Emergent Picture Books Literary Analysis

Pattern Book

Goodnight Moon

By: Margaret Wise Brown

Goodnight Moon is written by Margaret Wise Brown. This book is great for younger ages. In this fiction novel, it describes objects around throughout the room. The simple phrases and rhyming of the book helps younger readers. In the end of the book, it says goodnight to all the different objects in a pattern fashion. It also allows young readers to predict what object to say goodnight to next based on the pattern. Personification is present in the book by saying goodnight to all the objects like we would to people. “Goodnight chair” (Brown, 1947).

Brown, M. W., & Hurd, C. (1947). Goodnight moon. New York: Harper & Row.

ABC Book

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

By: Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is written by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault. This fiction story is a perfect ABC book for younger ages. With bright colorful pages, it keeps students engaged. There are few words per page to make it easier to read for younger students. The book goes through the whole alphabet climbing the coconut tree twice. The rhyming present in the book is a great way to help students remember and learn their alphabet. The use of onomatopoeia is a great way to make the story come alive for students. “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” (Martin & Archambault, 1989)

Martin, B., Archambault, J., & Ehlert, L. (1989). Chicka chicka boom boom. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Counting Book

1,2,3 To the Zoo

By: Eric Carle

1,2,3 To the Zoo is written by Eric Carle. This fiction story is a perfect way to teach counting from 1 to 10 for younger ages. The book uniquely only had numbers on each page. Each page represents a number and is labeled and in each illustration, the same number of animals is displayed. This helps younger readers follow along the pictures and count. The book has pictures of all different kinds of animals that can be found at a zoo. This also makes the book adaptable for the teachers to ask students different questions on each page about the animals and what they see.

CARLE, E. (1968). 1, 2, 3 TO THE ZOO: A counting book. S.l.: PUFFIN.