Will the book …? - Inspire children to dream and to live out
their dreams - Take children outside themselves to experience
something new - Keep children on the edge of their chairs - Stir
children to feel emotions - Encourage children to relate to the
characters Does the book have …? - Funny parts that will make
children laugh - Rhythm and rhyme For example, the books of Dr
Seuss are famous for rhymes. His book Yertle the Turtle begins
(please notice the rhyme at the end of each line) On the far-
away Island of Sala-ma-Sond, Yertle the Turtle was king of the
pond. A nice little pond. It was clean. It was neat. The water
was warm. There was plenty to eat. - Illustrations that are a
pleasure to look at, make the book easier to understand, will
capture children’s attention and prompt discussion - A storyline
that grabs children’s attention and sustains it - The use of
dialogue that allows us to use a variety of voices For example,
In Kayla & the Magical Tree, there is a girls’ voice, Kayla, and
the voice of Gorf,