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The majority of the lines in this image are straight and vertical. These two characteristics show rigidity and predictability, grandeur, spirituality, and static. I also notice the difference between the thick, vertical lines on the wall, showing stability and dominance, and the thin lines of the wardrobe and his clothing, showing

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Throughout the pages of A Sick Day for Amos McGee, there are mostly yellow, green, and gray tones. While those are the dominant tones, you also see reds, and blues less frequently. I would also consider brown a dominant hue because of its presence on the elephant and rhino. I believe she made these choices because it's meant to be a peaceful and calm book. There are elements of happiness, calm, wholesomeness, and maturity, all of which represent peace and tranquility. It gives the book a sense of relaxation, which correlates appropriately with the text, seeing as the main character is sick.

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A Sick Day for Amos McGee would change to a more dramatic story had the colors been more intense or bright. It would be interpreted as an intense situation if she would have chosen to use bright reds, vibrant blues, or even dark blacks. Doing so would not correlate as well with the text because the story is neither dramatic nor exudes power.

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The penguin sitting on the left side of the page shows security and confinement. In the book, it says that he is shy, which correlates to why he is sitting by himself. When Mr. Amos finds himself sick, the picture shows him sitting in the middle of the bed, showing importance to his character, his actions, and his circumstances that day.

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The green squares behind the elephant look as if they've been stamped there but there wasn't enough ink on the stamp. It gives it a rougher texture, which is similar to the grainy look of the elephant. It appears as if there are horizontal lines running through the coloring medium used. This gives it a rough texture as well. The colors on the bus look like a light tie die created with a sponge technique giving a smooth texture at a somber and worrisome moment in the book. I think she chose to incorporate texture in the book because it gives each page a sense of dimension and emotion. You can get the feel of the book simply by looking at how the art is portrayed.

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I believe that in this book, we are close to the action because it is full of emotions and empathy. You feel worried when the animals are worried and happy when they make their way to Amos. There's even a sense of warmth and compassion when the animals take care of Amos. I feel as though at the beginning of the book, we're much more detached because we don't feel as the animals do and haven't built that relationship with the characters yet.

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I have two favorite pictures books, both of which were read to me and weren't necessarily for emerging readers but more for babies. However, I can still remember them to this day and they're by far two of my favorite children's books. The first one is Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. I always thought this book was so strange because the floor was red and the colors were so off and mismatched. It felt weird and uncomfortable and that's what caused it to catch my eye. My second favorite was Oh My, Oh My, Dinosaurs. It was so adorable and the dinosaurs weren't angry or mean. They were in pastel colors and had parties and danced and I was just fascinated by the adorable dinosaurs and their outfits and props.

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In this image, the lines on the wall and his pajamas are vertical and straight. The lines on the wall are thick, representing stability and dominance, whereas the lines on his pajamas are thin, presenting a delicateness. The straight line of the wall and his pajamas is representative of being rigid and predictable. Some other line examples that are be used in picture books include vertical, diagonal, zigzag, shallow curves, and deep curves.

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I think the hues that are most dominant in the book are yellow, white, gray, and green.  Throughout the book, the tones that are seen less frequently are red, blue, and orange.  I think the illustrator made these choices because the dominant hues of this book are representative of happy/cheerful (yellow), life/nature (green), maturity (gray), and innocence (white) which all come together to create a children's book that is uplifting and full of life and innocence. I think the red, blue, and orange and were incorporated to go a step further by representing love (red), calming/peace (blue), and energy/vibrant (orange). Had the author used different dominant hues, the whole meaning/mood/tone of the book could have been entirely different.

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If the illustrator had used different colors, the whole tone of the book would have been drastically different. The colors used by the illustrator in this book are soft and muted. Had she chose a bold, deep color such as blue or black, or an extremely bright or neon color such as a bold red or neon pink, the illustrations would be much more intense and dramatic. I think the illustrations would be less supportive of the text with different colors because the plot of the story is calming and not very intense, and therefore would not fit with bold, intense colors. The illustrations of this book are meant to be soothing and cheerful to match the text, not bold and intense.

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The penguin on the left side of the page is representative of confinement and security. The penguin is shy towards other animals but is patiently waiting for Amos McGee to come, because he finds comfort/security in Amos being his friend/caretaker. Another example of meaningful placement in the book is having Amos McGee on the left page making his breakfast for the morning in the security/confinement of his own home. While on the right side of the next page, Amos McGee is seen walking away from his house and down the street, onto an adventure.

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Some examples of texture I noticed in the book are Amos McGee's armoire with a wood grain texture as well as the wood texture of the tree the owl is perched while Amos McGee reads him a book. An unusual example of texture that I noticed was the leaves of the trees, the elephant, the rhino, the tortoise, and Amos McGee's bed spread all had a wood grain texture. I think the author used texture so that they illustrations would be more three dimensional and draw your eye to them, rather than just flat colors to be boring and uninteresting.

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I think when the book first begins, we are distance from all of the characters except Amos McGee, who is the only character we are presented with until he leaves his house. However, then the distance changes to becoming steadily more closer to the rest of the characters as we develop characteristics of each animal and their needs. Then, the reader feels happiness for the animals when Amos takes care of them, and sadness when Amos does not come. But, then the reader is restored with happiness, empathy, and love for the animals when they travel to Amos McGee's house to take care of him. This book begins with selflessness from Amos to take care of the animals so well each day, and then end with selflessness from the animals to take care of Amos.

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My favorite picture book is If You Give a Pig a Pancake.  The illustrations of this story are predominantly hues of yellow, blue, green, white, and brown. This creates a mood/tone of happiness/cheer (yellow), calm (blue), life/nature (green), innocence (white), and earthly/wholesome (brown). The meaning behind the colors of these illustrations honestly blows me away because the feelings about this book that I had as a child are the same as they are intended to be for the meaning of each color.

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In this image, the lines on the wall are straight, vertical, and on the thicker side. These lines may represent predictability, stability, and static. This connects to the theme of the text being that Amos McGee has the same routine every single day of visiting his friends in the zoo. On Amos' pajamas, there are thin, vertical lines that have shallow curves. These lines represent comfort, delicateness, and static.

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Within the pages, you see dominant hues of yellow, green, and brown, while the hues seen less frequently are blue, orange, and red. The yellow gives the book life and happiness; the book's first and last pages were dominantly yellow, representing that the story was cheerful at the beginning and ended on a happy note. The use of green hues were used on nature and to represent life within the text-Amos' pants suit and pajamas were both green as well as the nature outside-giving them both life. The hues of brown give the elephant and rhino a gentle feel to depict their characters as calm and gentle. The less frequent hue of red shows love throughout the book. In this case, the love is representing friendship; the rhino's scarf, the balloon brought by the penguin, the penguin's socks, and the owl's books all show a love of friendship throughout the story. Hues of blue create a calming and peaceful nature of the book, and the orange used at the beginning of the story is possibly to represent the anticipation of what is to come.

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On this page, the illustrator made the lines on the wall, thick and straight. However, on all of the other objects in Amos McGee's room, the lines were thin and straight. The line representation on the wall represents dominates the bedroom has over Amos and that it his bedroom will play a major part in this story. The lines on the wall and the other objects are straight meaning the story is predictable and the reader can make predictions on what is to come in the story. There are some curved lines in the story, which means that Amos' room is a safe and comfortable environment.

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With the use of different colors--colors more intense and with higher saturation would disconnect the book from the text. The text is very slow paced and calming, the hues and low intensity further add to the soothing nature of the text. The characters within the picture book are very nurturing, calm, and caring, which is the reason behind the soft colors. With more intense colors, the tone of the story would become drastically different; we would no longer have a soothing story.

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The significance of the penguin's placement is representing security towards Amos, his friend. The penguin at this moment is providing security and comfort to his sick friend. The placement of the balloon throughout most of the story except its first sighting is in the upper half of the pages. This represents happiness, just as its color of red does.

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On the first page, yellow is the dominant hue, but as I started flipping through the remainder of the book, earth tones were the dominant hue. These colors include, blue, green, and gray, which are all cool hues. The only time a warm hue shows up in this story is in his bedroom or when the penguin and rhinoceros are around. I think Erin Stead made these choices because she wanted to make the story calming and an easy and fun read.

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The texture of colors is very light coating, and the illustrations are more grainy than flat.The very light textures create that soothing feel to the book rather than having hard texture. The texture is also scratchy with streaks of white within the colors. I think Stead used these textures to create a softness within the picture book. The texture also gives dimension to the characters moreso than if the textures were heavy and flat.

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If Erin Stead changed the colors of the whole book, then the tone of the story would drastically change. The tone of the book is soothing, calm, and slow-paced read. If the hue changed from cool to warm, then the tone of the book would be loud, energetic, and fast-paced. The story would not be as enjoyable as it is in its' original for. The illustrations would be less supported of the text if the hue changed because the words in the book are calm and they would not be as supported if the whole image was red and orange.

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The penguin is sitting on the left side of the page to show confinement and safety because when Amos McGee visited the penguin at the zoo, the penguin sitting on his left side. The penguin also represented that he was protecting Amos McGee. I notice that the rhino, elephant, and turtle are all placed on the right side of Amos McGee. These animals are placed there because they are more adventurous than the owl or penguin. The penguin and owl both feel safe and are confined with their space throughout the story.

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As the story progresses and the characters are introduced, the distances get closer and closer. This closeness is to create more emotion throughout the story as the author shows the level of friendship among the characters. At the beginning of the story, we are further away from Amos, but as we get to know who Amos is and his relationships with his friends.

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Throughout the book, I notice that it looks to be that theres a lot of coarse texture. However, the texture looks soft. The texture of the illustrations takes the overall tone of this story because of the soft colors used and the color wash the texture portrays. I think Erin Stead used the color wash texture to increase the overall tone of the story and to

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My favorite picture book is The Giving Tree. The illustrations are very simplistic. The lines were vertical, thin, and had shallow curves. The curves on the tree depicted a feeling of safety and comfort while the vertical lines represent spirituality and the thin lines give a delicateness to the story. On the page of the story when the tree gives leaves to the little boy, the tree is slightly curved, showing the comfortably of the tree and the safeness of the boy. The main color in the book is white with black for an outline. White represents the innocence of the story and of the tree, who was willing to give up everything for the boy, and the innocence of the boy who loved the tree. The whiteness of the illustrations put an emphasis on the words and theme of the story; kindness and selflessness being the main themes.

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The lines on the wall in this image are thick, straight and vertical. The straight lines represent predictability, the thick lines represent stability, and the vertical lines represent spirituality. Another example in the book is horizontal lines which represent quiet, calm and peacefulness. It matches the picture to the words on the page.

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We see more cool hues in this book and less of the warm hues. I saw green a lot in this book. I think Erin wanted the book to have this as it's dominant color to portray calmness.

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If Erin changed the colors to be more dominant of the warm hues, it would change the book in it's entirety. The book now is calm and peaceful and easy. If it was dominant in warm hues, it would be energetic and loud and you wouldn't get the same message from the book.

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Since the penguin is on the left side, it is showing security or confinement. I think he is being secure over Amos because Amos doesn't feel good and that is his best pal. Another example in the book is on the last page when all the animals and Amos are on or near his bed in the center of the page. This shows importance. It is meaningful that they are all huddled together.

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I see most of the illustrations portraying soft and smooth textures. I think Erin used these textures to symbolize the tone of the story which is calm and peaceful.

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I think we begin further from the characters and then gradually getting closer and closer to them. I think it is this way because as the story goes on, we become more into it. We become sad when they are sad or happy when they are happy. We start off not knowing Amos or the animals but by the end we are close.

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The lines in this image are vertical, thick and straight. This gives the image the affect of rigidness, predictability, stability, and dominance.  Another example of lines in the book is horizontal lines. These lines represent quite, calm, and peaceful settings.

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I would say that the cool hues are more dominant and the warm hues are less dominant. I say this because green was definitely a dominant color throughout the book. I think Erin Stead made these choices because she wanted the book to be calm and cool and peaceful.

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My favorite picture book is Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See? I think the illustrations are bold. I liked how bright they were when I was little. For example, the green frog is extremely bright green!

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If Erin Stead chose different colors throughout the book the book would be completely different as well as the tone. If she chose to use warm hues instead of cool hues the book would be loud and energetic. The book would be less interesting to read and would take over the meaning of the book.

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I think the penguin is sitting on the left spread because he is keeping Amos secure and warm. He is there for his friend because his friend is sick. Another example in the book would be the last page where all of the animals are in the center of the page. When an image is in the middle of the page it shows importance. This shows that all of the animals are together and shows that their friendship and love for each other is important.

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The different types of texture I noticed were softness and smoothness. I think Erin Stead used these textures to show the importance of the pictures and the tone of the story. The tone is peaceful.

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To begin the story the characters are smaller and further away but throughout the story they become bigger and closer to the page.

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My favorite picture book is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The illustrations are bright and capture your attention. An example would be when the pictures of the lollipop, watermelon, ect. I thought this was such a cool picture when I was little. I loved lollipops and caterpillars so of course I thought it was a great book!

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At the beginning of the story the stories appeared further away meaning they were kind of detached from the story and did not offer much meaning. As the story went on, the animals appeared closer and closer. The animals became more relevant especially when they came to help Amos McGee out.

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My favorite picture book is Oh, the Place You'll Go! This picture book has a very colorful hue to it and is a mixture of warm and cool hue. The mixture of the two hues makes the book fun and happy. However, the illustrations in the book do seem far away, so it seems like the character is detached, but the words behind the story do not give off that cue. I love this story because it explains the many places you can travel to.

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The lines in this drawing are larger vertical lines on the wall and then thinner vertical lines on his pajamas. The straight lines on both represent predictable and rigid characteristics. Which makes sense because he wakes up every morning and does the same activity, which the illustration supports. Another example of lines in the book would be the vertical lines of the fence that represent grandeur, spirituality, and static.

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Lines are what make up this image as there are many present in the picture. Some of the lines are smaller, such as the ones on the pajamas, while others are thicker and stand out more, such as the ones on the wall. Most of the lines in the picture are straight and vertical. As stated in the powerpoint, straight lines are rigid and predicable. Vertical lines are typically grandeur, spiritual and static. The thick lines stand out and are more dominant compared to the thinner lines found on the pajamas which are seen after the pop from the thick lines on the wall. The size, thickness and style of a line definitely effect how a picture is viewed and I think the illustrations on this page help the viewer see just that.

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The hues, or colors, mostly seen throughout this book are; yellow, gray, green, and white, each of which have a soft, or light, in tone. We see very little bright and bold colors such as red, blue, purple and orange. I think Erin Stead did this on purpose to create a more mature and subdued tone for her book. This is a cheerful, yet calming, book that is such a good read. I find it very fascinating how color does play such a large role in tone of the book.

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In my opinion, the entire tone of the book would change if the colors within the pictures changed. The pictures would be dominant over the text and the focus would stray from the meaning of the text as the pictures would play a different, and less supportive, role. I think if the colors changed, the pictures would not line up as well with the story and meaning behind it. Currently, the pictures are soothing and flow well with the book and I think this is the reason so much can be gained from this book that would be stripped of if the illustrations were too bold and overpowering.

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Characteristics on the left side of an image typically share a since of security and confinement. The penguin is comforting his friend, Amos, when he is sick and sitting on the left side of the page as he is ensuring his friend stays warm. On the page discussed earlier, with Amos in his room with the stripes on the wall, he is placed on the left side also. I think this placement helps show the comfort and security Amos has in his home and specifically in his room. Placing the animals in the center of the pages in this book helps show the great importance they have, especially to Amos.

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There are some different textures presented throughout the book; however, I mostly see a smooth and somewhat grainy texture displayed. I noticed the texture having more detail on the tree trunk to make it look more like wood, on the house to make the panels stand out, Amos' suit to give it a scratchy type feel look, and the wrinkles displayed on the elephant. All of these textures were subtle but enough to give some illustrations something extra to notice and to add character and uniqueness to the photos. I think the author purposefully made the texture subdued to keep the calmness throughout he book and to prevent the reader from being distracted by the pictures that they miss the context of the text.

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The main colors that I see in the book are yellow, green, white and blue. The beginning of the book starts off with yellow page backgrounds that represent the cheerful tone that the author sets at the start. The colors that we see the most frequently represent calming(blue), innocence(white), yellow (happy), and life (green). The colors that are seen least frequently are red or orange which represent danger and energetic meanings in the text. I think the author chose the more dominant colors in this book because she wanted to create a calm and warm children's book that is welcoming to readers.

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If the tone changed from cool to warm tones it would not match as well with the story line of the book. The author sets a calming and cheerful tone with the colors she has chosen to use the most. If she changed it to colors such as gray, black, and red. It would give the book more of a darker feel. If she changed it to even orange this would completely change the feel of the story creating more energetic and vibrant illustrations that wouldn't match with the storyline well.

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The penguin on the left side of the page shows that the author wanted to show the sense of security and confinement. The penguin is waiting for his daily visit from Amos since he is very shy and reserved when it comes to talking with others. The penguin receives security from Amos each day knowing that he has someone who will always take care of him and he is now doing the same in the illustration. Another example of a meaningful placement is the illustration of Amos going to work in the very beginning of the book. He is on the far right right side of the right spread which represents risk and adventure.

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One of the first textures I noticed  would be the skin on the elephant and the rhino. Both illustrations created more of a coarse look to show the lines and the roughness of their skin. The other form of texture that I found would be the bark on the trees in the story. The author created a texture that made the trees look more lifelike. Overall the illustrations were all very smooth and soft. The author wanted to create a warm and happy feel to the book which was shown through the textures as well.

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At the beginning of the story where it begins with Amos getting ready for his day and heading to the zoo he is further away in the illustrations. As the story goes on the animals, as well as Amos, get closer and I think the author did this intentionally to represent empathy and emotion. It drew on these two emotions because the animals were caring for their sick friend who always takes care of them.

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My favorite picture book is the story Chrysanthemum. I love the meaning behind the story and that is why it has always been one of my favorites. The illustrations in the story show the characters up close which represents empathy and emotions. Which is exactly how the author wants you to feel throughout the story for her at different parts.The colors of the book vary from the beginning to the end going from warm to cool hues to represent the different feelings in the book.

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This book contains many examples of line. For example, there are thick lines on the walls in Amos' room. This represents stability and dominance. Also, Amos wears thin striped pajamas. Thin lines represent delicateness and elegance, which describes Amos' personality. These lines I mentioned are both vertical lines. Vertical lines show grandeur, spirituality, and static.

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Through out this book, the reader sees many different colors. The illustrator mostly uses warm hues (red, yellow, orange). These colors show cheerfulness, happiness, love, energetic, and vibrancy. The other color used is blue and this color is considered a cool hue. We do not see the cool hues frequently. Blue in illustrations are meant to show calmness and peace. The blues are used in parts of the book that are sad, yet calm. I think the illustrator did this on purpose to convey emotion to certain aspects of the story line.

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The illustrations of a book are always one of the most important aspects of a quality children's book. This illustrator chose to use warm hues in the pictures. They did this to show the calmness and peacefulness of the story. If they chosen more bright colors with black, this would add a darker tone to the story line. Therefore, if the illustrator used more grey, brown, or black the storyline would not support the pictures, and vice versa.

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When objects in pictures are on a certain side, it may have a reason for its positioning. The penguin in this book is on the left side of the page. Objects on the left side depicts security and confinement. It is mentioned that the penguin is a shy guy. He seeks a sense of security. When Amos is sick, he sits  on the left side of the bed to give him security. Also, when all of Amos' friends came to visit him they were standing on the left side. They were visiting him to give him security to feel better.

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I noticed rough and soft textures in the illustrations of this book. The illustrator can show different moods and importance by adding texture to their drawings. The rough textures were mostly on the background objects as the green blocks, trees, and the bus. This showed that they were not what he wanted the reader to notice, because it did not flow with the storyline. We were more focused on the warm hues and soft textures, such as Amos' face and animals

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The characters are at a greater distance from the reader at the beginning of the story. I think this is because we are not emotionally tied with them yet, because we are getting to know Amos. As the story progresses, we become more aware of the animals. This is when we can feel more emotional as they notice that their friend is sick. This is also when the reader is more up close with the characters, because they feel like they know them more personally. I've never thought of this concept before, and I really think it's interesting!

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Until asked this question, I did not realize the characters and distance they were on each page. I now see that in the beginning, the characters are further from us and gradually appear closer as the story progresses. I think the reasoning for this is to help reader feel as if they are getting to know the characters throughout the book and are getting more attached to them. I have never thought about the different elements in pictures in books and how they help determine the meaning and feel the story gives but think it is so cool to sit down and think about these aspects!

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One of my very favorite books growing up was, Hello Toes! Hello Feet! I loved this book and it was the one I chose for my mom to read to my class when I was in first grade! The pictures in this book are creative and bright which draws the reader into the story more and helps them visualize what is happening. Without illustrations in this book, I do not think children would enjoy it as much or have an interest in reading it.

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The lines in this book are straight, thick and thin, and vertical. This shows that the walls are is a predictable, static, and stability. In his pajamas, the lines are thin showing how delicate and elegant Amos McGee actually is. There are horizontal lines through out the book which shows a sense of calmness through out the book

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The hues that are most dominant through out the book are green, blue, and white. The colors that we see less is yellow, red, and a peachy orange color. The cool hues convey a sense of calmness through out the book since the book is a predicable book. The yellow, red and peach color are used to make certain statements about the events that are on the page.

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In this particular image, the lines on the man’s pajamas and the lines on the wall are straight and vertical. The lines on the wall are thicker. They seem to represent stability and predictability. The Amos’s room is a comfortable environment for him. The lines on Amos’s shirt represent delicateness. Other examples of lines through the book are horizontal lines that represent calmness.

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Throughout this book, the dominant hues are yellow, gray, brown, and green. The colors that seem to appear less frequently are red, blue, and orange. I believe Erin Stead made these choices because this book was meant to be calm, peaceful, relaxing, and happy.

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If Erin Stead had chosen different colors for this book, I do believe that the tone of “A Sick Day for Amos McGee” would change. With the colors that Stead chose, the book is peaceful and calm. However, if Stead would have chosen bright or dark colors, I feel that the tone would change from calm and peaceful to dramatic, energetic and loud.

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Having the penguin positioned on the left side of this page spread shows a sense of confinement, safety/security, and warmness. The penguin is there on Amos’s bedside particularly for him. Also, throughout the book, the animals are front and center and of good size. I believe that this shows just how much Amos cares for the animals.

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This book portrays a sense of soft and color wash textures. I believe that Erin chose these kinds of textures for the sense of making the book feel peaceful and calm.

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In the beginning of this book, the readers are distant from all of the characters except for Amos McGee. As the story progresses, and more characters are introduced, the reader starts to become closer to the new characters.

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My favorite picture book is “Love you Forever” by Robert Munsh. This book mainly consists of the colors yellow, white, green, and light blue. These colors are soft, calm and relaxing. I love how the colors of this book do not distract the reader from the emotional message.

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In this image, the lines are straight and vertical. I think the lines also may represent stability and comfort. Some are also much bolder than others, and some lines seem to appear faded out more than others. There are also lines in the furniture, along with lines in his pajamas and lines representing the trim in the room. I think that since the stripes on the wall stand out so much and are so bolded and a somewhat bright color (yellow) that this automatically predicts that the bedroom may be the main setting of the story. When browsing through'out the entire story, a line is present in each page of this story.

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Throughout the book I see green, yellow, blue, white, gray, and green with occasional reds. The dominant hues are blue, green, gray and white. The hues we see less frequently are bold colors like red. I think Erin Stead made these choices to keep the reader calmly engaged, along with paying more attention to attention to the text in the book rather than just the pictures.

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If Erin Stead chose different colors, I think this book would’ve attracted more young readers. However, I think the dull colors that Erin Stead used throughout the text correlated very well with the book. To me, the book was not very interesting with the text alone or the illustrations. If she used brighter colors, it would not support the text at all.

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The significance of the penguin sitting on the left side of the bed with Amos shows that the penguin not only feels safe with Amos, but also wants to give Amos the same feeling he gives to him, which is comfort. The penguin is wanting to make sure that Amos is comforted and does not feel lonely. Even though the penguin is shy, he is making an effort to be there for Amos. I also think that the bright red balloon and bright red socks the penguin is wearing shows a sense of happiness, which is also portrayed in the rest of the book. The penguin may feel as if he is giving Amos a sign of hope.

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The main two textures that I noticed were the elephants texture along with the rhinoceros'. I think Erin Stead used texture for these specific animals because we already have a visual representation in our minds that these animals are not soft and silky like the penguin may be. Erin had to match our prior knowledge to the illustrations.

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I think this book shows the characters very close, which allows us to pay close attention to things like texture. I also think that the short distance allow us to feel emotions about how the animals feel and compassion for the animals. I feel like the distance between the characters gets closer as the book goes along to help us build relationships with the characters.

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My favorite book is Love you Forever by Robert Munsh. The illustrations in this book give you a quick visual representation of growing up. My mom always used to read this book to me growing up and I think the cover page has the largest effect on me just because it proves that a mother’s love is truly unconditional and the colors are so bright that as soon as you see the cover you are intrigued and just want to laugh and smile.

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The wallpaper or painted lines in the room are vertical, thick, yellow, and white which represent spirituality, happiness, stability, and cleanliness which seems suitable for the old man who seemed to like to have everything in order. His pajamas were thin and green which opted for a more delicate emotion which the man expressed through his love for animals. I noticed the lines on the next page of the house. They were horizontal and blue which both represent calm.

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The colors I saw most often were orange and blue which are meant to be lively and energetic. I saw blue sometimes and red when I think the author wanted that object to stand out. I think the author wanted to relay the life of the man as energetic and happy even though he was getting older. One thing I noticed about the man was that he did not have a skin color. I liked that the author left this open for the reader to interpret on their own what race he wanted the character to be.

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I feel like the colors would have taken away the calmness of the book had they been any bolder. This book would be something I would want to read close to bed time and any bright colors would take that away.

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The penguin's placement shows security and triumph. Another picture that stood out to me was the owl perching on a tall stack of books. I think it symbolized his triumph and wisdom.

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I didn't necessarily notice a change in distance with the animals.

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My favorite picture book is the Very Hungry Caterpillar. I don't have the book in front of me to recall specific details, but it contains very bright, bold colors. I do remember the caterpillar having different textures.

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Lines make up majority of this image including lines on the man and walls. The lines are both bolder and straight, representing predictable and stability. I feel like this probably means that that the man wakes up everyday and goes through the same routine.

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Throughout the book, the hues are mostly green, yellow and whites. I think the author is trying to create a calm atmosphere for the reader. Occasionally in the book, there are red and orange hues. The author is trying to create an fun and energetic book for young readers. It's amazing to see how much colors affect pictures.

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1.       In the image, the wall has thick, vertical, straight lines. These artistic elements characterize an image that is rigid and predictable. This relates to Amos’s routine that he sticks to every single day. The vertical lines depict an image that is grandeur, spiritual and static. The thick lines show dominance and stability. This alludes to the stability of Amos in his room. He repeats the same activity each day. In contrast, his pajamas have thin lines which represent delicateness and elegance. The thin lines are representative of Amos’ kind and gentle personality. Other examples of lines are depicted in Amos’ house, the zoo fence and the fence to his house.

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If Stead chose different colors, the book would have felt more of like a scary story, rather than calm. I think the illustrations would've been less supportive because the tone of the book would've changed completely.

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The penguin on the left side of the page represents security and confinement. Another example of this is on the the last page of the book. All the animals are in the middle of the book meaning that all of the characters are important and play a role in the story.

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The lines on the background of the story are thick and vertical, which allude to a sense of spirituality and stability. This relates to the main character because he is very "routine" with his days and visiting his friends. Not only that, but the lines are straight showing that he is pretty predictable. Also, his pajamas are also vertical but they are thin. Since it is just his pajamas that are thin, it leads me to believe that he is quite delicate. Which I find throughout the story.

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Some examples of textures I see include the rhinoceros, which has rough texture and the majority of the other features of the book were soft. I think the author wanted to keep that calm feelings, while also teaching children how animals actually look.

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I see a mixture of both warm and cool hues, but the cool hues are very faint so it lends me to believe that they are more so leaning towards being a warm color. I think that these warm colors allude to the character since he seems like a calm man, and the book overall has a very calm mood to it. I believe that is what the author was trying to portray also.

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In the beginning of the book, the characters are farther away representing detached. Throughout the book. the characters seem to get closer and closer making the reading feel like they are becoming attached and drawn into the book.

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My favorite picture book is Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type. The illustrations in the book have a rough texture and include hues such as browns, grey and greens. The author wants to create a darker atmosphere. It also shows life and wholesome.

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Changing the colors of the illustrations in the book would have completely changed the overall mood and meaning of the story. With the warm colors now, I find the story very relaxing and the older man very calming. If the colors had been warmer, I honestly think that it may have been a tad creepy. The illustrations would definitely be less supportive of the text.

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The story mentions that the penguin is more shy of a creature, and the fact that he is placed on the left side of the bed when Amo's is sick shows that he feels comfortable around him and almost safe. This is also significant in other areas of the story. For example, on the page where is is leaving his house, he is walking to the right. For him, this creates a different feeling, like he is motivated and feeling adventurous.