![]() He’d rather paint, tap dance, and read instead of playing sports like all the other boys, which earns him the name, “Sissy.” But once he shows his dancing skills at the school talent show, he receives a new name – “Star.” Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola is about a little boy named Oliver who is clearly different than all the other boys at school. ![]() But dog breath may actually be a good thing, especially when two thieves visit the Tosis family! The Tosis family tries to help Hally get rid of the bad breath to no avail. ![]() This is a GREAT book for teaching text-to-self connections as well as the problem and solution text structure.ĭog Breath by Dav Pilkey is a pun-filled book about a family pet, Hally Tosis, who has incredibly bad breath. Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber is about boy named Ira, who becomes anxious quite about what his friend, Reggie, will think of him if he brings his teddy bear over to spend the night. By the way, these texts aren’t just great for comprehension, but can also be used to help kids WRITE their own fiction stories as well, an extra bonus! Today, I’m sharing 16 of our favorite books that feature a clear problem and solution structure to help kids see how fiction texts are often composed. We also have lots of free, graphic organizers for fiction text structure here.īooks with a Clear Problem and Solution Structure The determining importance post, from our Reading Comprehension Series, has a great visual to SHOW this progression in fiction text. This means that the story line introduces characters and a problem at the beginning –> the character(s) try to solve the problem in the middle, which rises to a climax –> and at the end, the problem is solved, with the “good” guy winning. When teaching kids how to comprehend and/or write fiction text, often times it’s good to start with books and stories that have a clear problem and solution text structure. ![]()
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