The first in a new featured series of "Illustration as Art" articles, subsequent articles will "cover styles of children's book illustration and aspects of book design, and will help both children and adults gain a greater appreciation for art as they learn to look and look again, taking time to digest and explore this wonderfully varied subject" (Book Links, editor's note, p. 33)
Using Picture Books to Teach Literary Techniques by Shutta Crum (p. 57). Crum offers a "sampling of literary techniques" and corresponding picture book offerings that may be used to successfully illustrate the defined technique.
Literary terms included are allusion, alliteration, imagery, personification, onomatopoeia, and suspense & foreshadowing. Many of the books Crum recommends are found in most libraries including Margie Palatini's Piggie Pie, Dav Pilkey's Dogzilla, and Jon Scieszka's The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs.
Online resources are available on the Book Links web site; monthly Web Connections are available with each journal. March's Web Connections detail Internet resources and classroom activites for both of the aforementioned articles.
Book Links is part of the AU library journal collection and is available via library database collections including Academic Search Premier and Education Research Complete.
Tags: Book Links, Book review resources, Picture books, Teaching with picture books