Your voice is what gives your writing personality

Voice

Your voice is what gives your writing personality, flavor and style.

Questions to think about as you write your paper:

Can you tell I am enthusiastic about my topic?
Does this writing sound like me?
How do I want my readers to feel?
Will my story hold readers' attention? Will they want to hear more?

~ Picture Books can help demonstrate different ways that authors express their voice.

Sparking Voice

	Dandelions by Eve Bunting
	The Wednesdsay Surprise by Eve Bunting
	The Frog Principal by Stephanie Calmenson
	Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
	Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
	Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Curtis
	Loop the Loop by Barbara Dugan
	I am the Dog / I am the Cat by Donald Hall
	Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
	Julius, The Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes
	When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest
	Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
	I Wish I Were a Butterfly by James Howe
	Amber on the Mountain by Tony Johnston
	Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester
	Edward and the Pirates by David McPhail
	The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
	Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey
	The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater (see Laurie)
	Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair by Patricia Polacco
	Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco
	Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
	Tar Beach by Faith Ringold
	When I Was Young and in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant
	The Frog Prince, Continued by Jon Scieszka
	Math Curse by Jon Scieszka
	Squids Will Be Squids by Jon Scieszka
	The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
	The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
	David Goes to School by David Shannon
	No David by David Shannon
	Alice the Fairy by David Shannon
	Amos and Boris by William Steig
	Brave Irene by William Steig
	Caleb and Kate by William Steig
	The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas
	Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg
	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
	The Wall by Eve Bunting
	When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest
	Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
	Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles
	Encounter by Jane Yolen
	Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen
	The Twits by Roald Dahl
	The Velveteen Rabbit by Margary Williams
	Encounter by Jane Yolen
	Sadako by Eleanor Coerr
	The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo
	Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie
	The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin and David Shannon
	Cendrillon, A Caribbean Cinderella by Robert D. San Souci
	Teammates by Peter Golenbock
	The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
	Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers: Reflections on Being Raised by a Pack of Sled Dogs by Gary Paulsen
	This Land is My Land by George Littlechild

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