This author had a series of books that ran from 1997 until 2010 that has become a favorite of both children and adult readers.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
100
This award, established in 1938, is presented to the illustrator of the most distinguished picture for children published in the United States during the preceding year.
What is The Caldecott Medal?
100
The concentrated expression of ideas and feelings through precise and imaginative words that are carefully selected for their sonorous and rhythmical effects. An example might be Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes.
What is poetry?
100
This book is about a young girl who befriends a dog and through the relationship her life is changed. It was recently made into a movie. The book was written by Kate DiCamillo.
What is Because of Winn-Dixie?
100
The people, animals, and creatures in a story.
What is characters of a story?
200
This author wrote a trilogy about teen age romance between a mortal and vampire.
Who is Stephenie Meyer?
200
This award, established in 1922, is presented to the author of the most distinguished contribution to children's literature. Only U.S. citizens or residents are eligible for the award.
What is the Newbery Medal?
200
Stories that were "told" to children, having no known or identifiable authors belong to this genre. Often times they are attributed to entire groups of people or cultures.
What is traditional literature?
200
The first book in a series of three, this book takes us to a futuristic society where young adults are forced to fight to the death, with only one winner.
What is The Hunger Games?
200
The place and/or time period in which a book is written.
What is setting?
300
The man who wrote The Cat in the Hat, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, and Horton Hears a Who.
Who is Dr. Seuss?
300
Founded in 1970, this award is given to an African-American author and since 1974 also to an African-American illustrator whose work made outstanding inspirational and educational contributions to literature for children.
What is The Coretta Scott King Awards?
300
Stories in which events, settings, or the characters are outside the realm of possibility are part of this genre. Some noted authors in this genre are J.K. Rowling, Lois Lowry, J.R.R. Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis.
What is Modern Fantasy?
300
A picture book written by Eric Carle, this book takes through the eating habits of a caterpillar for one week.
What is The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
300
The events of a story and the sequence in which they are told comprise this part of fictional stories. This tells "what happens in the story".
What is the plot?
400
Number the Stars, The Giver, Gooney the Fabulous, and Messenger were all written by this author.
Who is Lois Lowry?
400
This award is given annually to the author of the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year. It was established in 2001.
What is the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal?
400
Realistic fiction, set in a time remote enough from the present to be considered history, stories about events that occurred at least one generation prior to the date of the original publication are categorized in this genre. Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse is an example.
What is Historical Fiction?
400
In this book a rabbit gets himself into some trouble when he doesn't listen to his mother about staying out of a garden.
What is The Tale of Peter Rabbit?
400
The way an author tells the story, it must suit the content of the book. It may include the words chosen to tell the story, the organization of the book, the point of view used to tell the story.
What is style?
500
The classic children's tale, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was written by this man.
Who is Lewis Carroll?
500
This award is given annually to the author of a book voted most outstanding by students in grades 4-8 in Illinois.
What is the Rebecca Caudill Award?
500
Books that draw us in because we can relate to some of the experiences in them are said to be of this genre. These stories could really happen to people and animals, though the characters are fictional, their actions and reactions are like those of real people or real animals.
What is Realistic Fiction?
500
The fantasy that started the whole Lord of the Rings trilogy, we are introduced to Bilbo Baggins and his travels in this book.
What is The Hobbit?
500
The underlying meaning or significance of a story. It is best expressed as a complete sentence rather than just one word.