Picture books are distinct compared to other types of books. They have simple illustrations, large fonts, few words, and various colors. These characteristics are meant to attract the reader’s attention. Picture books provide both literal and visual enjoyment. This is also the case in the picture book We Are Growing by Laurie Keller and Mo Willems. This book, although having the characteristics listed above, has particularly an educational strength different from others. It shows the simplest way to learn and describe yourself using different vocabulary words, also use a true nature and creativity for the same purpose. This method is not beneficial just for kids but for everyone.
The rich content of the book is captured not only with crafted words but also with unforgettable visual images. It highlights a net correspondence between the vocabulary …show more content…
For example, among the different piece of grass, there is one which tried hard to find a word to identify itself “I do not know what I am” (Figure 3). After being cut by the owner of the land, it proposed to clean the place because that is what it is, a clean and neat person (figure 4, 5). From there, it was able to figure out the right vocabulary word to describe itself. “Hey, I think I know what I am! I am neat! (Figure 6). This means that by looking at what you are able to do or can do for you or for others, it will be possible to know who you really are.
Similarly, this book enhances the creation of new vocabulary words. The pieces of grass in this book uses the superlative to create a word like “SOMETHING-EST” to express the extreme or higher degree of their quality (Figure 7). This way of creating words excite the elephant and piggie and they came up with their own words as “we are the READ-I-EST”, “This book is the FUNNIEST” (figure 8, 9). This book gives an opportunity of creating new words which might be adopted if it makes sense or has a real
The rich content of the book is captured not only with crafted words but also with unforgettable visual images. It highlights a net correspondence between the vocabulary …show more content…
For example, among the different piece of grass, there is one which tried hard to find a word to identify itself “I do not know what I am” (Figure 3). After being cut by the owner of the land, it proposed to clean the place because that is what it is, a clean and neat person (figure 4, 5). From there, it was able to figure out the right vocabulary word to describe itself. “Hey, I think I know what I am! I am neat! (Figure 6). This means that by looking at what you are able to do or can do for you or for others, it will be possible to know who you really are.
Similarly, this book enhances the creation of new vocabulary words. The pieces of grass in this book uses the superlative to create a word like “SOMETHING-EST” to express the extreme or higher degree of their quality (Figure 7). This way of creating words excite the elephant and piggie and they came up with their own words as “we are the READ-I-EST”, “This book is the FUNNIEST” (figure 8, 9). This book gives an opportunity of creating new words which might be adopted if it makes sense or has a real