The Grouchy Ladybug
Carle, E. (1996). The
grouchy ladybug. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
I chose
another Eric Carle book to really get an understanding of his style in creating
picture books. I have talked before about his unique design in his books and
illustrations. In addition to great text and pictures that go hand in hand, he
often creates a story by using a different book format. The page layouts in The
Grouchy Ladybug start out on normal double page layouts. The fifth page is the
beginning of the new page layout. The text is small and close to the binding of
the book. The page after it is the picture and a clock at the top showing the
time related to the text. The page however, is only about an inch and a half
wide. Each following page gets slightly bigger, as the animals get bigger. As
an adult this catches my attention and I want to continue to read the book. I
could only imagine what children must think when they read this book. I love
that he includes an analog clock to help tell the story and show the time that
is in the text.
Questions: What time is shown on the clock? (Before reading
the text on the particular pages) Why do you think the ladybug is so grouchy?
What is each animal the ladybug wants to fight doing when they may have to
fight another animal?
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