Naming Liberty
Author: Jane Yolen
Illustrator: Jim Burke
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade level: 1-4
Naming Liberty is a historical fiction book about a young girl who is leaving her home in Russia to move to America. She begins wondering what her name will be when she arrives to America. When she sees the statue of Liberty, she knows Liberty must be her name. It also tells a tale of a young artist named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi who dreams of building a monument to honor freedom.
Jim Burke did an amazing job with illustrating Naming Liberty by creating pictures that complete the texts and also almost tell another story at the same time as the texts. His paintings capture perfectly the tales of the young girl and artist both seeking freedom.
When studying freedom or the Statue of Liberty, this would be a great book to read and have the students reflect on what freedom means to them. Whether they are immigrants or natives, the United States of America's freedom affects each and every person who lives here.
The Butterfly
Author/Illustrator: Patricia Polacco
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade level: 3-7
In The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco, a small girl named Monique lives in a French village that has just been flooded with Nazi soldiers who are terrorizing the town. She symbolizes the butterfly as the Nazis' victims. One night, Monique finds a little girl named Sevrine, whom she thought to be a ghost, sitting at the end of her bed. Sevrine had been living in her basement because she and her family were Jews.The two become friends, but must meet privately. The neighbor saw the two so Sevrine's family had to flee. In the end, Sevrine sends a letter to Monique with a butterfly inside saying she is the only one in her family to survive.
The illustrator is Patricia Polacco herself. The illustrations give a ghostly vibe to the book, while the texts also add a harsh light to this disheartening story. She uses watercolors to create images that evoke feelings of fear and sadness as well as hope at the end.
Through this story, the topics of racism, prejudice, and bravery can be discussed in the classroom. This book is a very appropriate read for students ages nine through twelve. It teaches history to students in a new way than just reading text books about World War II. This gives them a story that was based off of real life events.
Baseball Saved Us
Author: Ken Mochizuki
Illustrator: Dom Lee
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade level: 1-6
Awards: Parents' Choice Award
Baseball Saved Us is a book about a boy named Shorty and his family. They are sent to a camp after the Pearl Harbor attack. There he and his father decide to build a baseball field to make everyone feel happier in a tough time. Shorty finds that playing not only makes him happy, but causes him to gain respect for himself.
The illustrator of this book is Dom Lee, who creates realistic looking pictures throughout the books. They show the hard time that the Japanese descendant Americans went through at this time. The illustrator does not make the Japanese descendants look a certain way. They look like they could be anyone. This way the reader can feel based on the story not on the way the characters look.
This is a great read for students from ages six to twelve. This story has a great tale of the underdog overcoming a hard time. This story will allow students to experience what it was like to go through the aftermath of Pearl Harbor from a different perspective that one I have ever seen.
Vacation Under the Volcano
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrator: Salvatore Murdocca
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade level: 2-5
Vacation Under the Volcano is the thirteenth chapter book in the Magic Tree House Series. Jack and Annie are the two main characters who travel through time to different places that are important in history. In this book, they travel to Pompeii in the days of the Roman Empire. Once there, they find out that it was the day that the city would be destroyed due to the erupting volcano. They must hurry to beat time so that they are not stuck in Pompeii.
The illustrator of this book is Salvatore Murdocca. He actually illustrated the entire Magic Tree House Series. His illustrations are realistically drawn. They contain detail and the characters and setting are not very abstract, but look very similar to how they would in real life.
This book is great for students because it does have an element of imagination with the time traveling, while also being historically accurate. These books are incredibly entertaining, so much so that students will not even realize they are learning about history at the same time.
Morning Girl
Author: Michael Dorris
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade level: 3-7
Morning Girl is a novel about a little Native American girl named Morning Girl. She got this name because she wakes up with the sun. She and her family live in a vibrant community and live a normal life, have the same imaginations, wants, and needs as everyone else. In the end, there world changes when Christopher Columbus's ship sails in and disrupts the lives of the Natives living there. It is saddening to think of what happens to the lives and communities of these peoples after Columbus arrives.
There are no illustrations in this novel, although the author paints a very vivid picture of the setting and each character. The author is very descriptive throughout the book. While reading the book, you can imagine everything the writer is describing.
This is a novel written based on an entry in Christopher Columbus's diary. This is a great read for students when they are learning the details of the founding of the Americas because this shows a different perspective than what is usually taught, which is the viewpoint of the Westerners. This shows what the lives of the Native Americans were like before the Westerners came to the Americas.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Author: John Boyne
Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade level: 3+
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a tragic story about a young boy, Bruno, whose family moves to a new place with no kids around to play because his father gets a new promotion. The new house is surrounded by a tall fence. One day Bruno adventures off to find a boy, Shmuel, on the other side of the fence. They became fast friends. One day, Shmuel's father goes missing, so Bruno devises a plan to get over the fence and put on striped pajamas to match the others so that he can help Shmuel find his dad. They are forced to march into a gas chamber. After Bruno's disappearance, his father has an epiphany of what happened to him. The story ends with the allies' soldiers coming to thee camp and making the father go with them.
Illustrations in this book are done by acclaimed artist Oliver Jeffers. This is a deluxe illustrated edition. The illustrations within the book are very powerful and moving. They are done in a cartoon style, which confused me at first because of the seriousness of this book's message, but the illustrations actually promote the message of the book.
The story and message of this book are very impacting on any reader who understands this story, no matter their age. I would suggest not letting children under the age of nine read it because it is an extremely disheartening story that also takes some understanding of the context.
Number the Stars
Author/Illustrator: Lois LoweryGenre: Historical FictionGrade level: 3-7Award: Newbery Award
Number the Stars is about a ten-year-old girl named Annamarie who lives in Denmark. Nazis have had control over Denmark for three years at this point. Annamarie and her friend Ellen, who is a Jew, get stopped by Nazi soldiers when walking home from school. This startles their parents. Jewish stores begin to close in the town. Ellen's parents decide it is time to leave, but leave Ellen with Annamarie's family. Ellen pretends to be part of the family until she can be sneaked in a boat headed for Sweden. Finally, the war is over and Ellen's family is safe and able to return to their home.
This is a novel without illustrations. The photograph taken for the cover page was taken by Lois Lowery herself. Photography is one of Lowery's favorite hobbies.
This is an amazing chapter book to read with an entire class in middle school. I still remember reading this with my sixth grade class and its great impact on all of our views of the war. This book shows World War II from a different perspective than what is normally seen in books.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Author/Illustrator: Jeff Kinney
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade level: 3-8
Award: Kids' Choice Award
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a hilarious children's novel written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney about a boy named Greg Heffley struggling to make it through middle school. To do so, he must perform schemes and pranks to gain some status in the school, but each time he tries, he fails. In the end, Greg decides he needs no other approval then the one of his best friend Rowley.
This book's illustrations and writings are both done by Jeff Kinney. The book contains lines resembling paper and large handwriting written as if it were by a middle schooler, which adds to the humor of the story. The illustrations are similar to those of a graphic novel, but are more doodley.
This book is very well-liked by students from ages eight to fourteen. It has even won the Kids' Choice Award, which shows the love children have for this book. It is not only hilarious, but it is very relatable to students in the middle school age because the characters are dealing with real issues that students are dealing with at this time in their lives.
No, David!
Author/Illustrator: David Shannon
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade level: PK-3
Award: Caldecott Honor
No, David! is a book written by David Shannon that is sort of an autobiographical story that he wrote when he was five years old. He wrote about a boy named David who always got himself into trouble so much so that all he ever heard was his mother yelling, "No, David!"
This book's illustrations and writings are both done by the creative David Shannon. He won a Caldecott Honor Award for this work. This book is a picture storybook because while the writings were not very descriptive, the illustrations completed the details needed for the readers to understand what is happening in the story.
This book's simple texts are great for readers in pre-school through third grade. This story has a great moral to it that no matter what David did to disappoint his mother, in the end she still loves him the same. Children this age will find these minimal texts hilarious.
The Snowy Day
Author/Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade level: PK-1
Award: Caldecott Medal
The Snowy Day is a book about a little boy's adventure in a snowy city. As he plays, he learns to deal with problems as they arise. He has the best day playing in the snow, making snow angels and snowmen. That night he dreams that the sun came out and melted all the snow, but when he wakes up, he finds that it has actually snowed again.
This book's illustrations are done by the writer who won the Caldecott Medal for these illustrations. These illustrations are done in collage by cut-outs and watercolors. The illustrations are simplistic and compliment the equally simple texts.
This book's simple texts are great for readers three and up. Peter's actions are very accurate to a child's first encounter with snow. Children will be intrigued to see and hear all about Peter's fun day in the city snow. This book has a wonderful way of capturing childhood innocence.
Bridge to Terabithia
Author: Katherine Paterson
Illustrator: Donna Diamond
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade level: 4-6
Award: Newbery Medal
Bridge to Terabithia is a very touching book about a young boy named Jess Aarons who practices all summer to become the fastest runner in fifth grade. When he goes to race, he ends up getting beaten by a new girl named Leslie Burke. They end up becoming best friends who spend all their time together in an imaginary kingdom they created named Terabithia. The book has a very sad ending when Leslie passes away after crossing the river to get to Terabithia. The beauty in this tragedy is seeing the great impact that Leslie's imagination had on Jess' life.
The illustrations are done by Donna Diamond and are mainly in black ink with white background. This style gives the book a simplistic and old time feel. There are not a whole lot of illustrations throughout the book because it is a novel.
Because this book can be so controversial, it is hard to say whether or not students should read it in school. I think this book is a great example of realistic fiction because it is so realistic. Situations that happen in this story happen in real life all of the time. Death happens and students need to be aware of that and sympathetic towards stories like this one. It deals with death, bullying, and imagination, and students the age of ten to twelve need to be aware of these situations.
A Chair for My Mother
Author/Illustrator: Vera B. Williams
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade level: PK-3
Award: Caldecott Honor
A Chair for My Mother is a heartwarming picture book about a sweet family who saves up a jar full of coins so that they could buy a new chair. They are buying a chair because all of their furniture burned up when their house caught on fire. The family finally got their chair and they are able to relax in it and enjoy their home.
The illustrations and writing are done by the very talented Vera B. Williams who was awarded the Caldecott Honor for this book's illustrations. The illustrations are extremely colorful and vibrant and compliment this lovely story very well.
This is a great picture book to have in a pre-school to third grade classroom because it has a great message of the values of family, hard work, saving, and struggling. This book is great to use to motivate discussion of important wants and needs in students' lives.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Author: Judith Viorst
Illustrator: Ray Cruz
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade level: K-4
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a book about a boy named Alexander who experiences the worst day of his life. From waking up with gum stuck in his hair to being without dessert at lunch. This book is very humorous and gives the message to kids that everyone has bad days every now and then.
The illustrations by Ray Cruz also add greatly to the story's humor. Alexander is portrayed as frustrated throughout the book by the use of the illustrators detail in facial features. The illustrations are in black and white, which give the book a classic feel to a modern story.
This book would be most interesting for children between the ages of five and nine. It has an awesome message that allows children to see that everyone experiences bad days. It also can help them deal with their emotions when they are put in situations similar to those of Alexander.
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11
Author/Illustrator: Brian Floca
Genre: Non-Fiction
Grade level: 2-5
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 is a picturebook about the first moon landing. This book features the astronauts getting ready to take off by getting their gear on and then sitting in their sideways seats. It shows all of the machinery and gives details of the rocket's parts. This is a story of adventure and discovery shown from a whole different perspective than young readers are used to.
The illustrations were created by the writer as well, Brian Floca. The pictures are very detailed and keep the readers' attention and compliment the texts very well. The front and back cover have very attention grabbing illustrations as well as information about launching and lift off.
I would suggest this book for students who are seven to eleven years old because that is when children should become more interested in non-fiction books. This non-fiction book is great because although it is very informational, it comes off as a story and is very entertaining for young readers.
Wonder
Author/Illustrator: R.J. Palacio
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade level: 3-8
Wonder is a moving novel about a boy, Auggie, with a facial deformity that caused him to not go to school until 5th grade. When he finally decided to come to school, he becomes friends with a boy named Jack right off the bat even though many other kids at school just ignored or even badmouthed Auggie. He and Jack spend all of their time together until Jack betrays him on Halloween by badmouthing him with all of the other cruel kids with Auggie sitting at the desk beside them with a mask on. Once Jack finds that Auggie is ignoring him because of this, he feels horrible and eventually gets into a fight with Auggie's biggest bully, Julian. In the end, all the fifth graders go on a camping trip and Jack and Auggie start getting harassed by seventh graders all because of Auggie's looks. Other fifth grade boys see what is happening and step in to help. This is a turning point because Auggie's peers finally accept him, and his fifth grade year ends in success and happiness.
The illustrations were created by the writer as well, R.J. Palacio. She created the cover to show an abstract version of the main character, Auggie. The one-eyed look was not necessarily meant to be representational, but to show the essence of his character. There are only illustrations on the cover and end pages and they are done very simplistically.
This book is an amazing chapter book that I think all middle school children should read, whether that be a read aloud or read to self. This book gives a great perspective on people's lives. It is very emotional and inspirational. It teaches a very important message of acceptance and the causes of bullying. I would suggest this to readers from the ages of nine to thirteen, but really it is a great read for any age.
Kitten's First Full Moon
Author/Illustrator: Kevin HenkesGenre: Realistic FictionGrade level: PK-2
Award: Caldecott Medal
Kitten's First Full Moon is a picture book about a kitten that sees a full moon for the first time and believes that it is a bowl of milk.The kitten goes on a brave journey to get the bowl of milk. Although, in the end, the kitten does not get a bowl of milk in the sky, she does get one as a welcome gift when she gets home.
Kevin Henkes created amazing black and white illustrations that cause this book to be the winner of the Caldecott Medal Award in 2005. The drawings are done in almost a graphic novel style. This book has a different style than many Caldecott winners in the past because it is in black and white, but the shading is so well done that it makes this book stand out even with the absence of color.
This book would be great for a read-aloud in a classroom. The black and white pictures allow the students to focus on the story. This could also cause a fun discussion in the classroom about if it is realistic for the kitten to try and reach the moon. The story also contains vocabulary, rhythms, and sounds that are great for young learners to read.
Favorite Poems Old and New
Author: Helen Ferris
Illustrator: Leonard Weisgard
Genre: Poetry
Grade level: 1-10
Favorite Poems Old and New is a collection of over seven hundred classic and even modern poems. The groups of poems are collected by students' interests such as family, pets, and playing. These poems are of a wide variety of length and cleverness. Some are funny and playful stories with some are more somber.
Leonard Weisgard created a lovely section of illustrations in the book although there are not illustrations throughout the book. Weisgard creates his illustrations by using pen and ink to create a black and white simplistic feel.
Favorite Poems Old and New is a classic anthology that is sectioned off to the reader's wants and interests. This would be a fun book to have in the classroom because it has eighteen different categories that are all aimed at the interests of children.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Author/Illustrator: Shel Silverstein
Genre: Poetry
Grade level: K-6
Where the Sidewalk Ends is a collection of poems that are funny and thought provoking. In this story, there is a boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale. This world has endless possibilities. In these poems, there is a great use of rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and assonance.
Shel Silverstein is an amazing author and illustrator. His drawings in Where the Sidewalk Ends are whimsical street art type sketches. The characters are drawn in a cartoon-like form. His art is reminiscent of childhood for many adults.
This collection of poetry would be great to use in the classroom because of its great use of rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, and assonance. This book is often used in middle school to teach poetry and its literary devices. It could be used for a book report or an example for students to use in creating their own poems.
You Come Too
Author: Robert Frost
Illustrator: Thomas Nason
Genre: Poetry
Grade level: 5-6
You Come Too is a book of fifty-one poems by Robert Frost. Most of the poems are about people, but every one of the poems is about growth. Frost put this collection of his poems together with the young reader in mind. Robert Frost's poetry always contains the theme of nature.
Thomas Nason created some artwork for You Come Too by illustrating wooden carvings and creating the cover page. Nason helps add on to the over all theme of nature throughout the book. Although, there are not many illustrations throughout this book because it is a collection of poems for older children, some natural illustrations can be found.
Robert Frost is an extremely well-known poet. His poem are very well-known as well as well-liked. These are very clever poems that will be thought-provoking for students ages ten to twelve. These poems are fun for students because they are about explorations of discovery with the invitation of "You come too."
Hi, Koo!
Author/Illustrator: Jon J. Muth
Genre: Poetry
Grade level: PK-6
Award: Caldecott Honor
Hi, Koo! is a book of haikus about the four seasons. Inside the book, a reader can find a cute little panda bear and two human siblings exploring the four seasons. These are twenty-six haikus that will challenge readers to open their minds and imaginations. The author also does something a little different in not adhering to the normal standard of a seventeen syllable haiku. This is also an alphabet book depending on which word is capitalized in the story.
Jon J. Muth not only writes, but illustrates this children's book of poems. The words of the poem do not necessarily convey the aspects of seasons so the illustrations play a big part in that in this book. The illustrations are beautiful watercolors that convey the four lovely seasons. The panda bear flows wonderfully across the pages.
These poems are those that will interest students in the art of poetry. This is a lovely example of modern poetry that takes a spin on conventional forms of poetry and does something a little different. Jon J. Muth does this by taking traditional haikus and changing them to having no boundaries in syllables. This book would be a great one to have in the classroom because it promotes students' imagination.
A Child's Garden of Verses
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator: Tasha Tudor
Genre: Poetry
Grade level: 1-3
A Child's Garden of Verses is a classic book filled with verses written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It displays the joys and tragedies of the author's childhood. It is reminiscent to a simpler childhood. This is a book about solitude and childhood that people, no matter the age, will read and remember their own childhood.
Tasha Tudor illustrates this edition of A Child's Garden of Verses and does it wonderfully. Her illustrations depict a simpler and gentler time. The illustrations in poetry really aid the reader in becoming interested, especially at a young age. Her art is soft and beautiful, a very reflection of the poetry inside.
These poems are those that will interest students in the art of poetry. Many times, children do not really give poetry a chance after the nursery rhyme stage. This book contains stories that children will relate to and will give them a love for the genre.
Winds
Author: Mary O'Neill
Illustrator: James Barkley
Genre: Poetry
Grade level: 1-4
Winds is a collection of poetry by Mary O'Neill about different types of winds and their affect on the weather. Some winds cause the clouds, animals, and even people to be affected.
James Barkley uses watercolor to paint beautiful illustrations of different winds. Each illustration contains movement that the reader can see. Through the illustrations, the winds affect on earth and the weather can be seen.
This book would be a great one to read during a unit over weather for cross-curricular use. It uses poetic rhymes to describe how the wind has its affect on the world around us. The poems explain how the wind affects the weather patterns, people, and animals.
The Giving Tree
Author/Illustrated: Shel Silverstein
Genre: Poetry
Grade level: 1-4
The Giving Tree is a poem that tells the story of a tree who loves a boy. The boy comes to the tree every day to use it for its apples, swing from the branches, and slide down its trunk. The tree is happy that the boy needs her. As time went on, the boy kept wanting more from the tree and the tree kept giving more and more. This is a story of sadness, a parable of the gift of giving and the ability to love.
Shel Silverstein is not only the author of this poetry, but the illustrator of the artwork. The illustrations are in cartoon style. The pictures are moving and aid to the tragic love story this book is depicting. Silverstein's illustrations seem to speak louder than the words.
This book would be great for students in grades first to fourth because this is a child's story. It has a great lesson attached that children of this age should be aware of, that is not taking those who love you for granted. This may be a new lesson for children, but it needs to be told to them and this book is a great way to do so.
When We Were Very Young
Author: A. A. Milne
Illustrator: Ernest H. Shepard
Genre: Poetry
Grade level: K-3
When We Were Very Young is a collection of poems written by A. A. Milne. One of these poems introduces Winnie the Pooh. The poems are mainly written about young people who take charge in their own lives. The rhymes are beautifully written with equally amazing rhythm.
The illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard are funny and lovely. Each page is illustrated with a child's point of view in mind. The illustrations perfectly accompany the texts created by Milne. It depicts full-colored artwork over cream-colored pages that creates a timeless feel.
This book would be great for students in grades Kindergarten to third. Students would be interested in reading this because it contains writings about Winnie the Pooh and other young people whose lives and worlds are magical.
A Poke in the I
Author: Paul B. Janeczko
Illustrator: Chris Raschka
Genre: Poetry
Grade level: 1-5
A Poke in the I is a collection of poems put together by Paul B. Janeczko. This poems are a lot more playful for children this age because they contain many concrete poems which have texts formed together to make shapes. This book is filled with thirty poems that include some which have words in the shape of crows flying off the page or a balloon flying away.
Chris Raschka created delightful works of art on each page. His illustrations are very abstract. He focuses not on where the eyes go when following along, but on the emotion of the art itself. The poetry itself is a work of art, especially since it is concrete poetry. The illustrations help add to the visual enjoyment of this book.
I would suggest this book for grades first through fifth because these works of poetry are concrete which make them a little more difficult to follow, almost like a puzzle. This book is an excellent choice to introduce poetry because these concrete poems are a treat for younger children.
Lemonade: and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word
Author: Bob Raczka
Illustrator: Nancy Doniger
Genre: Poetry
Grade level: 3-6
Lemonade: and Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word is a book that creates poems from single words. It takes word puzzles and turns it into poetry. It contains a few rebus poems using symbols in place of words. These poems are funny and clever, and children enjoy the challenge of trying to solve their riddles.
Nancy Doniger does an amazing job at creating funny and quirky images throughout the book. Her illustrations do not take away at all from the art of the words themselves, but in fact add to their meaning. Most poetry books do not have much illustration, but this one has just enough to compliment the poetry. This book also displays concrete poetry which causes the text to form in the shape of the object of the poem.
I would suggest this book for grades third through sixth because the texts are tricky to decode. This is a great book to introduce students to poetry because the would be interested in figuring out the pattern of the poem. It also is a great example of concrete and rebus poems.
The Velveteen Rabbit
Author: Margery Williams
Illustrator: William Nicholson
Genre: Modern Fantasy
Grade level: K-3
Award: IRA/CBC Children's Choice Award
The Velveteen Rabbit is a classic that people of all ages love. It is about a stuffed toy rabbit that wishes to become real through the love of his owner. The boy falls in love with the rabbit because one of his toys went missing so he slept with the stuffed rabbit. The boy loves the rabbit so much, he treats the rabbit like a real rabbit. The rabbit meets some other real rabbits and finds he cannot hop the way they can. They claim he is not a real rabbit. One day, the boy gets scarlet fever and the rabbit stays and comforts him. The doctors say the Velveteen Rabbit must be thrown away because it was exposed to the fever. The rabbit is left outside where he begins crying. His tear drops and a flower grows. A fairy comes out of the flower and takes the rabbit to real rabbits. The fairy kisses the Velveteen Rabbit and he becomes real rabbit. The next spring the boy sees the rabbit and recognizes him.
This book includes the original illustrations from 1922. William Nicholson sketched and painted in neutral colors.The images are classic looking drawings for the 1900s. The illustrations give the book an old time feeling that readers enjoy.
The story of this lovable rabbit can be enjoyed by any age because it is a timeless classic. I would love to read this book to my students that are ages 5-9. This story is a great example of modern fantasy because it is about a toy coming to life, which can be often found in many modern fantasy books.
Meet the Woodland Folk
Author/Illustrator: Tony Wolf
Genre: Modern Fantasy
Grade level: 1-3
Meet the Woodland Folk is a fun story of the introduction of all the creates living in the woodlands. This book is a part of the Woodland Series of seven books. This is the first book that begins the stories of the woodland folk and their adventures.
This book includes very colorful woodland creatures. They are beautifully drawn and painted. In each illustrated page, there are many little details that are fascinating. It is very well illustrated and will draw the attention of readers through the rich images.
This book is a good read for children from ages 6 to 9 because it is a little bit harder of a read. This is more of a read to self book because of the longer texts and also the detailed illustrations. This book is a good example of modern fantasy because the woodland creatures do things they cannot normally do in real life, such as talk, ride shoes for boats, and sew.
