Introduction
This paper focuses on two books, the picture book and realistic novel. I am hopeful while doing a critical analysis of these two books that it would help me to create an effective mini library in my future classroom. I would like to use it as a helpful tool to teach children how to compare the differences and similarities of the two genres and many more. I have chosen Corduroy as my picture book and Because of Winn-Dixie as my realistic novel to write on this written critique because it signifies the moral lessons about family importance and friendship.
According to Skolnick & Skolnick, Family in Transition there are three ways to defined a family. The first definition is people related by blood, marriage, or adoption and lives together. The second definition is people who offer emotional support, and support in hard times. The third definition is people who are biologically related.
Don Freeman (1968) writes this book title Corduroy is a bear that once lived in the toy department of a big store. Day after day he waited with all the other animals and dolls for somebody to come along and take him home. While looking the cover of the book, it shows vibrant illustrations that will truly captures the heart of the child and parents. Molly Bang (1991) stated that colors effect on us is very strong. One of the principles that she mentioned is that white or light backgrounds feel safer to us than dark backgrounds. The background of the last page of the book is white when Lisa held and gives a hug to Corduroy and assures him that he is a friend. The color portrays some meaning to the readers by just looking the picture on every page of this book.
It shows the specific detail of the children’s toys that emphasize the dif...
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...s could also promote good examples of how we should treat each other’s with respect and be forgiving. And would expand the children’s knowledge to comprehend that we are not perfect and we are all unique in every way. Above all it would give the children some good understanding that the reason we exist is to learn from our mistakes.
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Corduroy is a children book written by Don Freeman (1968). Corduroy is a story about a bear in green overalls that lives in a department store along with other stuffed animals and dolls. He admires all who walk through the store, but at the same time he was sad because no one will stop where he was, he wanted to go home, he wanted a friend in whom he can take care of and also by someone who will care for him. One day an African-American girl was at the department store with her mother making some purchases when she saw Corduroy she fall in love with him and asked her mother if they could take him home, but her mother said they had spent all the money they had and by the way she points out he is missing a button. The girl walks out
...ia J. Campbell. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1996. 39-65. Rpt. in Children's Literature Review. Ed. Scot Peacock. Vol. 82. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 14 Jan. 2014.
In our contemporary civilization, it is evident that different people have somewhat different personalities and that novels behold essential and key roles in our daily lives; they shape and influence our world in numerous ways via the themes and messages expressed by the authors. It is so, due to the different likes of our population, that we find numerous types and genres of books on our bookshelves, each possessing its own audience of readers and fans. In this compare and contrast essay, we will be analysing and comparing two novels, The Chrysalids and Animal Farm, and demonstrating how both books target the general audience and not one specific age group or audience of readers. We will be shedding light at the themes and messages conveyed to us in both books, the point of view and the style of writing of the authors as well as the plot and the format used by the authors, in order to demonstrate how both books are targeting the general audience.
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