MC LIT 1: CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT LITERATURE

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE CHARACTERISTICS

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2. Action Story
3. The characters are mostly children
4. It expresses the child’s point of view
5. Mostly Fantasy

ADOLESCENT’S LITERATURE CHARACTERISTICS

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2. The events revolve around the conflicts
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4. The viewpoint is about adolescence
5. The genres are written for young adult
Picture Books
A picture book is a story intended for the youngest readers, in which the illustrations and the text
work together to tell the story. Picture books are usually read to children, not by children.
Picture books are primarily intended for children aged 3-7. That one piece of information guides
everything else in your book: word count, trim size, and plot.
Types of Picture Books

 Nonfiction
 Fiction
 Concept
 Poetry
QUICK AS A CRICKET by Audrey Wood

It's a nice little story about a boy who is comparing himself to all sorts of animals. As your child hears this
story, he is hearing similes.

In this story, the author compares personality characteristics and traits to a variety of animals (e.g., quick
as a cricket, slow as a snail, small as an ant) as they all meld together to describe a delightful little boy.

“I'm as quick as a cricket, I'm as slow as a snail. I'm as small as an ant, I'm as large as a whale.” Are you as
loud as a lion or as quiet as a clam? Weak as a kitten or strong as an ox?.

A FLOWER GARDEN by Eve Bunting

A simple rhyming story about a little girl, helped by her father, making a window box flower garden as a
birthday present for her mom. The colorful flowers are made even more special by the urban setting of
this picture book. The oil paintings are lovely and heartwarming.

In this warm and sunny picture book, follow the progress of a little girl and her father as they put
together a wonderful birthday surprise for a window box flower garden. After the pansies, tulips,
daffodils, geraniums, and daisies are purchased and dad and daughter take them home on the bus,
they’re lovingly planted in the window box. Candles on the cake are lighted—just as Mom walks in the
door to find her daughter, her husband, and her birthday surprise. “Wonderful, warm, full-color
illustrations present scenes from novel angles, and depict a loving family with a sense of intimacy,
sincerity, and joy.”

SPOT GOES TO THE PARK by Eric Hill

When Spot goes to the park, he discovers all kinds of new games to play with his friends Tom the
Alligator and Helen the Hippo. Bright and simple artwork combine with a flap to lift on every spread
allow parents and children to share the fun of finding out what happens next.

Join Spot and his friends as they go on an adventure to the park in this fun lift-the-flap tale. It’s a lovely
day, and Spot is excited to take his ball to the park and play with his friends. But, oh no – he throws the
ball too far, and it gets lost! Luckily, he makes a new friend who can help get it back.

Eric was one of the ‘literary ambassadors’ invited to The Children’s Party at the Palace to commemorate
The Queen’s 80th birthday at Buckingham Palace in June 2006. This highlight of Eric’s career was followed
with the award of an O.B.E. for services to children’s literature in the 2008 New Year’s Honors List.