Another meta-book that's probably sophisticated enough for 5th graders (who rarely read picture books) so I fear it may never be read.

This one has a little girl who wonders what her story will be about. She travels through different genres, dismissing them all as not right for her. The best part is probably the way the book is angled so you really feel like you're looking down at the characters and they're looking up at you. At one point the girl even looks up and comments on your crazy reader face. ( )

Creative and engaging, bring along your knowledge of other stories and be ready to add your thoughts and discussion. ( )

This was a fun book about a book! The illustrations are fantastic and the story is engaging and easy to follow. Would be a good read aloud but also good for a read to self selection.

This is the story of a girl who does not know what her story is and so she decides that she is going to write her own story and make her own destiny.

A little girl realizes everyone around her has a story. She sets out on a journey to find her own. She travels with a goose, looks at many fairytales, looks into outer space, and even different time periods to find what her story is. But the little girl realized that she can choose to write her own story and decides that it can be whatever she wants it to be. ( )