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Examples of Literary Elements Found in SBISD Picture Books
 These picture books contain examples of the various literary elements listed. 
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Literary Element Call # Author Title Highlights/Notes
ALLEGORY  
F BUN Bunting, Eve Terrible Things Animals of the forest are selected for removal by the Terrible Things.
  E SUE Suess, Dr.  Butter Battle Book  
ALLUSION  
  E RIN Ringgold, Faith Tar Beach Roof as the beach
  E SCI Scieszka, Jon The Frog Prince, Continued  
  E AHL Ahlberg, Janet & Allan  Each Peach Pear Plum  
ALLITERATION  
  E STE Stevenson, James Chicken Little Foolish fowl
E EDW Edwards, Pamela Duncan Four Famished Foxes and fosdyke
E MCM McMullan, Kate I Stink! garbage alphabet : dirty diapers...moldy meatballs...smelly sneakers
  E SHA Shaw, Nancy Sheep in a Shop  
E EDW Edwards, Pamela Duncan Some Smug Slug
  E STE Stevenson, James What's Under My Bed?  
CONFLICT  
E DEE Deedy, Carmen Agra Agatha's Featherbed Humorous confrontation with geese
E DUK Duke, Kate Aunt Isabel Makes Trouble Every "but" increases the conflict
E SEU Seuss, Dr. Butter Battle Book War on several levels
E KEL Kellogg, Steven Island of the Skog New place -- new & bigger problem!
E LIO Lionni, Leo It's Mine A storm settles what is important
  E KAS Kasza, Kieko The Rat & the Tiger  
FORESHADOWING  
  E LYO Lyons, George Ella Cecil's Story Civil War; visual --gray paint dripping, toy soldier w/missing arm
  E BRE Brett, Jan The Hat Visual---border pictures revealing what is coming
  E KAS Say, Allen The Rat & the Tiger  
  E POL Polacco, Patricia Just Plain Fancy  
  E SAY Say, Allen Grandfather’s Journey  
  E VAN Van Allsburg The Stranger  
  E CRE Crews, Donald Shortcuts "We should have taken the other road"
  E DEP dePaola, Tomie Strega Nona "Never touch the pasta pot!"
INFERENCE  
  E STE Stevens, Janet And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon  
  E CRO Cronin, Doreen  Click, Clack, Moo:  Cows That Type  
  E SIS Sisulu, Elinore The Day Gogo Went to Vote Black South Africans get to vote
  E BRI Brighton, Catherine Five Secrets in a Box
(aka Galileo's Treasure Box )		 Galileo's tools are surveyed by his daughter
  E SMO Smothers, Ethel Footman The Hard Times Jar Migrant child discovers books
E ZOL Zolotow, Charlotte If  You Listen Recognizing love
  E DEP DePaola, Tomie The Knight and the Dragon "Enemies" prepare to do battle
FIC BAY Baylor, Byrd I'm in Charge of Celebrations  
  E GLA Glassman, Peter My Working Mom girls like her mom...a witch!
E DEP De Paola, Tomie Pancakes for Breakfast Wordless story!
  E BAY Baylor, Byrd Table Where Rich People Sit  
E HAZ Hazen, Barbara Shook Tight Times Clues to why young boy can't have a dog
  398.2 KNE Kneen, Maggie Too Many Cooks...and Other Proverbs  
E SAY Say, Allen Tree of Cranes  
  E VAN Van Allsburg, Chris The Stranger
The Wreck of the Zephyr
The Wretched Stone
The Z was Zapped		  
  E WOO Wood, Audrey Weird Parents What makes them weird?
  E LIT Litchenheld, Tom What Are You so Grumpy About? Cartoons
IRONY  
  E KAS Kasza, Kieko The Rat & the Tiger  
  E DON Donaldson, Julia The Gruffalo Mouse scared by his own creature
  E WOO Wood, Audrey King Bidgood's in the Bathtub  
PARALLELISM  
  E SAY Say, Allen Grandfather’s Journey Version by g-father/g-son
  398.2 GIL Gilman. Phoebe Something From Nothing Human & mice versions
398.2 ELW Hunt, Angela Elwell A Tale of Three Trees
PERSONIFICATION  
E SIL Silverstein, Shel The Giving Tree Giving & wanting love
E MCM McMullan, Kate I Stink! NY garbage truck
Lester, Julius John Henry "sun got scared...scurried from behind the moon's skirts...went to bed"
  E PIC Pickney, Brian JoJo's Flying Side Kick Tree
E BUR Burton, Virginia Lee The Little House Crowded out by city, being sad about it
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel "Mary Anne", human traits of perseverance, heroism
E MCK McKissack, Patricia Mirandy and Brother Wind  
Cannon, Janell Stella Luna
  E STE Steig, William Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Classic!
398.2 ELW Hunt, Angela Elwell A Tale of Three Trees "three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up"
E LOC
FIC LOC		 Locker, Thomas Water Dance
PERSUASION        
  E KEL Keller, Laurie Arnie the Doughnut Donuts should not be eaten
  E POL Polacco, Patricia Aunt Chip and the Triple Creek Dam Affair  
  E MED Meddaugh, Susan The Best Place Wolf wants his home back
  E GRA Grambling, Lois G. Can I have a Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!? Advantages of a pet dinosaur
  E CRO Cronin, Doreen Click, Clack, Moo...Cows That Type Animals persuade humans to do something for them
  E BUR Burmingham, John Courtney  
  E TEA Teague, Mark Dear Mrs. LaRue Dog begs to come home from obedience school
  E WIL Willems, Mo Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Reasons for letting the bird drive!
  E VIO Viorst, Judith Earrings Little girl tries to convince her other why she needs to wear earrings
  E CHE Cherry, Lynne The Great Kapok Tree Animals convince man not to cut tree down
  E HOO or
782.42 HOO		 Hoose, Phillip Hey, Little Ant Don't squish the ant (song)
  E KHA Khasla, Dayal I Want a Dog  
E ORL Orloff, Karen Kaufman

I Wanna Iguana

 Boy wants a pet
E SMA Small, David Ruby Mae Has Something to Say Young girl speaks for world peace
E SCI Scieszka, Jon The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
POINT OF VIEW  
E BOR Borden, Louise A. Lincoln and Me Relationship with historical figure
E EDW Edwards, Pamela Duncan Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad Forest animals involvement
  E STA Stanley, Diane Bella at Midnight Peasant girl's life-changing revelation
  E ADA
SP E ADA		 Ada, Alma Flor Dear Peter Rabbit
Querido  Pendrin		 Various literary characters write letters
E CRO Cronin, Doreen Diary of a Worm Life at ground level
  E BAY Baylor, Byrd Everybody Needs a Rock Life from the rock's pt. of view
E SHA Shannon, David Good Boy Fergus Dog's view of the day
E BOR FIC BOR Borden, Louise Good Luck, Mrs. K! Children use lessons to get thru change
E GRE
SP E GRE		 Greenfield, Eloise Grandpa's Face
La Cara de Abuelito 		Mean face doesn't mean loss of love
  E ARN Arnold, Ted Green Wilma  
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811.54 V		 Viorst, Judith If I Were in Charge of the World Poetry about several impressions
  P E AHL
SP E AHL		 Ahlberg, Janet Jolly Postman
El Cartero Simpático 		Fairy tale characters write letters
  E MCM McMillan, Bruce Mouse Views: What The Class Pet Sees Classroom objects from pet's viewpoint
FIC MYE Myers, Walter Dean Monster Jailhouse view (mature readers)
E PAL Palatini, Margie Piggie Pie Witch & missing farm pigs
E WYE Wyeth, Sharon Dennis Something Beautiful Girl's view of her neighborhood; interpretation of "beauty"
  E SAY Say, Allen Tree of Cranes  
E TRI Trivizas, Eugene The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig Altered conflict with surprise ending
  E SCI Scieszka, Jon True Story of the 3 Little Pigs Wolf's version 
E VAN Van Allsburg, Chris Two Bad Ants Adventure to capture the crystal treasure
E HOW
FIC HOW		 Howard, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Virgie Goes to School with us Boys The yearning to attend school
E BRO Browne, Anthony Voices in the Park 4 different ideas of time in the park
SYMBOLISM  
E BUN Bunting, Eve Fly Away Home
  E GOB Goble, Paul Girl Who Loved Wild Horses  
E CON Conrad, Pam Rooster's Gift
  E RIN Ringgold, Faith Tar Beach Flying as freedom
   
         

 

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