A fascinating webinar with Nancy Churnin “Transforming True Events into Picture Books” featuring her latest RAINBOW ALLIES. @scbwi_midatlantic @nchurnin #kidlit #mentortexts
July 10, 2024 at 12:09 AM
A fascinating webinar with Nancy Churnin “Transforming True Events into Picture Books” featuring her latest RAINBOW ALLIES. @scbwi_midatlantic @nchurnin #kidlit #mentortexts
I'm turning my attention to the idea of writing #nonfiction #picturebooks (that aren't biographical), so I need to read a huge pile. I'd love to hear your favorite WOW! titles from the past 2-3 years. Thanks! #kidlit #PB #NF #mentortexts
February 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I'm turning my attention to the idea of writing #nonfiction #picturebooks (that aren't biographical), so I need to read a huge pile. I'd love to hear your favorite WOW! titles from the past 2-3 years. Thanks! #kidlit #PB #NF #mentortexts
This is just about a perfect collection of personal essay #MentorTexts - a *wide* variety of topics from authors who are diverse in just about every way imaginable. Great work from @theguardian.com. #EduSky www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
A moment that changed me | The Guardian
<p>Writers reflect on a moment when their life turned on its axis<br></p>
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June 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This is just about a perfect collection of personal essay #MentorTexts - a *wide* variety of topics from authors who are diverse in just about every way imaginable. Great work from @theguardian.com. #EduSky www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
#BookLove #MarchOn #MentorTexts #RateYourStory
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@literallylynne.bsky.social Interesting POV post in March On With Mentor Texts by @roxannetroup.bsky.social Check out her thoughts! Check out the books too!
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@literallylynne.bsky.social Interesting POV post in March On With Mentor Texts by @roxannetroup.bsky.social Check out her thoughts! Check out the books too!
MOWMT: Playing with Point of View by Roxanne Troup
March 4, 2025[Note: Click on Titles to Buy Books]Point of view (POV) is the lens with which we tell a story. But choosing the right point of view can be a challenge. Occasionally, we get it right the ...
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March 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#BookLove #MarchOn #MentorTexts #RateYourStory
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@literallylynne.bsky.social Interesting POV post in March On With Mentor Texts by @roxannetroup.bsky.social Check out her thoughts! Check out the books too!
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@literallylynne.bsky.social Interesting POV post in March On With Mentor Texts by @roxannetroup.bsky.social Check out her thoughts! Check out the books too!
Congrats on your new books @jyotigopal.bsky.social !! Read all about them here:
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Read Local Highlight: The Power of Your Name
By Anne Vaccaro Brady Chapter member Jyoti Rajan Gopal’s most recently published books are “The Power of Your Name” and “Over in the Mangroves.” In this interview she discusses what inspired her to…
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October 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Congrats on your new books @jyotigopal.bsky.social !! Read all about them here:
scbwiwestchester.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/r... #kidlit #kidlitart #amreadingkidlit #mentortexts #picturebooks #mangroves #names #homeschooling #kidlitmegafeed #kidlitcommunity
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Who else is a winner?
There's still time to read any #MOWMT posts you might have missed!
#kidlit #mentortexts #amwriting #amrevising #kidlitcommunity
There's still time to read any #MOWMT posts you might have missed!
#kidlit #mentortexts #amwriting #amrevising #kidlitcommunity
April 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Who else is a winner?
There's still time to read any #MOWMT posts you might have missed!
#kidlit #mentortexts #amwriting #amrevising #kidlitcommunity
There's still time to read any #MOWMT posts you might have missed!
#kidlit #mentortexts #amwriting #amrevising #kidlitcommunity
Richness of vocabulary allows a child to communicate a richness of thought in their spoken and written words. It all points to the essential nature of exposure to quality literature and quality conversations in the classroom. #vocabularybuilding #richlanguage #mentortexts
February 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Richness of vocabulary allows a child to communicate a richness of thought in their spoken and written words. It all points to the essential nature of exposure to quality literature and quality conversations in the classroom. #vocabularybuilding #richlanguage #mentortexts
After a long week, it’s nice to just lay back and relax with a pile of picture books 🥰 #kidlitchat #mentortexts #kidlitcommunity #writesky
a cartoon character is giving the ok sign and saying perfection .
ALT: a cartoon character is giving the ok sign and saying perfection .
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August 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
After a long week, it’s nice to just lay back and relax with a pile of picture books 🥰 #kidlitchat #mentortexts #kidlitcommunity #writesky
“Mentor Texts to Teach the Craft of Writing”
Written by @sueleopold.bsky.social
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Prairie Wind Bulletin
Illinois Chapter of SCBWI
Winter 2024
✏️
I am thankful & delighted to contribute my 1st column
#SCBWI #mentortexts #kidlit #picturebooks #fiction #nonfiction
Written by @sueleopold.bsky.social
⭐️
Prairie Wind Bulletin
Illinois Chapter of SCBWI
Winter 2024
✏️
I am thankful & delighted to contribute my 1st column
#SCBWI #mentortexts #kidlit #picturebooks #fiction #nonfiction
February 16, 2024 at 12:41 AM
“Mentor Texts to Teach the Craft of Writing”
Written by @sueleopold.bsky.social
⭐️
Prairie Wind Bulletin
Illinois Chapter of SCBWI
Winter 2024
✏️
I am thankful & delighted to contribute my 1st column
#SCBWI #mentortexts #kidlit #picturebooks #fiction #nonfiction
Written by @sueleopold.bsky.social
⭐️
Prairie Wind Bulletin
Illinois Chapter of SCBWI
Winter 2024
✏️
I am thankful & delighted to contribute my 1st column
#SCBWI #mentortexts #kidlit #picturebooks #fiction #nonfiction
I posted this in the old place, and maybe it'll do some good for the #EduSky crowd. This is a collection of right around 300 #MentorTexts that I've curated in recent years. While they certainly betray my idiosyncrasies, I think there's a lot here that will speak to teens. padlet.com/himsjaso1809...
March 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I posted this in the old place, and maybe it'll do some good for the #EduSky crowd. This is a collection of right around 300 #MentorTexts that I've curated in recent years. While they certainly betray my idiosyncrasies, I think there's a lot here that will speak to teens. padlet.com/himsjaso1809...
Who else is having fun reading mentor texts for MOWMT?
These authors have some great tips to share!
(Psst! My post will be up on March 25th - stay tuned!)
#MOWMT #marchonwithmentortexts #mentortexts #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #RateYourStory
These authors have some great tips to share!
(Psst! My post will be up on March 25th - stay tuned!)
#MOWMT #marchonwithmentortexts #mentortexts #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #RateYourStory
March 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Who else is having fun reading mentor texts for MOWMT?
These authors have some great tips to share!
(Psst! My post will be up on March 25th - stay tuned!)
#MOWMT #marchonwithmentortexts #mentortexts #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #RateYourStory
These authors have some great tips to share!
(Psst! My post will be up on March 25th - stay tuned!)
#MOWMT #marchonwithmentortexts #mentortexts #picturebooks #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #RateYourStory
March 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Enter for a chance to win a picture book submission package critique!
#BookLove #MarchOn #MentorTexts #RateYourStory
Enter for a chance to win a picture book submission package critique!
#BookLove #MarchOn #MentorTexts #RateYourStory
MOWMT: Compelling Page Turns with Sarah Hovorka
March 25, 2025[Note: Click on the Title / Links to buy the Books.]If you’ve ever searched for “page turns in a picture book manuscript” you’ll see a variety of contradictory advice usually focused on ...
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March 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Enter for a chance to win a picture book submission package critique!
#BookLove #MarchOn #MentorTexts #RateYourStory
Enter for a chance to win a picture book submission package critique!
#BookLove #MarchOn #MentorTexts #RateYourStory
March 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
We can look at #MentorTexts across languages to name and notice. We can then refer back to this work in #conferring to help guide a fluid movement between languages and of course be playful when writing #BilingualTexts.
November 20, 2024 at 6:06 PM
We can look at #MentorTexts across languages to name and notice. We can then refer back to this work in #conferring to help guide a fluid movement between languages and of course be playful when writing #BilingualTexts.
LOVE the message about being kind but setting healthy boundaries in friendships. This isn't easy for kids (or adults), but maybe if we teach them young, they will get better at it. Adding it to my 4th grade read aloud list this year!
#EDUsky #teacher #mentortexts
#EDUsky #teacher #mentortexts
July 3, 2023 at 12:14 PM
LOVE the message about being kind but setting healthy boundaries in friendships. This isn't easy for kids (or adults), but maybe if we teach them young, they will get better at it. Adding it to my 4th grade read aloud list this year!
#EDUsky #teacher #mentortexts
#EDUsky #teacher #mentortexts
I'm reading!
I have a pile of mentor texts to study structure, language, and scenes for my WIP. So much to learn and absorb.
I never knew writing for children would be so hard...and so much fun!
#kidlit #WIP #Iamreading #mentortexts #nonfictionpb
I have a pile of mentor texts to study structure, language, and scenes for my WIP. So much to learn and absorb.
I never knew writing for children would be so hard...and so much fun!
#kidlit #WIP #Iamreading #mentortexts #nonfictionpb
February 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I'm reading!
I have a pile of mentor texts to study structure, language, and scenes for my WIP. So much to learn and absorb.
I never knew writing for children would be so hard...and so much fun!
#kidlit #WIP #Iamreading #mentortexts #nonfictionpb
I have a pile of mentor texts to study structure, language, and scenes for my WIP. So much to learn and absorb.
I never knew writing for children would be so hard...and so much fun!
#kidlit #WIP #Iamreading #mentortexts #nonfictionpb
I’m so excited to be part of MOWMT for a 2nd time this year.
I’m loving all the posts so far. I’ve learned a lot and discovered wonderful new books. I’m looking forward to more weeks of analyzing mentor texts together. 💛
#mentortexts #rateyourstory #authors #study #kidlit #pb
I’m loving all the posts so far. I’ve learned a lot and discovered wonderful new books. I’m looking forward to more weeks of analyzing mentor texts together. 💛
#mentortexts #rateyourstory #authors #study #kidlit #pb
March 11, 2024 at 4:43 PM
I’m so excited to be part of MOWMT for a 2nd time this year.
I’m loving all the posts so far. I’ve learned a lot and discovered wonderful new books. I’m looking forward to more weeks of analyzing mentor texts together. 💛
#mentortexts #rateyourstory #authors #study #kidlit #pb
I’m loving all the posts so far. I’ve learned a lot and discovered wonderful new books. I’m looking forward to more weeks of analyzing mentor texts together. 💛
#mentortexts #rateyourstory #authors #study #kidlit #pb
I'm happy to share this interview with my friend Lynne Marie about March on with Mentor Texts & her soon to be released book.🐔📖
More info about her new release & this wonderful FREE resource for writers here:
marianariosramirez.com/march-on-wit...
#mentortexts #kidlit #pb #writingcommunity
More info about her new release & this wonderful FREE resource for writers here:
marianariosramirez.com/march-on-wit...
#mentortexts #kidlit #pb #writingcommunity
February 21, 2024 at 1:47 PM
I'm happy to share this interview with my friend Lynne Marie about March on with Mentor Texts & her soon to be released book.🐔📖
More info about her new release & this wonderful FREE resource for writers here:
marianariosramirez.com/march-on-wit...
#mentortexts #kidlit #pb #writingcommunity
More info about her new release & this wonderful FREE resource for writers here:
marianariosramirez.com/march-on-wit...
#mentortexts #kidlit #pb #writingcommunity
Thrilled to be featured today on March On With Mentor Texts! rateyourstory.org/single-post/mo… #PBP#writingcommunityt#amwritingn#amrevisingn#mentortextsts @GnomeRoadPub @RachelSuzanne @FeedingMndsPrs @MarieHermanssonillustration
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MOWMT March 19: Kari Gonzalez Plays with Mentor Texts
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March 19, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Thrilled to be featured today on March On With Mentor Texts! rateyourstory.org/single-post/mo… #PBP#writingcommunityt#amwritingn#amrevisingn#mentortextsts @GnomeRoadPub @RachelSuzanne @FeedingMndsPrs @MarieHermanssonillustration
🔥New on the blog: Exploring Mentor Texts: Steve Jenkins Style!
#AmWriting #NF #PB #MentorTexts #KidLit
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#AmWriting #NF #PB #MentorTexts #KidLit
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Today I read two non-fiction picture books created by the late Steve Jenkins. One written with his wife Robin Page and the other written by Sneed B. Collard III, illustrated by Steve.
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February 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🔥New on the blog: Exploring Mentor Texts: Steve Jenkins Style!
#AmWriting #NF #PB #MentorTexts #KidLit
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#AmWriting #NF #PB #MentorTexts #KidLit
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🌵This is a fun one! AROUND ONE CACTUS - OWLS, BATS AND LEAPING RATS by Anthony D. Fredericks
Great example of rhyming couplets in a cumulative story scheme!
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#AmWriting #NF #PB #MentorTexts 📚👍🏼
Great example of rhyming couplets in a cumulative story scheme!
collazocove.com/blog
#AmWriting #NF #PB #MentorTexts 📚👍🏼
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This treat of a mentor text is a little older (published in 2003), but I just love the way it is crafted, using a cumulative format mirroring the style of "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly".....
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February 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🌵This is a fun one! AROUND ONE CACTUS - OWLS, BATS AND LEAPING RATS by Anthony D. Fredericks
Great example of rhyming couplets in a cumulative story scheme!
collazocove.com/blog
#AmWriting #NF #PB #MentorTexts 📚👍🏼
Great example of rhyming couplets in a cumulative story scheme!
collazocove.com/blog
#AmWriting #NF #PB #MentorTexts 📚👍🏼
In case you missed it, the KidLit Works blog shares tips on crafting strong openings. Visit https://kidlitworks.com/kidlit-works-crafting-strong-openings/ for tips and examples. #KidLitWorks #picturebooktips #strongopenings #50PreciousWords #PBParty #ChildrensBook #studywriting #mentortexts
March 16, 2024 at 4:39 AM
In case you missed it, the KidLit Works blog shares tips on crafting strong openings. Visit https://kidlitworks.com/kidlit-works-crafting-strong-openings/ for tips and examples. #KidLitWorks #picturebooktips #strongopenings #50PreciousWords #PBParty #ChildrensBook #studywriting #mentortexts
Okay, this is a new favorite!
Up on the blog:
SLEEPY - SURPRISING WAYS ANIMALS SNOOZE
by Jennifer Ward and illustrated by Robin Page.
Check it out! collazocove.com/blog
#AmWriting #MentorTexts #KidLit #PB #NF 📚👍🏼
Up on the blog:
SLEEPY - SURPRISING WAYS ANIMALS SNOOZE
by Jennifer Ward and illustrated by Robin Page.
Check it out! collazocove.com/blog
#AmWriting #MentorTexts #KidLit #PB #NF 📚👍🏼
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Picture Book: SLEEPY - SURPRISING WAYS ANIMALS SNOOZE Author: Jennifer Ward Illustrator: Robin Page
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February 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Okay, this is a new favorite!
Up on the blog:
SLEEPY - SURPRISING WAYS ANIMALS SNOOZE
by Jennifer Ward and illustrated by Robin Page.
Check it out! collazocove.com/blog
#AmWriting #MentorTexts #KidLit #PB #NF 📚👍🏼
Up on the blog:
SLEEPY - SURPRISING WAYS ANIMALS SNOOZE
by Jennifer Ward and illustrated by Robin Page.
Check it out! collazocove.com/blog
#AmWriting #MentorTexts #KidLit #PB #NF 📚👍🏼
The considered journey towards mentor text mastery in the writing classroom. A journey of shared discovery using the support of trusted authors and their powerful works.
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
#mentortexts #authors #readinglikewriters
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#mentortexts #authors #readinglikewriters
The Journey to Mentor Text Mastery
A blog about how teachers can more effectively teach writing and improve student engagement. The focus is on HOW to write, not WHAT to write.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The considered journey towards mentor text mastery in the writing classroom. A journey of shared discovery using the support of trusted authors and their powerful works.
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
#mentortexts #authors #readinglikewriters
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
#mentortexts #authors #readinglikewriters