A Guide to Creative Questioning for Primary-Grade Literature Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy

The foundation for this book is a selection of children’s stories, ranging from popular fairy tales to classic stories that we remember as children to newer books that are destined to become favorites for generations of readers. Each story is listed with a brief synopsis and a set of questions based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, with a few questions at each level. This enables instructors to engage children in meaningful discussions, beginning with simple questions and working up to questions that promote higher-order thinking skills.

The stories covered are:

The Five Chinese Brothers 
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Stone Soup
Cinderella
The Three Wishes
The Story of Babar the Little Elephant
Helga’s Dowry: A Troll Love Story
Red Riding Hood
Puss in Boots
Six Foolish Fishermen
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Three Little Pigs
Jack and the Beanstalk
Henny Penny
Rumpelstiltskin 
The Sleeping Beauty 
Hansel and Gretel
The Emperor’s New Clothes
A Birthday for Frances
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Story of Ferdinand
The Fisherman and His Wife
Frog and Toad Together
Arrow to the Sun
The Tooth Fairy Is Broke!
Amelia Bedelia
Town Mouse, Country Mouse
The Blind Men and the Elephant 
Curious George
Star Boy
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
What Mary Jo Shared
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Ramona the Brave
“B” Is for Betsy
Busybody Nora
Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy
Marvin Redpost #4: Alone in His Teacher’s House
Freckle Juice
It’s So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House
The Cobble Street Cousins #4: Some Good News
Mary Marony and the Chocolate Surprise
Magic Tree House #20: Dingoes at Dinnertime
Martha Ann and the Mother Store
Pee Wee Scouts #34: Planet Pee Wee
Get the Picture, Jenny Archer? 
The Loudest Noise in the World
The Island of the Skog 
Dooly and the Snortsnoot
The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #24: Dragons Don’t Cook Pizza
Bunnicula Strikes Again!
Eli    
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears