Attention grabbers.

1. Great first lines
(or more) from
stories for
children
Grammar and composition

2. At six forty-five one summer morning, a red
London bus was crossing Waterloo Bridge.
…
The bus and its passengers were never found. It
was the first of the Time Tornadoes.
Tanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson

3. I come from a family with a lot of dead
people.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Wemberly worried about everything.
From Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes

4. Not every 13-year-old girl is accused of
murder, brought to trial, and found
guilty.
From The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
The Herdmans were absolutely the worst kids in
the history of the world.
From The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by
Barbara Robinson

5. Sophie had waited all her life to be kidnapped.
From The School for Good and Evil by
Soman Chainani
Marley was dead, to begin with.
From A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

6. Sometimes there’s no warning.
From Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #5: Oath
Breaker by Michelle Pave
From Blue Betsy,
Stories For Kids: 31 Fun and Illustrated
Children by Martin Aaron

7. From Hushpuppy,
Stories For Kids: 31 Fun and Illustrated Children
by Martin Aaron

8. From How the bee got its stinger,
100 Fun Stories for 4-8 Year Olds, by Sharlene
Alexander
From Dizzy the amazing spinning dinosaur.
100 Fun Stories for 4-8 Year Olds,
by Sharlene Alexander

9. From The case of the disappearing milk
Books for Kids
Uncle Amon

10. From Dreams of Dagdoo
Kids Book: Sacred Tales - Folktale Book
By Morris Ferris
From The mystery of the missing money
By Paul Moxham

11. From National Geographic Kids 125 True Stories of animals
by National Geographic Kids
Time for bed.
From Supperbunny and the peas of doom
By Neil McFarlane

12. From A magical mouse
100 Fun Stories for 4-8 Year Olds, by Sharlene
Alexander
From Peewee’s new friend
Uncle Amon

13. Otto was just like any cat.
From The cat that was afraid of a mouse
100 Fun Stories for 4-8 Year Olds, by Sharlene
Alexander
From I Love to Sleep in My Own Bed
by Shelley Admont

14. From How the bluebird and coyote got their color
100 Fun Stories for 4-8 Year Olds,
by Sharlene Alexander

15. True Friends and Other Stories
by D.R. Tara, Moving Pixels
Ducky Duck likes the rabbits.
From Kids Book: Beginner Readers- Ducky
Duck
by Jenny Loveless, Denis Proulx

16. From Dinosaurs are not terrible lizards
100 Fun Stories for 4-8 Year Olds, by Sharlene
Alexander