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Familiarize yourself with the books below from these four genres: Picture Storybook. Alphabet Book, Counting Book, and Mother Goose/Nursery Rhyme Book. Then, choose one of the books. You will evaluate the book's quality by answering three questions that help determine the quality of books of that genre.

You will choose one of four genres for very young children and then answer questions that help determine the book's quality. You are encouraged to use actual hard copies of the books. However, you may use the video links provided in the unit to choose books for this assignment.

1. Select a book from one of the genres below:

Picture Storybook
Alphabet Book
Counting Book
Mother Goose or Nursery Rhyme Book
2. Aswer the questions below in which you include and provide:

The name of the book, the author, the illustrator, and the date of first publication.
a brief one-two-sentence summary of the book that identifies the genre,
an evaluation addressing the three questions below about the criteria for the genre and
an explanation of the book you chose would be highly beneficial to share with young children.
Picture Storybook: Text and illustrations tell the story; colorful, clear illustrations; artwork supports a simple storyline; illustrations often provide additional information not covered in the text; rhyming; repetition.

Does the Picture Storybook provide clear, uncluttered illustrations with little or no distracting background? Describe how this is done or not done.
Does the Picture Storybook provide some humor? Explain. How can an author use humor to make the child feel superior?
Does the Picture Storybook provide opportunities for participation and interaction? Using specific examples, describe ways in which the book encourages/can encourage participation and interaction.
Alphabet Book: Helps children recognize letters and realize that letters are used in language; most basic ABC books show the letter and objects beginning with the letter; others tell a story using the alphabet format; often features creative artwork; usually has a theme; uses familiar and exciting objects to highlight the alphabet, i.e., fruits, vegetables, colors, animals, the ocean, or flowers.

For young children, only one or two objects should be pictured on a page. Do any of the pages of the ABC book have too many picture objects? Explain.
Everyday objects or animals that are readily identifiable are best for the young child. What objects or animals does this ABC book use? Are they easily identifiable? Why or why not?
The illustrations should be consistent with the text and reflect the book's mood. How do the illustrations of the ABC book achieve or fail to achieve consistency with the text? How do they reflect the mood of the book?
Counting Book: Fun illustrations of everyday items and objects that feature the numbers from 1-5 or 1-10; elaborate counting books count to 100 or 1000 and use a theme; introduces the language associated with numbers; develops the concept that numbers are symbols for counting, just as letters are symbols for sounds and word.

Objects to be counted should stand out clearly. Do the objects of the Counting book stand out? If so, how is this accomplished? If not, what needs to be done to accomplish this? Explain your answers.
Counting everyday objects children know, such as fingers and toes, is usually best for the young child. What counting objects does the book use? Explain why the objects are appropriate or inappropriate for the young child.
Number concepts should not be lost in the story. How does the Counting book keep number concepts prominent?
Mother Goose or Nursery Rhyme Book: Often recited from memory, passed down from generation to generation; most cultures have some form of nursery rhymes and songs. Share which Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme book you chose and why.

How many Nursery Rhymes are included in the collection? Does the number seem too low or too high? Explain.
Are the Nursery Rhymes well-known, or are there some unusual ones? Explain and provide examples.
Does the collection provide rhythm and rhyme? Would you consider these Nursery Rhymes catchy and enjoyable for young readers? Explain.