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Picture books are books that tell so much more than the words on the page. They can often tell the story with just their illustrations alone. It is important to draw that connection for children. Allow them to first, experience the illustrations in a book before ever reading the text. For picture books are just that, an experience. They can experience the text, the illustrations, the voice and the emotion that the illustrations provoke.
You can draw connections between the illustrations and the text or isolate either by asking probing questions.
For example, if a child were to read the classic, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, one may ask the following:
You can draw connections between the illustrations and the text or isolate either by asking probing questions.
For example, if a child were to read the classic, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, one may ask the following:
- Does the lack of color in the illustrations take away from the story? Why or why not?
- If you had only the illustrations and no text, how would the story differ?
- What characters are present throughout the story? Which can you relate to and why?
- How does the ending make you feel and why?
- Was a lesson learned from the story, if so what?