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Book Reviews
Assignment: To appreciate the quality of story picture books, your assignment is to read and evaluate six picture books: PixBook4.jpg
at least two must be Caldecott Medal winners and
two must be Caldecott Honor books.
The other two may be your choice.
The Caldecott Medal (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. The Caldecott Honor books are among those books nominated for the award. (You will find a list of Caldecott Medal and Honor books if you follow the link above.)
Try to read books from the100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Caldecott Medal and Honor lists (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (Links to an external site.)Links to Books are available online, in the public library, and in the GCC Library Media Center.
SUBMIT ALL REVIEWS AS ONE DOCUMENT; DO NOT SUBMIT EACH PICTURE BOOK REVIEW SEPARATELY
Follow the template exactly, please. Do not write all of your answers in paragraph format. Look at the samples provided. Thank you.
Each evaluation/review is worth 17 points [102 total points + 3 points for grammar errors, and mechanics = 105 points] and must include:
A bibliography in MLA format This information should appear right before each review, and it should include the following:
Author\’s name (Note precise punctuation on the sample.)
Illustrator\’s name (If the author is the illustrator, you may simply put (illustrator) after the author\’s name.)
Title of book (Title is underlined or italicized. First, last and all important words are capitalized, regardless of how it appears on the book cover.) (followed by a period)
Publisher (followed by a comma)
Year of publication (followed by a period)
All of this information should be found on the title page of the book. [1 point]
On the top right-hand corner, identify which books are Caldecott Medal and Caldecott Honor books.
Give an introductory summary of the story. Do NOT tell the entire story; tell just enough to make someone want to read the book. If you strive for approximately 25-30 well-chosen words, you will have included only the important information. You should address: who, what, the conflict, and maybe the theme. Do not begin by saying, \”This is a story about . . . .\” [2 points]
Sample Introductory Summaries
A miller brags that his beautiful daughter can spin gold from straw. The king commands her to do so. She engages the help of a strange man in exchange for her first-born child.
Prince Cinders is a scrawny young man with three older, hairy, macho brothers. He spends his life cleaning up after them. He meets a bumbling, dirty fairy who tries to help him.
An aging grandpa reenacts \”the good ole days\” as a vaudeville song and dance man for his three grandchildren. Both derive love and pleasure from the sharing.
Appropriate Age/Grade Level Best suited for preschool children, ages 4-5 [1 point]
Book Evaluation Criteria
Evaluate each of the following areas of the book. When reviewing picture books, illustrations are the focus; you must be more detailed and provide examples to support what you say. You do not need to respond to each question listed under the different sections. The questions are there to get you to consider certain things before writing your response. [9 points]
Content – describe and evaluate the book\’s content. [2 points]
What is the focus of the book?
Does the book encourage curiosity and wonder about its topic?
Is the book connected to any particular curriculum topic in more than just a superficial way?
What is the quality of the language? Is the vocabulary appropriate?
Illustrations – when reviewing picture books, this area must be more detailed than the others; provide examples to support what you say. Include the front and back cover as part of the illustrations. [5 points]
What are the illustrations like? What medium does the illustrator use?
Do the illustrations extend the text?
Are the words and illustrations woven together in any way? Do they create \”rhythm and movement\” in any way?
What colors are used and for what purpose?
What does the illustrator try to convey through his/her art?
Do the pictures range in size, cover the whole page, appear too small?
Does the book cover attract attention?
Theme – identify and evaluate the book\’s theme (a message that you can glean from the overall story; \”an idea that flows through a book and states something about life\” [2 points]
What is the theme?
Is the theme worthwhile?
Is it too obvious or overpowering?
Personal Reaction
Try to read the book as a child would. First, just enjoy looking at the pictures. Then, read the story, and write your reaction to the \”experience.\” [1 point]
Discussion Questions (do not use questions that may be answered by a simple \”yes\” or \”no\”)
Finally, you are to create at least three discussion questions that you could use if you read the story to a child. It is important to relate the story to the child\’s life, so that s/he may have a vicarious experience. Remember, it is when we have a vicarious experience that our basic needs are fulfilled. You must use \”open-ended questions\” (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.(questions that require more than a \”yes\” or \”no\” answer}. Follow the link for more information. [3 points]
Do not submit your first draft. Rewrite and revise until you have the precise meaning you wish to convey. NOTE: You are graded on your level of college writing. Points are deducted for all English grammar and mechanical errors.
Sample Book Review {Follow this link for an example.}
You may copy and paste this template into a word document and fill it in with your information.
NOTE: When completing your assignments, you should use the following stages: prewriting, writing, revising. The first attempt is not the final product. You must edit and revise. Even Dr. Suess recognized the importance of stages:
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