The Growing Writers curriculum and book series blends research and real classroom experience to grow confident young authors.
Growing Writers Book Series
These are the mentor texts that go along with ThatKinderMama’s writing curriculum.
The Growing Writers Mentor Text Series provides teachers with developmentally aligned picture books that model each stage of early writing. Each title focuses on a foundational stage of writing, giving teachers a clear way to model and guide, while helping young authors gain confidence as they grow.
Each book builds upon the last, supporting children as they grow from illustrators to confident authors.
“The thoughtfulness behind the developmental writing phases in the Growing Writers Book Series is out of this world. I used to dread teaching writing after years of struggling with vague or nonexistent district curriculums. But after using the Growing Writers Book Series last year,
writing became my students’ favorite time of day and mine too!”
— Alexandra S.
Why Growing Writers Works
The Growing Writers Book Series is grounded in research and built for real classrooms.
Built on the developmental stages of early writing
Backed by real classroom experience and proven results
Aligned with the science of writing and the principles of explicit instruction
Want to bring the Growing Writers Book Series to your entire team? We offer bulk pricing, purchase-order options, and alignment resources for schools using the full Growing Writers Curriculum.