Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett

Classic Jon Klassen illustrations are the perfect complement to this fun and quirky tale in which a little girl remains true to herself and her passions. Fans of I Want My Hat Back will be delighted to see some of their favorite characters in Extra Yarn. 

Possible strategy instruction:

• C: Make and adjust predictions; use text to confirm
• C: Make a picture or mental image.
• C: Recognize literary elements (genre, plot, character, setting problem/resolution, theme).

• A: Use meaning and context to confirm
• A: Look for word parts

• F: Adjust and apply different reading rates to match text.
• F: Use punctuation to enhance phrasing and prosody (end marks, commas, etc.)

• E: Tune in to interesting words and use new words in speaking and writing (distraction, remarkable, miraculous, twitched, quivered, shivered, trembled, hurled).