Inferential Thinking

These are books that present the reader with frequent opportunities to draw inferences. In these books, readers are often provided information by the author that is not “on the page.” Inferring is a strategy that requires the reader to predict upcoming events in a story, empathize with characters’ feelings, or draw conclusions.

Anna Banana and Me by Erik Lenore Blegvad
Anno’s Hat Tricks by Akihiro Nozaki & Mitsumasa Anno
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? by Susan A. Shea
Frog & Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Good Dog Carl by Alexandra Day
Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox
Teammates by Peter Golenbock
Tuesday by David Weisner