Children's book research

1. Children’s books
Roman Abu Rish

3. Book 1: “Splat the Cat”
• Details:
• Author: Rob Scotton
• Illustrator: Rob Scotton
• Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
• Release date: August 4th 2008
• Book dimensions: 25.9 x 0.4 x 26.5 cm
• Paperback: 32 pages
• On each page there isn’t a large amount of words ranging from having 20 words that are all across
the page to a single word with a huge font size. The font style also varies between many: one of
them is used for most of the title, the other font is used for the other part of the title along with the
authors name and the introductory letter to the story, another is used when there is usually a single
word on the page and in huge font to make it stand out more and the other for the writing of the
actual book and another with when it tries to show when all the class are speaking at the same
time, however normally and not shouting it. This book also uses serif to make the font stand out
more. The characters in the book have given human characteristics, this is shown with cat riding
bikes, having pets, wearing clothing, going to school and having human jobs such as working in a
café and so forth. With the illustration methods seem as if it is all hand done by using paint for
everything but when they wanted to add more detail towards it such ah the cats hair, it seems as if
they have a very fine pen for it.

5. Book 2: “The Gruffalo”
• Details:
• Author: Julia Donaldson
• Illustrator: Axel Scheffler
• Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books
• Release date: March 23rd 1999
• Book dimensions: 0.3 x 21 x 26 cm
• Paperback: 32 pages
• There are a few amount of font styles used in this book: one for the title and
author and illustrator, one for the narrators sections (this is also the same used for
the mouse speaking however in italic) and another for the use of the repeated
section “Where are you going to, little brown mouse? Come and have……..”This
book also uses serif to make the font stand out more. The characters in the book
have given human characteristics, this is shown with the mouse walking around on
two feet and being able to have a conversation with other animals that can also
talk. With the illustration methods seem as if it is all hand done by using paint for
everything but when they wanted to add more detail towards it such ah the cats
hair, it seems as if they have a very fine pen for it.

7. Book 3: “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
• Details:
• Author: Eric Carle
• Illustrator: Eric Carle
• Publisher: World Publishing Company and Penguin Putnam
• Release date: June 3rd 1969
• Book dimensions: 20.6 x 0.5 x 12.8 cm
• Paperback: 28 pages
• The caterpillar in the book is quite common towards to a normal
caterpillar, it doesn’t have any other characteristics from humans such as
wearing an item of clothing, bags nor a job and goes through the whole
life cycle. The font in the book uses a serif to possibly keep the child to
stay keen to reading it. The caterpillar does have a larger than normal
crave of food than normal which could be seen as a abnormality. With the
illustration uses a collage style, with educational text style and themes
throughout the book by having the days of the week, types of food the life
cycle of a caterpillar to a butterfly