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PICTURE are 32 pages in format, capturing illustrations that fuse with the words creating a seamless
symbiotic storytelling design that enthrall the imagination and cognitive delvelopment of children. Concept Books, Alphabet
Books, Number Books, Storyboard Books are considered Picture Books. Picture books are meant to be enjoyed equally by adults,
as the readers, and by children, the listener. Many tmes the author will write with the adult in mind adding tongue- in-cheek
humor that the adult will appreciate more than the child. Transition from picture books to chapter books are the Early,
Easy and Beginning Readers.
Examples:
Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger
Butter, Battle Book by Dr. Seuss
Dr. Pompo's Nose by Joost Elffers
In a Blue Room by Jim Averbeck
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub
Knots on a Counting Rope by John Archambault & Bill Martin
Rainbow Goblins by Ulde Rico
Picture Books are also used as teaching tools:
Use of Picture Books to Teach Reading
Using Picture Books to Teach Explicitly
Strategies for Reading Comprehension
Storybooks to Teach Plot Development & Conflict Resolution
- POETRY involves verse, rhythm, rhyme, writing styles, literary devices, symbolism, analogies,
and metaphors natural to our storytelling sensibilities. Jack Prelutsky and Shel Silverstein are two of the most famous
poets writing for children.
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- REALISTIC FICTION "features main characters of approximately the age (or slightly older than) the book's
intended audience. The books present a real-world problem or challenge and show how a young person solves that
problem. By nature, children's realistic fiction is positive and upbeat, show young readers how they too
can conquer their problems. When written for young readers (up to 12 years old." Realistic fiction focuses on characters
dealing with contemporary issues of which the reader will be able to relate. EXAMPLES: Authors such as Jerry Spinelli, Beverly
Cleary, Gary Paulsen, Matt Christopher, Cynthia Leitich-Smith write in this genre.
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- SCIENCE FICTION genre involves stories that are told in settings beyond the Earth's orbit and involve
futuristic technology beyond our present limitations. Genre Rodenburry (Star Trek) and Ray Bradbury wrote in this genre.
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- AUTOBIOGRAPHYis a form of non-fiction about the life and work of a person written by that person.
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- BIOGRAPHY is a form of non-fiction based on the life a real person written by someone else.
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- FANTASY (MODERN FANTASY) requires readers to "suspend their disbelief" as the imaginative
story unfolds in chapter book format. Modern Fantasy stories rely on the premise that the content could not really happen
in real life.
EXAMPLES: Charlottes Web, Winnie the Pooh, Alice in Wonderland, Willie
Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and The Wizard of Oz.
- FOLKLORE (Traditional Folklore) stories that are passed down from generation to
generation, changing slowly over time are called traditional literature. In many ways, this is what makes them so fascinating
- they provide a link between the past and the future.
- Folktales help explain things about life, nature and humanity.
- Fairy Tales involve magic elements where good is rewarded and evil punished
- Fables are short stories that teach lessons with a moral ending. Fables are credited to Aesop (6th
century)
- Legends reveal the adventures and story of a person, place or thing.
- Myths explain the world, natural phenomena and our relationship with origins of things, people and gods.
- GRAPHIC NOVELS (coined by Wil Eisner) are our beloved comic strips and comic books. Those bubbles
of text describing what the character is saying, is this genre's trademark. Fiction or nonfiction book can be made into a
graphic novel genre. EXAMPLES: Captain by Dave Pilkey & by Jeff Smith
- HISTORICAL FICTION stories revolve around a particular event, time period, circumstance. These
stories are "written to portray a time period or convey information about a specific time period or an historical event."
A youth's role is important in the development of the story and takes time to develop in a chapter book format. Characters
may be fictional, or based on real-life characters. In historical fiction, the setting is crucial in telling the story because
of its historical significance. EXAMPLES: Bud, Not Buddy, Stones in Water, Number the Stars, Esperanza Rising, Al Capone Does
my Shirts.
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- INFORMATIONAL or NON-FICTION "are designed to help readers learn more about real things.
They provide young readers information without the literary devises common to fiction."
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- JAPANESE MANGA ("humorous pictures") is the Japanese comic book genre which is
very popular among young and old in Japan and gaining popularity in America. Manga is typically made into Anime, the movie version of the comic book. The comic book industry of Japan supersedes that of its neighboring United States and France.
Sources: Appalachian State University Library & Information Commons
Carol Lynch-Brown and Carl M. Tomlinson. Essentials of Children's Literature . 3rd ed. Allyn and Bacon,
1999.
Rebecca J. Lukens. A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature . 6th ed. Longman, 1999.
JEOPARDY QUESTIONS
ANSWER: Concept Books, Alphabet Books, Number Books, Storyboard
Books
QUESTION: PICTURE BOOKS
ANSWER: 32 pages creating a seamless symbiotic storytelling design
QUESTION: PICTURE BOOKS
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