My Crazy Dog: My Narrative Essay (Read and Write)

The Read and Write Series  When Dennis has to write a narrative essay, he naturally turns to his dog for something to write about. Recently, Mom asked Dennis to put a leash on Clark Kent so they could take the dog to the veterinarian for shots. Clark gave them all a merry chase! There's lots of action to love here-and great verbs for Dennis's narrative essay. 

This picture book for early elementary readers is first a great story, and second a writing lesson. Read it for fun and then read it as a mentor text for narrative writing. Color-coded text lets young writers see how sensory details add to a story.

This third installment in The Read and Write Series, a picture book for early elementary readers is an entertaining introduction to the world of dog ownership and how to write a narrative essay.

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Children's book author Darcy Pattison finds inspiration in writing about wildlife and animals; twice her books have been honored as NSTAOutstanding Science Trade Books. Her science-nature picture booksinclude:

• Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub (Mims House), an NSTA 2015 Outstanding Science Trade Book;
• Wisdom, the Midway Albatross: Surviving the Japanese Tsunami and Other Disasters for Over 60 Years (Mims House), a starred review in Publisher's Weekly;
• Desert Baths(Arbordale), an NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book 2013;
• and, Prairie Storms (Arbordale).

Other picture books include The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt), which received an Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award forExcellence in Children's Literature Honor Book award, starred reviews in BCCB and Kirkus, and has been published in a Houghton Mifflin textbook; Searching for Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt); 19 Girls and Me(Philomel); and 11 Ways to Ruin a Photograph: A Military Family Story (Mims House). Her series, The ALIEN, INC. CHAPTER BOOK SERIES includes Kell, the Alien; Kell and the Horse Apple Parade; Kell and the Giants; and Kell and the Detectives. She is also the author of middle grade novels and teaches nationally aNovel Revision Retreat. For more, see darcypattison.com/about 

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Ewa (prounounced eh-va) O'Neill loves both cats and dogs. She lives in Great Britain with her husband and twin sons. Ewa is the recipient of the 2016 Muse Medallion for Series-Illustration from the Cat Writer's Association for her illustrations of I WANT A CAT: MY OPINION ESSAY For more, see ewaoneill.com/