Boys of Steel by Marc Tyler Nobleman (show how childhood experiences can lead to adult endeavors)
Mr. Peabody's Apples by Madonna (teach a lesson)
The Secret Knowledge of Grownups by David Wisniewski (entertain)
The Mary Celeste; A Mystery from History by Jane Yolen (inform, encourage inquiry)
I Wanna Iguana (persuade)
Smoky Nights
Earrings by Judith Viorst (persuasive)
Hey, Little Ant by Phillip Hoose (seeing both sides of an argument)
True Story of the Three Pigs by A. Wolf (Authored by Jon Scieszca) (one side of a story)