Childrens Picture Book Review
And another picture book for children of your choice
Include full publication details:
� Title
� Author
� Illustrator
� Date and place of publication
Ideas and Content – Who, when, where, what, how?
� Themes, ideas, narrative features
� Plot � What happened? actions, events,
� Setting � time and place
� Complexity/sophistication, humour,
� Inter-textuality, fact, fantasy
� Characters � how are they described, portrayed? Major/minor characters
Language use:
� Language features: rhyme, repetition, refrain, alliteration, imagery, word play, dialogue, use of other languages, impact of the language used in the introduction and conclusion; how humour, feelings and description are conveyed
� Vocabulary
� Impact of language
� Text structure � e.g. how the text is organised, narrative structure, flashback, repetitive, cumulative, use of chapters, subheadings
� Specific sentence structures and types (simple complex, compound) if relevant.
Illustrations:
� Balance of words and pictures, impact
� Art techniques and media
� Use /effect of: colour, shape, symbols, background, foreground
Personal and critical response
� Your personal response to the illustrations
� How culture is expressed in the illustrations
� How characters are portrayed visually
� What is your personal response to the story/theme/words/images?
� Why have you chosen the book?
� How does the book make you feel and why?
� What does the book evoke/remind you of?
� How is your life reflected in the book?
� Who wrote it and why? (Author�s perspective, background, purpose, intended audience)
� How does it convey gender/cultural information?
� Are there aspects that make you feel uncomfortable? What challenged you?
