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Barone, D.  (2011).  Children’s literature in the classroom:  Engaging lifelong readers. New York:  The Guilford Press.

Tunnell, M., Jacobs, J., Young, T., & Bryan, G. (2020).  Children’s Literature Briefly. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.

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Books that are focused on a certain subject manner (i.e. math, science, or social studies)

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Gives information "all about" a certain subject; typically in children's literature this is about an animal, sport, plant, etc.

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Gives a wide array of information about different topics or subject area

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Books that are used to provide factual information

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Books that explain to someone how to do something

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The author's personal account of their life and events in their life

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The true story of a person's life

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Typically include realistic children and characters that are experiencing real problems in a fictional setting

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Brings history to life for young readers (Barone, 2011) Helps take the reader to that time period or event to experience

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Fictional pieces that have realistic characteristics partnered with fiction

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Not common to the everyday experience

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A short story that teaches a lesson or moral. Commonly associated with Aesop.

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Mostly includes princes and princesses; animals that speak, and there are many 'versions' of the same tale

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Simple idea that is repeated throughout the story

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Filled with many details, they can also have a historical element. May even be based off a true person, but elaborated

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Is non factual and does not provide true information

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Provides true/realistic information about a topic/subject area

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Poems are filled with rhyme and rhythm (Barone, 2011)

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Set in the past, typically the main character is a person or an animal with human like characteristics