Author: Daniel Bernstrom
Illustrator: Brendan Wenzel
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2016)
The book that I chose for this assignment is titled One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree and is written by Daniel Bernstrom. This is a picture book about a boy who was eaten by a snake in the eucalyptus tree. He convinces the snake that he can eat more and more until eventually he cannot eat anymore. He eats one last thing and he throws up everything that he had eaten including the boy. This book is a good one for children to read because it uses simple language that allows the book to be easily understood, it uses a lot of repetition, and it has great pictures that help to move the story along and keep the children more interested.
The book that I chose for this assignment is titled One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree and is written by Daniel Bernstrom. This is a picture book about a boy who was eaten by a snake in the eucalyptus tree. He convinces the snake that he can eat more and more until eventually he cannot eat anymore. He eats one last thing and he throws up everything that he had eaten including the boy. This book is a good one for children to read because it uses simple language that allows the book to be easily understood, it uses a lot of repetition, and it has great pictures that help to move the story along and keep the children more interested.
This book uses very simple language and I think that is one of the reasons why it is so good for children because it also makes it easier for them to understand and follow along with the story. "One day in the leaves of the eucalyptus tree hung a scare in the air where no eye could see, when along skipped a boy with a whirly-twirly toy, to the shade of the eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree." (Bernstrom, 2017, 1-2). This is a quote from the book that is showing the type of simple language that is used throughout the book. I think that this language is important because it allows children to better understand the story. I think that this language is used so often in these kinds of books because the authors know that it is essential to making a successful children's picture book. I think that this language is so effective because it is simple, and it makes the words and the pictures that go along with it to make more sense to children. Another thing that this book does that makes it good for children to read is it uses repetition.
The repetition that is used in this book is something that I think is very important and helpful when reading it to children. I think that repetition is important because it one of the ways that children learn. "I'll bet," said the boy, in the belly dark and deep, "That you're still hungry, and there's much more that you can eat." (Bernstrom, 2017, 9). This quote is s phrase that is used quite a few times in this book and I think that it is very important that it is said this way. I think that it is important that it is said this way because it helps to show that the boy is going to continue to do the same thing throughout the book although you do not know exactly why until the end. I think that the repetition is important also so that the children can learn more form the story and anything that it is trying to teach the children because they will most likely be hearing that part being repeated. One more thing that this book does that makes it such a great book for children is the illustrations that are in this book.
The illustrations in this book really help to move the story along and I think that they are a big part of why I like this book so much. I think that illustrations are supposed to move the story along, entertain the children, and add life and interest to the story. I think that the illustrations in this book do that perfectly. The illustrations are particularly good on pages 2, 5, and 14. I think that these illustrations help the story in very unique ways. I think that they show the progression of the story very well and improve the storyline. I think that one of the most important things about these illustrations is that as the snake eats more and more the snakes stomach gets bigger and bigger on the pages. I think that because these illustrations are so good that it makes the book and the storyline so much better for children to read.
This book is a great book for children to read for many reasons, and a few of them are that it uses simple language to help children to better understand the story, it uses repetition throughout the book, and it has wonderful illustrations that do a lot to help the progression of the story. I think that these are all important aspects a picture book because they all help the storyline and the progression of the book.
Review by Sophia Seitz
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