Characters from Picture Books
This cool cat rocks his new shoes.
Who is Pete the Cat?
This character moves from the jungle to the city and lives with the man who wears a yellow hat.
Who is Curious George?
In this series, Jack and Annie have magical adventures.
What is The Magic Tree House series?
The person who writes the book.
Who is the author?
A non-fiction book about a person's life.
What is a biography?
Don't let him drive the bus!
Who is the Pigeon?
This character sometimes has no bones days.
Who is Noodle the pug?
In this series, a shark, a wolf, a snake and a fish might be the villains but they might be the good guys.
What is the Bad Guys series?
The person that draws the pictures in the book.
Who is the illustrator?
Usually in the FRONT of the book, this tool is in page number order and tells what chapters are in the book. It's like a map to the book.
What is the table of contents?
This character is an aardvark and has a sister named D.W.
Who is Arthur?
In this book, the cows find an old typewriter in Farmer Brown's barn and make demands for electric blankets.
What is Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type?
In what series is the Cheese Touch a problem?
What is the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series?
Another word for the name of the book.
What is the title?
Usually in the back of a non-fiction book, this list of words is in ABC order and gives definitions (word meanings) for words in the book.
What is a glossary?
This maid takes directions very literally. When asked to "dust the furniture," she sprinkles powder ON the furniture.
Who is Amelia Bedelia?
This character attends the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and has a toad named Trevor.
Who is Neville Longbottom?
In this series, a magical sorting hat decides what school house you will join.
What is the Harry Potter series?
Several books about the same characters.
What is a series?
Usually in the BACK of a book, this is an alphabetical list of names and subjects and tells what pages they can be found on.
What is an index?
Two friends one pink and short, the other gray with glasses, discuss trips, bad weather and if they should share ice cream.
Who are Elephant and Piggie?
This character finds out he is actually the son of Poseidon.
Who is Percy Jackson?
In this series, a group of young dragons may be the answer to a prophecy that can end years of war.
What is Wings of Fire?
Another name for the page that gives the title and copyright date, which is the date that the book was published.
What is the title page?
This is another name for the system we use to organize the non fiction books in our library, by subject, in number order 1st, then by author.
What is the Dewey Decimal System?