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Monday, March 4, 2013

Mentor Text: Interrupting Chicken Written and Illustrated by David Ezra Stein

Interrupting Chicken
Written and Illustrated by David Ezra Stein
Candlewick Press, 2010

  • Caldecott Honor 2011
  • Characters who like to read and write
  • Writer's craft
  •  Humor
  • Infusion of traditional stories within a storyline (complimentary to fractured fairy tales)
  • Effective use of dialogue
  • Writing traits:
    • voice
    • presentation 

Bonus link:
  • You can check out the most recent Caldecott listing from the official site hosted by the Association for Library Service to Children. 
  • Be sure to check out the video from Candlewick about author David Ezra Stein. He explains his writing and creative process for the book. It's a great extension after sharing the story with students.

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