CHILDREN’S BOOK CHILDREN’S BOOK ANALYSISANALYSIS

CHILDREN’S BOOK CHILDREN’S BOOK ANALYSISANALYSIS

PRESCHOOL AGE• A HIGHER LEVEL BOOK THAN AN

INFANT/TODDLER BOOK, BUT A SLIGHTLY LOWER LEVEL THAN PICTURE BOOKS

PRESCHOOL BOOKS• POP-UPS• LIFT-THE-FLAP• PULL-TAB: PULLING THE TABS

CHANGES THE PICTURES.

• BOOKS MEANT TO BE PLAYED WITH AND READ

PRESCHOOL BOOKS

• WHAT TO LOOK FOR: • EASY AND FUN STORY LINE• CLEAR AND EASY-TO-READ

WORDS• COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS• SENSE OF HUMOR

PRESCHOOL BOOKS• EXAMPLES: • CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG• BUSY TOWN BOOKS• SESAME STREET STORIES• THE MONSTER AT THE END OF

THE BOOK!• ONCE UPON A POTTY

PICTURE BOOKS• HARDCOVER• BIG BOOKS –FOR READING ALOUD• BOOK WITH STUFFED ANIMAL

PICTURE BOOKS• UPPER PRESCHOOL (3/4)• ART CHILD RESPONDS TO• STORY LINES THAT MAKE CHILD

QUESTION• STORIES THAT DEVELOP SENSE OF

HUMOR• STORIES THAT HELP WITH SENSITIVE

ISSUES (SIBLINGS, SCHOOL)

PICTURE BOOKS• “CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF

MEATBALLS”• CHICKACHICKA BOOM BOOM• GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU?• IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA?• FRANCIS THE HEDGEHOG BOOKS• IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE• HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON

EARLY READERS• BEGINNING SCHOOL AGE • THEY ARE ILLUSTRATED• TEXT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN

THE ILLUSTRATIONS • CLEAR TEXT IS IMPORTANT• SMALLER TEXT MEANS HIGHER

LEVEL OF READER

EARLY READERS• NON-FICTION STORIES START TO

APPEAR– SPORTS, HISTORY, OR ADVENTURE– FANTASY AND FOLKLORE

EARLY READERS

• DANNY AND THE DINOSAUR• FROG AND TOAD BOOKS

CHAPTER BOOKS• BOOKS WITH SMALLER, DENSER

PRINT• LITTLE OR NO PICTURES• DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS• AGES: 6-UP DEPENDING ON

READING LEVEL

CHAPTER BOOKS• BEGINNING LEVEL: • FROG AND TOAD BOOKS (GR.1/2)• “RAMONA” BOOKS (GR. 2/3)• MAGIC TREE HOUSE (GRADE 3-4)• SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (GR.2-UP)• CHRONICLES OF NARNIA (GR. 3-UP)• HARRY POTTER (GR.5/6)

BOOK POSTER ASSIGNMENT

• SUMMARIZE BOOK IN PARAGRAPH• IDENTIFY WHICH AGE GROUP IT IS

APPROPRIATE FOR AND WHY?• FAVORITE PICTURE OR QUOTE

FROM BOOK• AUTHOR/TITLE/AWARDS/• ILLUSTRATOR