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?