Cherry, M. A., & Harrison, V. (2019). Hair Love.
Hair Love is all about a little girl named Zuri whose hair has a mind of its own. Daddy helps her do her hair for a special day when she is welcoming her mom home. They go through several hairstyles but they just won't do for Zuri. They ended up watching a tutorial and using lots of tools and came up with the perfect do! This is a great story of a little girl receiving unconditional love and support from her dad. The illustrations are phenomenal with lots of emotion and detail. This would be a great mentor text for a lesson on word choice or synonyms, with words like "Kinks", "Coils", and "Curls."
Matthew A. Cherry is an American film director, writer, and producer. His other works include 9 Rides and The Last Fall.
Drew Daywalt is an American author and filmmaker. He has written a whole series of "The Day the Crayons" books, so if you enjoyed The Day the Crayons Quit you should definitely read the series.
Matt de la Pena is an American author of children's books. His other works include Last Stop on Market Street and We Were Here.
John, J.(2019). The good egg. HarperCollins Publisher.
The Good Egg is the story of an egg who spent too much time worrying about the other eggs in the carton. The egg worried about the others and wanted them to be good eggs, too. The Good Egg went off on its own to take care of itself after learning all the cracks in its shell were due to too much pressure worrying about others. The Good Egg learned to take care of itself and decided to go back to its carton becaue it missed its friends. The friends miss the Good Egg, too. This is great mentor text to teach a lesson on caring for yourself and not taking care of your firends business.
Jory John is an American children's book author whose other works include Penguin Problems and The Cool Bean.
Lang, S. (2018). Grumpy Monkey. Random House Books for Young Readers.
Grumpy Monkey is the tale of Jim Panzee wakes up and feels like nothing right. As he travels along he meets his friends who tell him that he is grumpy, but he denies he is feeling grumpy. All of his friends try to cheer him up. He finally shouts, "I am NOT grumpy" and beats his chest. He and his friend decide they are grumpy and that is okay.
This would be a great mentor text to talk to children about feelings and how it is okay to feel grumpy or sad. Suzanne Lang is an American author of children's books and a television producer.
How to Babysit a Grandma
Reagan, J. (2014). How to babysit a grandma. Random House Children's Books.
A little girl gets to stay the night at her grandmother's house, but instead she thinks she is babysitting her grandma. She gives helpful tips on how to greet grandma, as well as dozens of ways to entertain her. The pictures are bright and carefully follow the story. The little girls plays Shoe Shop with grandma and decorates her in fancy things. It's a great story to use if a child is nervous about visiting or staying with a grandparent. This could also be used as a mentor text for a class book giving advice on how to babysit a grandma.
Jean Reagan has other helpful books like How to Raise a Mom and How to Babysit a Grandpa.
Rosenthal, A. K. and Rosenthal, P. (2019). Dear Girl.Harper Collins Publication.
Dear Girl, encourages little girls to love themselves. It sends the message that it is okay to sometimes be sad or lonely. The story invites girls to write down their feelings, to be themselves, and to be friendly to others.The illustrations are simple, but the message is a valuable one.
Amy Krause Rosenthal wrote Dear Girl, with her daughter Paris Rosenthal. She has also written Dear Boy, and I Wish You More.
Ruben, A. (2012). Dragons love tacos. The Penguin Group.
Dragons Love Tacos is full of bright colorful creative pictures. Of course it features tacos and dragons throughtout. A young boy is explaining how dragons love tacos and parties, especially taco parties. Dragons do not like any salsa, so don't even try to give a drago salsa. When they dragons are accidentally served spicy salsa they blow flames and burn down the house. Those dragons are nice and help him rebuild his house.
Adam Rubin is a children's author whose books often include animals or food. Some of his other titles are Secret Pizza Party and Robo-Sauce.
The Wonderful Things You Will Be
Winfield Martin, E. (2015). The wonderful things you will be. Random House Children's Books.
The Wonderful Things You Will Be is a story describing what parents think as they look at their child. The story is written in a rhyming style and has white backgrounds with birght colorful pictures. The story continues to detail what parents wonder about and how they visualize their children as they grow up. This is an interesting persepective for this book and is one children probably don't think their parents had about them.
Emily Winfield Martin is an American author and illustrator who has other titles like Snow & Rose and Oddfellow's Orphanage.
Yamada, K. (2017). What do you do with a chance?. Compendium, Inc.What Do You Do With a Chance? is the story of a little boy afraid to take a chance. When he finally decides to take a chance he became embarrased and swore to never take a chance again. After ignoring other chances, the chances stopped coming around. The boy reminded himself he needed to be brave at the right time, not all the time. After he finally grabs a chance he feels great. The book has black and white illustrations with a touch of color.
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