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CRRL Grow a Reader Skills: Focusing on Writing

Reading and writing go hand in hand in helping children develop the literacy skills they’ll need later in life. Here are some fun titles that can be used to help little ones develop their writing abilities.

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  • Abdul loves telling stories but thinks his messy handwriting and spelling mistakes will keep him from becoming an author, until Mr. Muhammad visits and encourages him to persist.
    Book plus Audio, 2022[Fairfax, Virginia] : [Library Ideas, LLC], 2022. — FICTION Tho
  • A boy begrudgingly composes a sometimes-rhyming adventure with his precocious little sister.
    Book, 2024New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2024] — FICTION Abe
  • From this first stanza, readers are invited to pay attention--and to see that paying attention itself is poetry. Kwame Alexander and Deanna Nikaido's playful text and Melissa Sweet's dynamic, inventive artwork are paired together to encourage…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023] — FICTION Ale
  • What happens when the story ideas--from a bored Viking to a space robo - -kept in a teacher's special jar escape and get rowdy?
    Book, 2018New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018. — FICTION Leh
  • Each thrilling beat illustrates a tool in the fiction writer’s kit. Whether used in the classroom or gifted to the talented youngster in your life, How to Write a Story is timeless, multifaceted, and empowering.
    Book, 2025New York : Neal Porter Books/Holiday House, [2025] — FICTION Mac
  • One, Two, Kat, and Four want to form a club so together they figure out how to make a sign saying what their club should be called.
    Book, 2022New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2022. — FICTION Pum
  • Plant the seeds of reading with this Library of Things kit. Practice pre-reading skills and letter recognition with BOB books and reinforce concepts with Snap & Learn Llama letters, flash cards, and a fun game!
    Kit, Fredericksburg, Va. : Central Rappahannock Regional Library — Early and emerging readers kit 1 Letters
  • A fussy eraser tries to keep the pages perfectly clean despite the scribbles of a mischievous pencil.
    Book, 2019New York : Scholastic Press, 2019. — FICTION Ama
  • One handwritten note leads to many more as Sallie realizes just how much she has to be thankful for. Includes tips for writing thank-you notes.
    Book, 2022New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022. — FICTION She
  • A young boy wants to write a story, just like his big sister. Though he knows his letters, he doesn't know many words. His sister patiently explains, "Every story starts with a single word and every word starts with a single letter. Why don't you…
    Book, 2016Toronto, ON ; Tonawanda, NY : Kids Can Press, 2016. — FICTION Lar