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Uh-Oh Octopus!
by Elle van Lieshout (Author), Erik van Os (Author), and Mies van Hout (Illustrator)

Booktalk: A small octopus lives in a snug apartment until one day an intruder barricades the entrance. Octopus asks for advice on how to escape but the more suggestions he gets, the less he is able to figure out what to do.

Snippet: Hermit Crab listened and sighed. “Well, well, an intruder. Who cares? Just move to another place. The sea is filled with opportunities.”

Octopus shook his head. This didn’t help at all.

Six Traits Mini Lesson

Trait: Voice This picture book story is written in the third person voice. This voice allows readers to “see” what the main character is thinking.

Octopus shook his head. This didn’t help at all.

In a third person story, the only way we know that the other characters are thinking is by listening to what they say.

Hermit Crab listened and sighed. “Well, well, an intruder. Who cares? Just move to another place. The sea is filled with opportunities.”

Little Miss, BIG SIS
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Author) and Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Little Miss learns the wonders of becoming a big sister as she and her family celebrate the momentous arrival of a new baby.

Snippet:
The big news is this:
Little Miss
will be a big sis.

Six Traits Mini Lesson

Trait: Organization This poem tells a story and like all stories, it begins at the beginning. A story starts when something changes. And what is that big change? The first page of the book gives us a hint.

The big news is this:

And that is all it says, so you MUST turn the page to find out what happens next. (I mean really, aren’t you curious?)

Little Miss
will be a big sis.

And there we see the BIG news. In 12 words, we have the beginnings of a new baby (and new big sis) story, told in rhyme.

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Reflections on the Teche.