Read or Listen to the following stories and decide why the author wrote the story.
Write a comment telling what story you READ or LISTENED to and IDENTIFY if the author wrote to...
ENTERTAIN
PERSUADE/CONVINCE
INFORM/TEACH
Be sure to explain why you think the story was to persuade, entertain, or inform.
You will need the following username and password to access the stories. Username: Cunningham Password: thirdgrade
What Do Illustrators Do? 
Wanda Gag, The Girl Who Loved to Draw
By Eileen Christelow By Deborah Kogan Ray
Jack and the Beanstalk:
The Boy Who Loved Words
Hey, Little Ant
By: Phil and Hannah Hoose
Twisters by Kate Haden 
Free at Last by Angela Bull
Katie Kazoo Switcheroo 
Little Dog Lost
By Nancy Krulik By Monica Carnesi
Snakes Slither and Hiss 
Corduroy Lost and Found
By DK Publishing By Don Freeman