Toad? Filled with a joyful amount of onomatopoeia and minimal text, the comic panels expertly narrate Owl’s character arc and demonstrate the transformative power of play.Īfter the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan SantatĪfter his fall off the wall, Humpty Dumpty isn’t quite all together again because now he’s afraid of heights. Owl discovers that he also likes playing ball. But through an unexpected series of events, Mr. In this charming story, a curmudgeonly owl is annoyed with the noisy kids playing ball in the lake. As she consistently shows him love and kindness, Calvin starts to believe he has found a home. Maggie helps Calvin see his positive character traits, like persistence. His foster mom, Maggie, is a caring, gentle presence who accepts Calvin with so much love. Sensitively and beautifully written, this is a story of a boy who gets a new foster care home and feels many feelings, including mistrust of his foster mom and the situation. What were they like at the beginning of the story? How about the end? And how did it change? Children’s Books Mentor Texts to Teach Character Arc Picture Books Help your readers, and students find evidence in the text of the character’s words and behaviors to demonstrate the character’s internal journey from the beginning of the story to the end. Rest assured, you’ll love these books because of their arcs!Īt a reader’s request, I’m sharing my favorite picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade books with strong character arcs that will be easily spotted by kid readers. Of course, ALL well-written books should have the main character show an arc, or else the readers will be unsatisfied. These incredible children’s books show examples of character arcs that you can use as mentor texts to teach children about a character’s growth and change.

When a character changes from the story’s beginning to the end, it’s called a character arc.

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