kids how to comprehend and/or write fiction text, often times it’s good to start with books and stories that have a clear problem and solution text structure.
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