CRRL Grow a Reader Skills: Focusing on Narrative SkillsLike this list

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• Are You a Cheeseburger?

  Arnaldo, Monica

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  Grub is a lonely raccoon rumbling in the trash for food. Seed is a seed patiently waiting in the trash, hoping someone will plant it. When the two finally meet, they realize they might be able to help each other! Grub wonders what Seed will grow,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cookie Time

  Sima, Jessie

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  Eager to eat their cookies, siblings Kat and Ari decide to build a time machine, but they soon discover some things are worth waiting for.

• Dalmartian

  a Mars Rover's Story

  Cummins, Lucy Ruth

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  An unlikely friendship develops when Stephen takes in an abandoned alien as his guest.

• Down the Sleepy River

  Drage, Emma

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  As you float along the sleepy river, say good night to the animals who are mindfully getting ready for bed. The soothing text helps little ones settle down for a good night's sleep by copying the rhino, the lion, and other sleepy animals as they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Other Stories

  Cousins, Lucy

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  Multi-award-winning author Lucy Cousins retells three of her favourite fairy tales in spare, bold language and brilliant, vibrant pictures.

• The Lantern House

  Napier, Erin

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  The Lantern HouseOver multiple generations, different families make changes to a house in order to make it a home.

• On Our Way!

  What a Day!

  Brown-Wood, JaNay

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  In rhyming text, siblings search for the perfect birthday gift for their grandmother.

• One More Story, Tata!

  Salamon, Julie

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  Spending the day with her great-grandma, Tata, little Ruby is regaled by funny, fantastical stories that come from Tata's dreams until it's time for Shabbat dinner with the whole family, in this heartwarming tale that spaces four generations of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pete The Cat's Groovy Imagination

  Dean, Kim, 1969-

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  When a cloudy gray sky cancels Pete the Cat's beach day plans, a big box is all he needs to beat the rainy-day blues.

• Picture Book by Dog

  Relth, Michael

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  A dog writes the story of its adoption-and learning to live in a loving home.

• Rain

  Rylant, Cynthia

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  From Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant comes a vibrantly illustrated, poetic picture book tribute to the beauty and magic of a rainy day.