Picture books are books where the illustrations have a significant role in telling the story. The books may or my not have words as the story is in the pictures. Traditionally, picture books are 32-page books for children between 4 years to 8 years old.

 

 

A hyperbole is a boldly exaggerated statement that adds emphasis withourt being taken as being literally true.

 

Ex: " I have seen this river so wide it only had one bank."

                                                                                             -Mark Twain

      " I'm so hungry I could eat a whole zebra!"

                                                                   -Simba from 'The Lion King'

 

 

 

A caraciture is a literary work or cartoon that is an exaggerated and distorted depiction of a trait(s) of personality.  It may exaggerate physical features, dress, mannerisms, ideas, opinions or views.

 

 

 

The genre of book that is formally 32 pages in length and at least 50% or more of the story is told through pictures.

 

What is picture book?

 

 

 

The literary element of a boldly exagerrated statement that adds emphasis withourt being taken as being literally true.

 

What is Hyperbole?

 

 

 

A caraciture is a literary work or cartoon that is an exaggerated and distorted depiction of a trait(s) of personality.  It may exaggerate physical features, dress, mannerisms, ideas, opinions or views.

 

What is Caricature?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manga is the Japanese form of a graphic novel. It has many smaller sub genre's which are apparently very popular. The novel itself is different from American printed literature as it reads from right to left and the cover is our back.

Thank you Devin for sharing this genre with our class!