Today, we continued with Kate DiCamillo's novel, "Stella Endicott and the Anything is Possible Poem." First, I asked Libby to point to the title, author, and illustrator on the cover. I explained that the author's last name and the title are also on the "spine" of the book. I read chapters three and four while Libby colored the illustrations. We paused to summarize and make predictions, both of which are excellent reading comprehension strategies. The main character is writing a poem for school; I explained what a poem is, and tomorrow I will bring in a book of children's poetry.