In this article, the authors situate their discussion of diverse narrative structures in the context of oral storytelling practices and postmodern picturebooks. They focus on three contemporary picturebooks: "Don't Read This Book!" (Lewis, 2009), "Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall Thin Tale" (Hopkins, 2008), and "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales" (Scieszka, 1992), and examine the various narrative structures evident in each selection of literature. They conclude with a discussion of how picturebooks with diverse narrative structures can augment students' development as readers, writers, and creative thinkers.