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This is not an exhaustive list, just some books to get your started. (For opinion writing specific titles, check out pages 120–122.) Please add to these titles as you find new books!  \n\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | NARRATIVES/ STORIES |  | INFORMATIONAL TEXT SERIES | JOURNALS OR DIARIES | CORRESPONDENCE |\n|  |  | l Little Red Writing by Joan Holub\u003Cbr>l Idea Jar by Adam Lehrhaupt\u003Cbr>l This Is a Good Story by\u003Cbr>Adam Lehrhaupt\u003Cbr>l A Squiggly Story by Andrew Larsen\u003Cbr>l Ralph Tells a Story by Abby Hanlon\u003Cbr>l Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills\u003Cbr>l How to Write a Story by Kate Messner\u003Cbr>l Stella Tells Her Story by Janiel Wagstaff | l National Geographic Kids Readers\u003Cbr>l I Can Read! series from HarperCollins\u003Cbr>l Books by Gail Gibbons or Seymour Simon\u003Cbr>l Let’s Read and Find Out series from HarperCollins\u003Cbr>l True Books from Children’s Press\u003Cbr>l I Wonder Why series from Kingfisher\u003Cbr>l Who Was? series from Grosset & Dunlap\u003Cbr>l What If You Had? series by Sandra Markle | l Diary ofa Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney\u003Cbr>l Diary ofa Worm by Doreen Cronin\u003Cbr>l Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott\u003Cbr>l Diary ofa Minecraft Zombie by Zach Zombie\u003Cbr>l Amelia’s Notebook by Marissa Moss\u003Cbr>l Dork Diaries by Rachel Renée Russell\u003Cbr>l Harriet’s Monster Diary by Raun Melmed\u003Cbr>l Like the Willow Tree (Dear America series) by Lois Lowry | l Dear Mr. Blueberry by Simon James\u003Cbr>l Dear Mrs. LaRue by Mark Teague\u003Cbr>l Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings\u003Cbr>l A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats\u003Cbr>l The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt\u003Cbr>l Ten Thank-You Letters by Daniel Kirk\u003Cbr>l A Letter to My Teacher by Deborah Hopkinson\u003Cbr>l The Jolly Postman by Allan Ahlberg\u003Cbr>l Dear Juno by Soyung Pak\u003Cbr>l Stringbean’s Trip to the Shining Sea by Vera B. Williams\u003Cbr>l Abuela’s Special Letters by Jacqueline Jules\u003Cbr>l I Wrote You a Note by Lizi Boyd |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nRetrieved from the companion website for Simply Stations: Writing, Grades K–4 by Debbie Diller. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, [www. corwin. com](www. corwin. com) . Copyright © 2021 by Corwin Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction authorized for educational use by educators, local school sites, and/or noncommercial or nonprofit entities that have purchased the book.","cbCaigZwX9mhWE8v","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigZwX9mhWE8v","pdf",45664,"English","# Writing Genres for Young Readers\n## Narratives / Stories\n## Informational Text Series\n## Journals or Diaries\n## Correspondence","[{\"question\":\"How is the book list organized?\",\"answer\":\"The titles are grouped by writing genre, including narratives/stories, informational texts, journals/diaries, and correspondence.\"},{\"question\":\"What age range are the recommendations for?\",\"answer\":\"The read-aloud recommendations target children from kindergarten through fourth grade.\"},{\"question\":\"Is the list meant to be complete?\",\"answer\":\"No. It states the list is not exhaustive and encourages adding new titles when they are found.\"}]","Picture Books to Introduce Writing Genres | PDF",1789507722]