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Shelby Furlough

Dr. Richard Burke

ENGL 414 A

May 5, 2023

“Annotated Bibliography”

Picture Books:

Criteria for Excellence: When I look for picture books, I like them to have

really great pictures. The pictures should go along with the storyline of the

book because pictures are how children start to read. The pictures should be

fairly detailed or should at least get children to want to pick up the book and

read it.

1. Author: James Howe

Title: Scared Silly: A Halloween Treat

Publisher and Year: Mulberry, 1989

Type of Book: Picture Book

Reading Level: 3rd Grade

-This book tells the story of three animals, Howie, Chester, and Harold. It is

Halloween and Chester (the cat) is trying to scare Howie (the puppy). Throughout

the story all the animals start to get scared. A witch comes in their house and talks

to the “vampire rabbit” Bunnicula. The animals think that they are going to be the

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ingredients to the witches’ brew so they try to escape, only to run into more

monsters, who turns out to be their owners.

-Noteworthy Traits: The pictures are very detailed and match the words perfectly.

You can tell how each character is feeling just by looking at the pictures.

2. Author: Jon Scieszka

Title: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

Publisher and Year: Scholastic, 1991


Reading Level: 1st Grade

-This book is about the three little pigs. However, there is a twist to the story. This

particular book is told from the wolf’s point of view. He believes that he was

framed and tries to tell the true story of what happened, not what the pigs say

happened.

-Noteworthy Traits: The pictures are very big and although they are in boxes, the

pictures come outside of the boxes as well. The picture colors match the mood of

the pages. The words and pictures go together well.

3. Author: Dr. Seuss

Title: Green Eggs and Ham

Publisher and Year: Beginner Books Inc., 1960


Reading Level: 2nd Grade

-This whole book is a struggle for Sam I Am to get the other character to eat the

green eggs and ham. He uses rhymes and different places to try to get the

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character to eat the green eggs and ham. When the character tries them, he

realizes that he actually likes green eggs and ham.

-Noteworthy Traits: The rhyming is really great. The repetition may help

struggling reading become more comfortable with the words being used in the

book.

4. Author: Chris Van Allsburg

Title: The Polar Express

Publisher and Year: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985



-This book is the story of a boy’s journey to the North Pole on a magical train.

The boy does not believe in Santa Clause and must travel to the North Pole to get

a special gift from Santa to hopefully make him believe again. During his train

ride he experiences some strange events.

-Noteworthy Traits: Won the Caldecott Medal. The pictures are wonderful,

detailed and match the words in the book. The pictures add to the wonderful story

line.

5. Author: Jan Brett

Title: The Mitten

Publisher and Year: Library of Congress Cataloging, 1989


Reading Level: 1st or 2nd Grade

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-This book is a great story of a boy who wanted white mittens. While in the

woods, he dropped one and because it was white as the snow, he could not find it.

A curious animal finds it, and climbs inside for warmth. As the story goes on,

other animals that gradually get larger continue to climb inside. Then a bear gets

in and sneezes which causes the animals to fall out.

-Noteworthy Traits: The pictures in this book are amazing. Jan Brett makes

wonderful illustrations. Throughout the book, the animals and the mitten are the

main focus of the pictures, however, in the borders of the pictures you can see the

boy looking for his mitten in the woods.

Poetry Books:

Criteria for Excellence: When I am looking for poetry books, I like to find

ones that children will enjoy. I think that they should be funny, catchy, and

there should be a variety of types of poems within the book. Poem books are

not ones children typically pick up and read themselves; people normally

read poems to children. That is why I think the poems should be interesting

for the children; they should to be hooked while they are hearing it.

1. Author: Shel Silverstein

Title: Where the Sidewalk Ends

Publisher and Year: Harper Collins, 1974

Type of Book: Poetry Book

Reading Level: 4th Grade

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-This book is full of strange poems. The poems consist of thing that would not

typically happen. They are funny and easy to read. Children should love reading

or hearing them, no matter the grade they are in.

-Noteworthy Traits: The poems are very funny and children should not have

difficulty reading them.

2. Author: James McDonald

Title: Rainy Day Poems

Publisher and Year: First Hose of Lore, 2012



-This book is great because the poems are all over the place; there is no set theme.

The poems should get students wanting to read and have fun while doing it. The

poems are focused on what kids like to read or talk about.

-Noteworthy Traits: The pictures are really well done in the books. The pictures

are almost 3D like. The pictures also relate well with the poems on each page.

3. Author: Jack Prelutsky

Title: It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles




-This book is full of poems that children will really enjoy. The poems are very

funny and creative. The author does a good job at playing on words.

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-Noteworthy Traits: The author does a wonderful job of word play, which makes

the poems more fun to read. There are interesting pictures to go along with some

of the poems.

4. Author: Halfdan Rasmussen, Marilyn Nelson, Pamela Espeland, Kevin Hawkes

Title: A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young

Publisher and Year: Candlewick Press, 2011


Reading Level: Kindergarten or 1st Grade

-This book is full of child friendly poems. The children will love to read or be

read the poems in this book. The poems are not too hard or complicated which

helps the struggling reads be able to read these.

-Noteworthy Traits: There are pictures that are really nice that go with some of

the poems. The way some of the poems are written on the page help add to the joy

of reading them.

5. Author: Alan Katz

Title: I’m still Here in the Bathtub: Brand New Silly Dilly Songs

Publisher and Year: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2003


Reading Level: 1st or 2nd Grade

-This book is full of poems, and they are not all about bathtubs. Some of the

poems can be put to songs that children know like “Working on the Railroad” as

well as others. The poems are longer but they are very funny and cute for

children.

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-Noteworthy Traits: The pictures go great with the poems. The poems are

relatable to children.

Nonfiction Books:

Criteria for Excellence: When I am picking nonfiction books, I try to find

ones with good pictures. Although nonfiction books are not normally used for

pictures, I think they add to whatever subject the book is about. Nonfiction

books should be a way to teach things without having to use a textbook.

Since children are reading these books for information on something, the

books should provided the information in an interesting way instead of just

facts on a page.

1. Author: Annie Jones

Title: The Four Seasons: Uncovering Nature

Publisher and Year: Firefly Books, 2004

Type of Book: Nonfiction Book

Reading Level: 3rd or 4th Grade

-This book does a great job at showing how the Earth changes during each of the

seasons. The book explains what happens during the seasons in many different

environments like jungles, desert, woodlands, and others. The book is laid out in

an easy way to read and uses very detailed colorful pictures.

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-Noteworthy Traits: This would be great when teaching either the seasons or the

different environments.

2. Author: David M. Schwartz

Title: How Much is a Million?



Reading Level: 1st Grade

-This book helps children understand the meaning of big numbers. The author

does a great job with this by taking big numbers and relating it to size. He uses a

wizard and children to demonstrate how tall things are. He shows how many

children it would take to be the same height or length as the big objects he uses in

the book.

-Noteworthy Traits: This would be great when teaching length or big numbers in

general. The pictures will help the students get a grasp of how big things are.

3. Author: Russell Freedman

Title: Lincoln: A Photobiography

Publisher and Year: Clarion Books, 1987


Reading Level: 4th or 5th Grade

-This book has the information that students need to know about Abraham

Lincoln. It is easy to read and the book contains great pictures to help the students

make better sense of the information that they are reading. The book goes all the

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way from his boyhood, to marriage, to his life as the president and other

professional years.

-Noteworthy Traits: A Newberry Medal Book. This would be great for

students to read when teaching about the presidents. Parts of the book could even

be helpful when teaching about the Civil War.

4. Author: Bernadette Simpson

Title: An ABC Escapade Through Egypt

Publisher and Year: NimNam Books, 2008


Reading Level: All Ages - Starting at 3rd Grade

-This book is full of information and real pictures. It is full of Egypt’s places,

animals, food, and other information. There is something for each letter in the

alphabet in the book. There are phrases as well as paragraphs, for those who just

need a little information on something. There is also a glossary in the back of the

book.

-Noteworthy Traits: This book has great pictures. Since this book is alphabetical,

it is easy for the students to find certain words. This would come in handy when

teaching about Egypt.

5. Author: David C. King

Title: Children’s Encyclopedia of American History

Publisher and Year: DK Publishing, 2003



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-This is a great book for children. It is an encyclopedia, but it is easy enough for

students to understand. It can help students relate today’s events with events of

the past. It allows students to get a better understanding of events in America that

happened before they were born. The whole book is full of maps, pictures, charts,

and written information to help tell America’s story.

-Noteworthy Traits: The pictures are great. The information is important and easy

enough for students to understand. This would be a great book for a replacement

textbook when teaching about America.

Children Novels:

Criteria for Excellence: When I am picking novels for children, I try to find

ones that the children can relate to in some way. I also try to find books that

are totally new or different to the children so they can learn and escape to a

world that they are not used to. I think novels should be detailed so the

reader can create pictures while they are reading since the majority of

novels do not provide pictures.

1. Author: Kate DiCamillo

Title: Because of Winn-Dixie

Publisher and Year: Candlewick Press, 2000

Type of Book: Realistic Fiction


-This book is about a girl who moved to a new place and did not have a lot of

friends. She then finds a stray dog and befriends it. Once she and her dad take the

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dog in as their own her summer starts to get better. However, she still is dealing

with the pain from the loss of her mother. A storm comes and scares Winn-Dixie,

the dog runs away, the daughter and father search everywhere for Winn-Dixie.

Opal has a breakdown about her mom and the dog being gone. Her father talks to

her and she realizes that her mom is never coming back. She then realizes that

Winn-Dixie was under the bed the whole time. She learns a lot of life lessons in

the book.

-Noteworthy Traits: Newberry Honor Book. This book provides life lessons

through a heartfelt story. All children are sure to enjoy this book.

2. Author: Andrew Clements

Title: Frindle

Publisher and Year: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, 1996

Type of Book: Realistic Fiction

Reading Level: 2nd or 3rd Grade

-This book is about Nicholas who is in fifth grade. He used to be a big

troublemaker in third grade but learns real quickly that with his new teacher those

days have come to an end. He wants to create new words because his teacher is so

serious about the dictionary. He makes up that his pen is no loner just his pen, it

had become a frindle. The word about the frindle begins to spread across the

whole school. The teacher tries to put an end to all the nonsense.

-Noteworthy Traits: This is a very funny book that children will enjoy.

Throughout the book there are black and white pictures that add to the comedy of

the book.

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3. Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Title: The Secret Garden

Publisher and Year: G Books, 1911

Type of Book: Historical Fiction


-This book is placed in England. The main character is a spoiled orphaned girl,

who is now forced to live in a boarded up manor which is owned by a miserable

old hunchback man. She meets a maidservant and an old gardener. While staying

at the manor, she continuously hears mysterious crying. She finds a secret garden

and starts to notice a robin hanging out near the manor a lot. Later in the books

she finds a tarnished key and meets a boy who is an animal charmer. Near the end

she find a boy who is locked in a book. The book questions if there is such a thing

as healing magic.

-Noteworthy Traits: This book is a classic. All children should enjoy reading

it.

4. Author: Mark Twain

Title: Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Publisher and Year: Cambridge World Classics, 1876

Type of Book: Historical Fiction


-This book is full of episodes of a young boy and his friend in a town near the

Mississippi River. The book shows the trials of growing up for a boy in a poor

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town. Along with the humor in the book, Tom also witnesses horrible things such

as robbery and murders.

-Noteworthy Traits: This book is a classic. It is true to the time period it is

placed in and can help children understand what it was like to live back then. The

book is very funny which children should enjoy.

5. Author: L. Frank Baum

Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Publisher and Year: HarperCollins, 1900

Type of Book: Modern Fantasy


-This book uses great imagination throughout it. It’s a story of a girl who lands in

the Land of Oz and is struggling to find her way home. Along the way to meet the

wizard, she meets a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman, and a Lion who are also looking

for something.

-Noteworthy Traits: This book is a classic. It shows friendship, imagination,

and struggles. Children everywhere should love this story.

6. Author: Lewis Carroll

Title: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

Publisher and Year: Signet Classics, 2009

Type of Book: Modern Fantasy


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-This book is about a girl named Alice who follows a hare underground. She

becomes faced with many different little adventures throughout the whole book.

She experiences fear, anxiety, and the complex reality of growing up.

-Noteworthy Traits: This book is great at bringing the reader in. It has the reader

being transformed into a make-believe world where things we don’t think can

happen are reality.

7. Author: Sydney Taylor

Title: All-of-a-Kind Family

Publisher and Year: Perfection Learning, 1984

Type of Book: Multicultural Fiction


-This book is about a family (Ella, Henry, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie) who lives

in New York. In every chapter, there is a different adventure that the daughters go

on. The family in the book are Jewish and throughout the book, their culture is

defined.

-Noteworthy Traits: This book does a great job at showing and explaining Jewish

Holidays and traditions without being too informative. The book does it in an

entertaining way rather than just spitting out important facts about the Jewish

lifestyle.

8. Author: Elizabeth Hill

Title: Bird Boy


Type of Book: Multicultural Fiction

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-This book is about a boy named Chang who lives in China and cannot talk. The

only noises that he makes is noises that sound like birds. Within the book there

are great examples of Chang growing up. He tries to help his dad fish; he tries to

standup to a bully, and he makes new friends.

-Noteworthy Traits: This book does a great job at providing information about a

child growing up in China. The story line in this book is also very good.

9. Author: Louis Sachar

Title: Holes

Publisher and Year: Random House Children’s Books, 1998

Type of Book: Fiction Novel


-This book is a great read. It is about a boy whose family is cursed because of his

great-great-grandfather. He goes to a camp in the desert instead of going to jail for

a crime (stealing shoes) that he did not commit. While he is at the camp he has to

dig holes everyday. During his stay, he finds out that the reason they are digging

is to find the treasure of Kissing Kate. Stanley and the friend he made, Zero, find

the treasure and find out that Stanley’s name is on the chest.

-Noteworthy Traits: Newbery Medal Winner. The story line is wonderful in

this book. I believe that both girls and boys will enjoy this book. This would be a

great book to use when teaching cause and effect because the whole story is made

of multiple causes and effects; ones that even have the effects years after the

cause.

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10. Author: E.B. White

Title: Charlotte’s Web

Publisher and Year: HarperCollins, 1980

Type of Book: Fiction Novel


-This book is wonderful. It is about a little girl who saves a pig named Wilbur.

Wilbur was the runt and has to show that he is worth keeping alive. Charlotte, a

spider who lives in the barn with Wilbur, becomes attached to him and tries to

help him, with the help of Templeton, the rat. They try to show everyone that

Wilbur is “some pig.”

-Noteworthy Traits: Newbery Honor Book. This book has a great story line

that students of all ages will enjoy. It is a heartwarming story that involves the

“magic” and love of children.

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