chapter 7

I love picture books. The picture books such a joy to kids and adults alike. I like how in the book on page 147 it says that "Picture books are the marriage of literature and fine arts into a unique literary form." It has a story and pictures that are painted, or hand drawn. Picture books are great and most used for read alouds. It's a good thing that Ms. Pickett showed us a video of what not to do for read alouds. Read alouds should be entertaining, and fun, not boring and no interaction with the kids. As I was reading the chapter, I didn't know that picture books only had 32 pages. Space is so limited but authors can make the book have a lot of meaning. Kids of all ages can enjoy picture books, even kids in middle school and high school. They may seem to old for pictures books, but they enjoy them. It's a great break from the other books they have to read. The teacher just needs to know how to use picture books in lessons for the older kids.