Books
Text
What is the Theme, message, what does the reader learn about self?
Theme is "life is limited" so, it is important to tell people around us how much love you while they're alive.
How is the quality of writing, use of language, literary style?
The language is very easy. Each pages has one or two sentences and one sentence is short.
Is the Character and plot development clear and well done?
Yes, we can realize easily the relationship between the boy and his dog.
How is the Reading level, appropriateness for target audience
Reading level is very easy. So, this is appropriate for children who are 5 to 7.
Strengths, weaknesses, comparison to other similar titles, originality, creativity, controversial elements
This book is about life and love, but it's easy to understand for children. The illustrations are not so impressive.
The text of a children’s book is usually organized into simple sentences and short paragraphs.
How is the text organized in the book that you have chosen to review? Do you think the organization is sufficient (hood enough)?
The text is organized into simple sentences and short paragraphs.
The
Illustration/ Layout
What is the primary medium (collage, drawings, photographs, etc.) used in the illustrations? Type of illustrations?
The illustrations are watercolor.
Do illustrations support the story?
Yes.
Size and shape of book appropriate to audience and content, binding quality, durable?
This book is bound on the side. Maybe this is because it's easy to along the time series.
Some picture books have an illustration on the front cover that presents the main conflict or
point of the story. Identify two or more elements from the front cover of the book you are
reviewing and explain how they relate to the story.
From the illustration of this front cover, we can image the bond between the boy and the dog. Then, we feel sad from their back. The season is winter, so we can imagine the end of something.
Identify the illustration that in your opinion is the most effective in developing the story as a
whole. Explain how two or more elements in the illustration help support and develop the
story.
The most effective illustration is that the dog died and the boy's family surrounded her. Because their facial expressions are sad and the boy's sister is crying. Also before this scene, the boy and the dog are drawn as main characters, but in this scene they are drawn small compare with size of this illustrations.
Characterization
What is the easily identifiable dominant trait of the story’s main character?
The and the dog loves each other.
Identify a character trait of the main character that is established through the text.
The boy and the dog is very close.
Identify a character trait of the main character that is established through the illustrations.
They always together and grow up together.
Identify two character traits of the main character that young children identify or sympathize
with.
The boy loves the dog and he likes to play with her.
What was the main problem that the main character faces in the book? How is this problem
similar to a problem that most children have faced before?
The main problem is the difference of lifespan between human and dogs. Maybe most children saw the death of beetle, cicada, goldfish and so on.
Audience
Who would enjoy reading this
Everyone enjoy.
Usefulness to introduce a particular life lesson or new concept
This book is very useful to introduce the difference of lifespan, but we can make good relationship even if we're different creatures.
Would this be useful to teachers, parents, librarians for a particular reason
This books is useful to teachers and parents bacause they can teach the importance of telling I love you to the important people. And also they can teach the difference of the lifespan between human and other creatures.
What is the Theme, message, what does the reader learn about self?
Theme is "life is limited" so, it is important to tell people around us how much love you while they're alive.
How is the quality of writing, use of language, literary style?
The language is very easy. Each pages has one or two sentences and one sentence is short.
Is the Character and plot development clear and well done?
Yes, we can realize easily the relationship between the boy and his dog.
How is the Reading level, appropriateness for target audience
Reading level is very easy. So, this is appropriate for children who are 5 to 7.
Strengths, weaknesses, comparison to other similar titles, originality, creativity, controversial elements
This book is about life and love, but it's easy to understand for children. The illustrations are not so impressive.
The text of a children’s book is usually organized into simple sentences and short paragraphs.
How is the text organized in the book that you have chosen to review? Do you think the organization is sufficient (hood enough)?
The text is organized into simple sentences and short paragraphs.
The
Illustration/ Layout
What is the primary medium (collage, drawings, photographs, etc.) used in the illustrations? Type of illustrations?
The illustrations are watercolor.
Do illustrations support the story?
Yes.
Size and shape of book appropriate to audience and content, binding quality, durable?
This book is bound on the side. Maybe this is because it's easy to along the time series.
Some picture books have an illustration on the front cover that presents the main conflict or
point of the story. Identify two or more elements from the front cover of the book you are
reviewing and explain how they relate to the story.
From the illustration of this front cover, we can image the bond between the boy and the dog. Then, we feel sad from their back. The season is winter, so we can imagine the end of something.
Identify the illustration that in your opinion is the most effective in developing the story as a
whole. Explain how two or more elements in the illustration help support and develop the
story.
The most effective illustration is that the dog died and the boy's family surrounded her. Because their facial expressions are sad and the boy's sister is crying. Also before this scene, the boy and the dog are drawn as main characters, but in this scene they are drawn small compare with size of this illustrations.
Characterization
What is the easily identifiable dominant trait of the story’s main character?
The and the dog loves each other.
Identify a character trait of the main character that is established through the text.
The boy and the dog is very close.
Identify a character trait of the main character that is established through the illustrations.
They always together and grow up together.
Identify two character traits of the main character that young children identify or sympathize
with.
The boy loves the dog and he likes to play with her.
What was the main problem that the main character faces in the book? How is this problem
similar to a problem that most children have faced before?
The main problem is the difference of lifespan between human and dogs. Maybe most children saw the death of beetle, cicada, goldfish and so on.
Audience
Who would enjoy reading this
Everyone enjoy.
Usefulness to introduce a particular life lesson or new concept
This book is very useful to introduce the difference of lifespan, but we can make good relationship even if we're different creatures.
Would this be useful to teachers, parents, librarians for a particular reason
This books is useful to teachers and parents bacause they can teach the importance of telling I love you to the important people. And also they can teach the difference of the lifespan between human and other creatures.