Children’s books are the building blocks of development in children

How the book’s words will relate to the children’s lives, culture and world.

1. what is an example of a book from your childhood?

2. What favorite book do you remember?

Getting the children involved with the book

Examples: pop-ups, movement, touch, sounds.

What is an example of interactivity?

This is how the book can be interactive to the child’s senses of touch.

Example: Pat the Bunny

How the book is designed to maximize the small motor skills of the children.

Example- hard cover or hard page books

1. R-Repetition◦ Reading it over and over again

2. R-Rhythm◦ How the book moves through the words

3. R Readability◦ How the children react to the book

4. Rhyme ◦ Words that sound the same , but mean different

things.

The quality, expression and aesthic picture the author is trying to convey be perceived differently from one child to another.

How the light is reflected in the picture

How you feel about the book?

How the children like the book?

What is your favorite now?

What was your favorite as a child?