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The GruffaloAuthor – Julia DonaldsonIllustrator – Axel SchefflerPublisher – MacmillanVisual StylesThe visual style of this book varies from image to image, some of the book is very busy because of its setting in a woods but some can be very quite so that the reader can focus on the individual characters.LayoutThere are 3 distinct layouts to this book, the most dominant layout is having a square image in the center of the page with text under the image and sometimes above. The next most common layout is a full page illustration with no text.

The GruffaloFontsThe font used in this book is a SERIF font because it has little flicks on the letters to help with the flow. They have also limited the amount of text in one section to a max of 6 lines. PageThere are 32 pages in this book and they measure 27cm high and 21.7cm wide.

Oliver’s VegetablesAuthor – Vivan FrenchIllustrator – Alison BertlettPublisher – Hodder children’s BooksVisual StylesThroughout the book the visual style is of a cartoony playful nature, its not rigid and the colours tend to go slightly run over the lines, this gives the illusion of scruffiness LayoutThe book has the same layout throughout, for the illustration’s for each particular scene they are done over a double page, the writing is then placed in an area of similar colour so that it is clear.

Oliver’s VegetablesFontsThis book uses a SERIF font for the text to help the reader move through the text. They have also made it so there is not to much text per page so that it isn't overwhelming for the reader.PageThis book has 31 pages which measure at 24.4cm wide and 24.5cm high.

GorillaAuthor – Anthony BrowneIllustrator – Anthony BrownePublisher – Walker Books LtdVisual StylesThe visual style of this book is done in a very realistic fashion to give the audience a level of relatability because they can think it looks like there home or there town so they can image it was them. LayoutDuring the book there are a number of layouts, some being a small picture at the top and the text being under. Other pages use the layout of a full page illustration without any text.

GorillaFontsThis book uses a SERIF font to help the audience with the reading of it. There is a large amount of text on some of the pages this is because of some of the pages not containing any text.PageThis book contains 30 pages which are 21.5cm high and 27cm wide.