Books for you to read

Hi pupils of 5.8,

I have been wanting to post this up since the Metaphor lesson we had but keeps forgetting about it. Here are some good books to read. If you happen to be in the library, you might want to check out these books and know how good authors use metaphors and similes in their stories. If you manage to borrow the books, do share it with your classmates.


•EXAMPLE BOOKS WITH SIMILES
•Chanticleer and the Fox Geoffrey Chaucer
•The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Paul Gobel
•Little Island Golden MacDonald
•Hide and Seek Frog Alvin Tresselt
•White Snow, Bright Snow Alvin Tresselt
•Nettie’s Trip South Ann Turner
•Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like Jay William
•Umbrella Taro Yashima
•Owl Moon Jane Yolen


•EXAMPLE BOOKS WITH METAPHORS
•Through the Mickle Woods Valiska Gregory
•Kinda Blue Ann Grifalconi
•Little Island Golden MacDonald
•The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter
•Tar Beach Faith Ringgold
•Hide and Seek Frog Alvin Tresselt
•White Snow, Bright Snow Alvin Tresselt
•Owl Moon Jane Yolen


•EXAMPLE BOOKS WITH PERSONIFICATION
•The Little House Virginia Lee Burton
•Gilberto and the Wind Marie Hall Ets
•Flossie and the Fox Patricia McKissack
•The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein
•Sylvester and the Magic Pebble William Steig