CHILDREN’S BOOK
ANALYSIS
PRESCHOOL AGE
• A HIGHER LEVEL BOOK THAN AN
INFANT/TODDLER BOOK, BUT A
SLIGHTLY LOWER LEVEL THAN
PICTURE BOOKS
PRESCHOOL BOOKS
• POP-UPS
• LIFT-THE-FLAP
• PULL-TAB: PULLING THE TABS
CHANGES THE PICTURES.
• BOOKS MEANT TO BE PLAYED
WITH AND READ
PRESCHOOL BOOKS
• WHAT TO LOOK FOR:
• EASY AND FUN STORY LINE
• CLEAR AND EASY-TO-READ
WORDS
• COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS
• SENSE OF HUMOR
PRESCHOOL BOOKS
• EXAMPLES:
• CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG
• BUSY TOWN BOOKS
• SESAME STREET STORIES
• THE MONSTER AT THE END OF
THE BOOK!
• ONCE UPON A POTTY
PICTURE BOOKS
• HARDCOVER
• BIG BOOKS –FOR READING ALOUD
• BOOK WITH STUFFED ANIMAL
PICTURE BOOKS
• UPPER PRESCHOOL (3/4)
• ART CHILD RESPONDS TO
• STORY LINES THAT MAKE CHILD
QUESTION
• STORIES THAT DEVELOP SENSE OF
HUMOR
• STORIES THAT HELP WITH SENSITIVE
ISSUES (SIBLINGS, SCHOOL)
PICTURE BOOKS
• “CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
MEATBALLS”
• CHICKACHICKA BOOM BOOM
• GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU?
• IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA?
• FRANCIS THE HEDGEHOG BOOKS
• IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE
• HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
EARLY READERS
• BEGINNING SCHOOL AGE
• THEY ARE ILLUSTRATED
• TEXT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
THE ILLUSTRATIONS
• CLEAR TEXT IS IMPORTANT
• SMALLER TEXT MEANS HIGHER
LEVEL OF READER
EARLY READERS
• NON-FICTION STORIES START
TO APPEAR
– SPORTS, HISTORY, OR ADVENTURE
– FANTASY AND FOLKLORE
EARLY READERS
• DANNY AND THE DINOSAUR
• FROG AND TOAD BOOKS
CHAPTER BOOKS
• BOOKS WITH SMALLER, DENSER
PRINT
• LITTLE OR NO PICTURES
• DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS
• AGES: 6-UP DEPENDING ON
READING LEVEL
CHAPTER BOOKS
• BEGINNING LEVEL:
• FROG AND TOAD BOOKS (GR.1/2)
• “RAMONA” BOOKS (GR. 2/3)
• MAGIC TREE HOUSE (GRADE 3-4)
• SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (GR.2-UP)
• CHRONICLES OF NARNIA (GR. 3-UP)
• HARRY POTTER (GR.5/6)
BOOK POSTER
ASSIGNMENT
• SUMMARIZE BOOK IN PARAGRAPH
• IDENTIFY WHICH AGE GROUP IT
IS APPROPRIATE FOR AND WHY?
• FAVORITE PICTURE OR QUOTE
FROM BOOK
• AUTHOR/TITLE/AWARDS/
• ILLUSTRATOR