Children's Literature Exam Q’s and
A’s
Genre: - Answer- A kind or type of literature that has a common set of
characteristics.
What are the different types of genres? - Answer- -Traditional Literature
-Fantasy
-Contemporary Fiction
-Historical Realism
-Poetry
-Biography
-Information books
-Fairy Tale
-Fiction
-Mystery
Importance of Genres: - Answer- Helps to clarify literary elements (i.e. Characters,
plots, themes).
Genre Blend: - Answer- Mixing two or more styles of genre.
Fantasy: - Answer- Depicts a world unlike the one we call "real."
Give an example of a Contemporary Picture book: - Answer- Hugo Cabret
By: Brian Selznick
When looking at a picture in a book what are the steps to analyzing it? - Answer- 1.
Look at the picture as a whole.
2. Absorb details little by little.
3. Note how they compose the whole picture.
Real Artistry: - Answer- The complexity must be appropriate for any age.
Associational meaning: - Answer- Connecting a picture with the text, or in a wordless
book, relating what we see through the whole story.
"As Schwarcz says, 'Following an Illustrated text is then, a
_____________________ activity.'" - Answer- complex
Character: - Answer- Human being, real or personified animal, or object taking a role
in literature.
Plot: - Answer- Sequence of events involving character in conflict
, Theme: - Answer- Statement giving the underlying truth about people, society, or the
human condition, either explicitly or implicitly. Holds the story together. Main idea or
central meaning of a piece of writing constructed by the reader.
Setting: - Answer- The time and place in which the action occurs.
Style: - Answer- How an author says something, as opposed to what the author
says. The author deliberately chooses and arranges the best words and structure for
the story. Creates the original setting, themes, plots, and characters.
Tone: - Answer- Writer's attitude towards his or her subject and readers.
Name the 5 Peritextual Elements of a Picturebook: - Answer- 1. Dust Jacket
2. Endpages
3. Front Matter
4. Jacket Flaps
5. Title Page
Dust Jacket: - Answer- The thick paper wrapper around the outside of the
picturebook. Sometimes the dust jacket illustration is the same as the ones on the
front and back cover.
Endpages: - Answer- AKA: Endpapers. The first page one sees when opening the
picturebook, and the last pages one sees at the end of the book before closing it.
Front Matter: - Answer- The "fine print" indicating the publishing information and
copyright information, as well as the Library of Congress classification and the ISBN
number.
Jacket Flaps: - Answer- The parts of the dust jacket which fold over the front and
back covers. Frequently the front flap contains a summary of the book, and the back
contains information about the illustrator and author.
Title Page: - Answer- Indicates the title of the book, author, illustrator, and usually
the publisher and the city in which the book was published.
Randolph Caldecott: - Answer- A British artist who created the first picturebooks.
Symmetrical Interaction: - Answer- Words and pictures tell the same story using
different forms of communication.
Enhancing Interaction: - Answer- Pictures add to the meaning of the words or the
words elaborate the picture for a more complex dynamic.
Counterpointing Interaction: - Answer- When words and images present different
information that when put together, it creates a new dynamic.
Contradictory Interaction: - Answer- Challenges the reader to mediate between the
words and pictures to understand what is being communicated.
A’s
Genre: - Answer- A kind or type of literature that has a common set of
characteristics.
What are the different types of genres? - Answer- -Traditional Literature
-Fantasy
-Contemporary Fiction
-Historical Realism
-Poetry
-Biography
-Information books
-Fairy Tale
-Fiction
-Mystery
Importance of Genres: - Answer- Helps to clarify literary elements (i.e. Characters,
plots, themes).
Genre Blend: - Answer- Mixing two or more styles of genre.
Fantasy: - Answer- Depicts a world unlike the one we call "real."
Give an example of a Contemporary Picture book: - Answer- Hugo Cabret
By: Brian Selznick
When looking at a picture in a book what are the steps to analyzing it? - Answer- 1.
Look at the picture as a whole.
2. Absorb details little by little.
3. Note how they compose the whole picture.
Real Artistry: - Answer- The complexity must be appropriate for any age.
Associational meaning: - Answer- Connecting a picture with the text, or in a wordless
book, relating what we see through the whole story.
"As Schwarcz says, 'Following an Illustrated text is then, a
_____________________ activity.'" - Answer- complex
Character: - Answer- Human being, real or personified animal, or object taking a role
in literature.
Plot: - Answer- Sequence of events involving character in conflict
, Theme: - Answer- Statement giving the underlying truth about people, society, or the
human condition, either explicitly or implicitly. Holds the story together. Main idea or
central meaning of a piece of writing constructed by the reader.
Setting: - Answer- The time and place in which the action occurs.
Style: - Answer- How an author says something, as opposed to what the author
says. The author deliberately chooses and arranges the best words and structure for
the story. Creates the original setting, themes, plots, and characters.
Tone: - Answer- Writer's attitude towards his or her subject and readers.
Name the 5 Peritextual Elements of a Picturebook: - Answer- 1. Dust Jacket
2. Endpages
3. Front Matter
4. Jacket Flaps
5. Title Page
Dust Jacket: - Answer- The thick paper wrapper around the outside of the
picturebook. Sometimes the dust jacket illustration is the same as the ones on the
front and back cover.
Endpages: - Answer- AKA: Endpapers. The first page one sees when opening the
picturebook, and the last pages one sees at the end of the book before closing it.
Front Matter: - Answer- The "fine print" indicating the publishing information and
copyright information, as well as the Library of Congress classification and the ISBN
number.
Jacket Flaps: - Answer- The parts of the dust jacket which fold over the front and
back covers. Frequently the front flap contains a summary of the book, and the back
contains information about the illustrator and author.
Title Page: - Answer- Indicates the title of the book, author, illustrator, and usually
the publisher and the city in which the book was published.
Randolph Caldecott: - Answer- A British artist who created the first picturebooks.
Symmetrical Interaction: - Answer- Words and pictures tell the same story using
different forms of communication.
Enhancing Interaction: - Answer- Pictures add to the meaning of the words or the
words elaborate the picture for a more complex dynamic.
Counterpointing Interaction: - Answer- When words and images present different
information that when put together, it creates a new dynamic.
Contradictory Interaction: - Answer- Challenges the reader to mediate between the
words and pictures to understand what is being communicated.
