I love this idea! I always try to tie at least one picture book to a novel unit.  It can be the hook or help to deepen the understanding of the novel.

Books of this kind (picture) helps with many literacy concepts. It's a great tool to use. It also helps grasp the understanding that we were exposed to literature long before we knew what it was. It's good to see the students engage excitingly. The books serve as a great reference.

Hi Jessica, I'm afraid I'm not certain about the transcript, but I can respond to choosing books. For this lesson, I choose books that clearly have more than a surface story going on. I ask myself as I'm choosing books for this lesson things like, "Is this an analogy for something else?" or "Is this clearly a story about something other than dinosaurs or animals?" Those questions help me find books and then I can look for student success when they see that "real" story without my help. Hope this helps, Sarah

Is there a transcript coming out for this lesson? Do you have a list of books that the students could get? How do you judge the success of the student?

Hi Amy, I know exactly what you mean about the nursery rhymes. One of the surprises I've re-experienced through my own kids are all of these stories that I now see through a different lens. And, most certainly, that all shows up in the classroom too. Thanks for sharing! Sarah