WRITING PROMPT

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PICTURE BOOKS

• Chrysanthemum – Kevin Henkes

• Emily – Michael Bedard

• Giving Tree, The – Shel Silverstein

• Hickory Chair, The – Lisa Rowe Fraustino

• I Love You Forever – Robert Munsch

• Just Enough - Raethe Zemach

• Knuffle Bunny – Mo Willems

• Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse -

• Mama’s Perfect Present - Diane Good

• Quilt Story, The - Tony Johnston and Tomie dePaola.

• Something from Nothing – Phoebe Gilman

• Something Special for Me – Vera B. Williams

• The Gift – Aliana Brodman-Menkes

• Three Cheers for Catherine the Great – Cari Best

• Three Questions – Jon Muth

• Treasure Hunt, The - Bill Cosby.

• Voices in the Park – Anthony Brown

• Books by Max Lucado

CHAPTER BOOKS – 4th-5TH GRADES

• Hatchet – Gary Paulsen

Brian would have died without the hatchet that his mother gave him. It was bought in a store, but I think this would be the exception to that rule. It saves his life numerous times.

• Bud, not Buddy – Christopher Paul Curtis

Bud carries around a flyer for Herman E Calloway and the Dusky Devastators of the Depression. He thinks that this is his dad's band, and it is his most valuable possession.

• Mixed Up Files - E.L. Konigsburg

Claudia finds out the answer to her mystery in the form of a piece of paper. It was a rough planning sheet or a sketch that proved that Michelangelo did actually sculpt the Angel. It is her secret, and her most valuable possession.

• Maniac Magee – Jerry Spinelli

Grayson gives Maniac his old baseball glove from when he played as a professional pitcher in the big leagues. Although it is really old and used, it becomes one of Maniac's most valuable possessions, especially after Grayson dies.

• Birthday Surprises – Edited by Johanna Hurwitz

Presents ten stories about birthdays, each revolving around a mysterious empty gift box.

• Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot – NOT IN OUR COLLECTION

It's about a girl living in East Berlin during the Berlin blockade, but basically an American pilot flies over E. Berlin and drops candy for the children. She never catches any, so she sends a letter to the pilot. He mails her a box of candy and includes the letter. This letter is a treasure she kept throughout her life.