1. Beginning
A. Setting (Need very little of this in a Picture Book)
B. Characters
1. Kids
2. Adults
3. Animals
C. Problems or Goals (set up questions in readers minds)
2. Middle
A. First Obstacle
1. First try
2. Second try
3. Third try
B. Second Obstacle
1. First try
2. Second try
3. Third try
C. Third Obstacle
1. First try
2. Second try
3. Third try
D. Climax (Final Obstacle)
Main character realizes what must be done to reach goal and solve
problem.
3. End
A. Goal Reached and Problem Solved
B. Character has changed
Green Eggs and Ham
Are You my Mother?
The Giant Carrot
The little questions?
All the way through the picture book there are little questions such
as in
GREEN EGGS AND HAM: Will you eat them on a boat or with a goat?
Or in a tree?
Write to me with your answers, I'd love to hear what YOU think. janpeck@mindspring.com
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