Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger
Bibliographic Citation: Lewis, J. Patrick. Spot the Plot: A Riddle Book of Book Riddles. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. San Fransisco: Chronicle Books. 2009.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-4668-4
Review: This cleverly written book will have teachers and children reading more to guess the answer! Each poem is clues to a well-known book. The rhythm of some of the poems is catchy to the student, with the added bonus of trying to tie the clues together. Some poems even have clues within the poem by playing on the word. (ex. Toto - ly) A couple of concrete poems add to the appeal of this book. For those that get stuck on the story, the answers are provided in the back of the book!
One special train.
One little boy.
One Christmas gift -
not quite a toy:
A reindeer bell
jingling good cheer
that only believers
in Santa hear.
(The Polar Express)
Introduction to Share: For younger students unfamiliar with the related stories, it would be wise for a teacher to have a copy of these books out in front of the students for them to see and pick from while reading the poems. This gives the perfect opportunity to introduce a great story to read later. For older students, make the book into a puzzle: have the clues from the poetry written on a card that students have to match with the title of the book. After sharing the poetry in this story, teachers could have students make their own poetry (rhyming, concrete, haiku...) with their favorite story and they could trade their clue-poem with other students. Added depth, have students design their own illustrations to go with their clue-poem to make into a collection.
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