A Genre Presentation Robin Placzek, M.Ed Whitworth University

 Traditionally, 32 pages with up to 1500 words (with 1000 words being the average length)  Often longer for non-fiction picture books  First 3 pages reserved for the inside front cover, title page, and copyright page  Simple plots with (usually) one main character  Publications in which the pictures stand alone, the pictures dominate the text, or the words and illustrations are equally important  Illustrated books vs. picture books

 Present the story line in a brief and straightforward manner  Contain a limited number of concepts  Include concepts that children can comprehend  Provide text that is written in a direct, simple style  Provide illustrations that complement the text

 ABC Books  Counting Books  Concept/Informational Books  Participation Books  Wordless Books  Predictable Books  Beginning Reader Books  Storybooks  Engineered  Baby/Board Books

 Named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott.  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.  See the “Criteria for Caldecott Award” handout…