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Biographies written in poetry verse instead  Young et al., 2020, p. 195).

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Books that utilize illustrations to convey much of the meaning  (Young et al., 2020, pp. 194-195).

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Books that "contain a number of short biographical pieces about subjects with a  commonality" (Young et al., 2020, p. 194;  Barone, 2011, p. 82).

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These books cover a part of the subject's life. They can be written in picture book or chapter book format. These books can focus on a theme instead of a person (Young et al., 2020, p. 194;  Barone, 2011, p. 82).

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These books cover the entire life of the subject. They can be written in picture book or chapter book format (Young et al., 2020, p. 193;  Barone, 2011, p. 82).

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Biographies written for children that utilizes numerous illustrations and can be either a picture book or chapter book (Young et al., 2020, p. 193).

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Biographies written for young children that utilizes numerous illustrations (Young et al., 2020, p. 193).

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Stories about the author's life that focus on one part of the author's life, and are based on their memories of an event that was life changing to them (Young et al., 2020, p. 192).

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Stories of historical figures and their valiant deeds. They are typically associated with certain places and times in history and the historical figures were usually real people at one time whose lives and actions have been embellished  (Young et al., 2020, p. 138).

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Tales that come from currently practiced religions. These stories and tales includes parables, legends with religious connections, and Old Testament stories  (Young et al., 2020, p. 138).

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Stories that provide explanations for unknown or previously unknown concepts, and tell of gods and goddesses. These are pourquoi tales and often begin with "Before time began"(Young et al., 2020, p. 138;  Barone, 2011, p. 63).

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Brief stories that teach a lesson or end with a moral  (Young et al., 2020, p. 138;  Barone, 2011, p. 63).

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Stories that utilize a lot of exaggeration within the plot  (Young et al., 2020, p. 137).

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Traditional stories of the people. They can be cumulative tales or pourquoi tales. Cumulative tales have events that add upon the previous ones throughout the story. Pourquoi tales answer why questions and give explanations. Folktales can also be in the form of beast tales, trickster tales,  noodlehead or numbskull tales, realistic tales, and fairy tales (Young et al., 2020, pp. 136-137;  Barone, 2011, p. 60).

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Novels traditionally written as prose that are written in poetry verse instead  (Young et al., 2020, p. 127).

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Picture books that illustrate one poem throughout (Young et al., 2020, p. 127; Barone, 2011, p. 65).

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Books of poems written by multiple poets on a single topic  (Young et al., 2020, p. 125; Barone, 2011, p. 67).

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Books that showcase a variety of topics from multiple poets put together by anthologists  (Young et al., 2020, p. 125).

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Books where the plot is largely told through the illustrations, however the exact definition is still unclear  (Young et al., 2020, p. 107).

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Books that support emerging fluent readers with well written text that is easy to read. They are often divided into 3-5 short chapters that give readers an introduction to the layout of chapter books and include many illustrations  (Young et al., 2020, p. 106).

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Books characterized by story patterns, language patterns, or other sequences that are familiar. These books use interesting words, are engaging, and invite vocal participation (Young et al., 2020, p. 105).

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Books with no words that use illustrations to convey a story or teach a concept (Young et al., 2020, p. 104).

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Books that involve children in a physical way beyond reading (i.e., search and find books; books with flaps, tabs, and textures; pop up books) (Young et al., 2020, p. 104).

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Concept books that go into greater detail  (Young et al., 2020, p. 103).

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Books that introduce a single concept for young children and focus on it throughout. Some examples include books about: colors, shapes, and opposites (Young et al., 2020, p. 103).

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Books that typically help children learn basic numbers (1-10) and practice counting  (Young et al., 2020, p. 100).

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Books that include the alphabet in some way. They can be simple or complex and are largely created to enrich children imaginatively in a variety of ways. They can specifically teach children about the letters or use the letters to creatively convey another topic  (Young et al., 2020, p. 100).

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Children's literature that can include storybooks with more than one genre (i.e., informational and fiction) (Young et al., 2020, p. 95).

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Not a genre, but I think it's worth including in this conversation. They can be any genre (poetry included). The story telling is accomplished through a marriage of illustration and text (Young et al., 2020, p. 98).

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Fictitious stories that include scientific possibilities and elements not found in the known universe (Young et al., 2020, p. 94; Barone, 2011, p. 65).

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Any book, not found in the 800s (Poetry and Fictitious Literature) according to the Dewey Decimal System (Young et al., 2020, p. 93). The content of information books is endless, ranging from oceans to glaciers, galaxies, and more. Typical nonfiction book categories that encompass informational books include:  concept books,  informational picture books, traditional chapter books, activity books (craft, how-to, experiment), graphic nonfiction, pop-ups,   journals and interviews, information in verse, photo essays, three-dimensional  books, series, and reference books (Young et al., 2020, pp. 217-218).

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Tells the whole story or part of the story of a real person's life (Young et al., 2020, p. 93; Barone, 2011, p. 82).

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Facts and evidence within the text are verifiable (Young et al., 2020, p. 93).

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Comes from the author's mind (Young et al., 2020, p. 93).

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Text written in the form of a haiku, limerick, free verse, and any other form outside of paragraphs, that "thoughtfully explore[s] the world, give[s] insight into the human condition and  experience, and bring[s] pleasure to the reader" (Young et al., 2020, p. 92)

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Text written in paragraph form that "thoughtfully explore[s] the world, give[s] insight into the human condition and  experience, and bring[s] pleasure to the reader" (Young et al., 2020, p. 92).

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Fictitious stories passed down by word of mouth with no known author (Young et al., 2020, p. 94).

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Fictitious stories published in print with a known author (Young et al., 2020, p. 94). This genre encompasses tales about animals, tiny humans, imaginary worlds, high fantasy, and more  (Young et al., 2020, p. 151).

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Fictitious stories that take place in the present time  (Young et al., 2020, p. 94). Common categories include stories about animals, mysteries, problem stories, and sports to name a few (Young et al., 2020, p. 164; Barone, 2011, pp. 68-69).

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Fictitious stories that take place in a past time (Young et al., 2020, p. 94). There are five main categories of historical fiction, some examples include: a story about historical events that happened before the author lived, a protagonist traveling back in time to a period of history, and a speculation of alternative outcomes to a historical event to name a few (Young et al., 2020, p. 181).

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Fictitious stories that include one or more elements that deviate from our world's natural laws (i.e., animals talking, magic, etc.) (Young et al., 2020, p. 94; Barone, 2011, p. 65).

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Fictitious stories that occur in the world as we know it (Young et al., 2020, p. 94).