“The Plot Chickens” by Mary Jane Auch
Friday, January 29th, 2010 | One Minute Booktalks, Young and Restless, Age 2+
The Plot Chickens by Mary Jane Auch and Herm Auch. New York, NY: Holiday House, 2009.
Ages 5-8.
Read-aloud.
Related books: Author: A True Story by Helen Lester; What do Authors Do? By Ellen Christelow; Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One by Kate Duke.
Henrietta the chicken loves to read so she decides to write a book. First, she reads a book Writing Rules! by Reed Moore. Once she learns all the rules, she starts to write her book, The Perils of Maxine. It’s an eggstraodinary book!
Note: Author provides the rules of writing a book: invent a main character; “hatch” a plot; develop the plot; give your character a problem; write what you know; build suspense; make your story come alive by using all five senses; main character must solve problem. Adult can help children write a story together, using the rules Later, the book can be illustrated with clip art and put together as a book.
2 Comments to “The Plot Chickens” by Mary Jane Auch
This book does sound egg-citing! I am a fan of Helen Lester’s book, Author, and I use it every year when I work on writing books with my first grade students. I’ll be sure to take a look at Mary Jane Auch’s book.
Hi Nina, I also love Helen Lester’s book, “Author” and Mary Jane Auch’s book is similar except it is for a younger audience. Please let me know what you think of this one.
January 30, 2010