The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl
A lesser known Roald Dahl tale I use as a basis for writing a 4-part story. It's rather lengthy, but good for advanced readers to tackle at home. The 4-part story focuses on:
- character description
- story-in-a-story narrative techniques
- monologues
- narrative twists
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The original text is really tough, but there is an simplified version at eslreading of the beginning I use for teaching how to use "show, not tell" to introduce a character.
Fat Lawrence by Dick King Smith
A silly tale about a super-obese cat who tries to lose weight.
- Narrative voice (using interjections and asides)
- Colloquial language
- Writing in the conditional tense
The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
This book is a hilarious postmodern retelling of many "classic" fairytales.
- use of irony
- fairytale conventions, fractured fairytales
- effect of different graphics, letter styles
