Characters- K-2
Character + Setting
Fairy Tales
It's All in a Story
Classics:
It happened in a tale
Elements + Awards Gr. 3+ (HARDER)
Characters
Gr. 3+ (HARDER)
100

What children's book character eats his way through days of the week?

The Hungry Caterpillar

100

What are the 2 things that make up the 'setting' in a story?

Time and place

100

What phrase does a fairy tale begin with?

Once upon a time

or

A long time ago

100

What type of children's book must have a simplistic and easy to understand story, text and illustrations that work together to help tell the story,and a clear beginning and middle and end? 

Children's picture book

100

Who was forced to work as a servant in her own home? 


Cinderella

100

What are the basic literary elements of children's picture books?

character, setting, plot

100

In which series do these siblings go on time-travel adventures?

Jack and Annie- the Magic Tree House series

200

Who are 2 characters who are very different from each other but stick together? 

One is large and grey, the other is little and pink.

They are good friends and do many things together.

Gerald the Elephant and Piggie

200
In which book does the setting take place in or around a coconut tree?

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

200

How phrase does a fairy tale typically end with?

And they lived happily ever after.

200

Why does a teacher want to share books like these?

  • Social Emotional Learning such as kindness, teamwork, problem-solving, acceptance, inclusion, and friendship.
  • Exploring one’s identity, including interests, talents, passions, and family.
  • Exploring academic topics such as mathematics, literacy, art, music, history, and other subjects.

to help a child learn

to help teach a lesson

to help make connections to one's life

***Other acceptable responses

200

Who was the young girl who encounters a cunning wolf while on her way to visit her sick grandmother in the woods?

Little Red Riding Hood

200

What are some important elements of fairy tales? include

dragons, dwarfs, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, griffins, monsters, talking animals, trolls, unicorns, witches, wizards, magic, and enchantments.

200

What is the story of the silverback gorilla who lives at the mall?

One and Only Ivan

300

Who is the green monster who leaves home to see the world and ends up marrying an ugly princess? 





Shrek

300

What story takes place in 3 different houses/homes?

the Three Little Pigs

300

Where is the setting of a fairytale often set?

In an enchanted forest

Magic kingdom


300

Which children's picture book author uses rhymes and nonsensical words?

Dr. Seuss

300

Who was the young boy who trades his cow for magic beans?

Jack and the Beanstalk

300

What is the K-4 children's picture book award for the state of Vermont?

VT Red Clover Children's Picture Book Award 

***This year- Bobcat Prowlling!

300

Who is the character with facial disfigurement who perseveres?

Auggie in Wonder

400

Who are the friends (very different including the number of legs) who live together on the farm and become famous for something special?

Charlotte and Wilbur in Charlotte's Web

400

Who is the spunky, intelligent girl (who is sometimes not a good role model) who shares stories from kindergarten and first grade? 

Junie B. Jones

400

In this year's Red Clover nominee, the Good Little Wolf, what is the main theme?

Good versus evil

Self acceptance

400

In this story, a books takes a train somewhere

To the North Pole on the the Polar Express on Christmas Eve

400

What is the story of a young woman who is taken prisoner by a cursed prince-turned-beast?

Belle in Beauty and the Beast

400

What is the award given in the United States to a picture book for its illustrations?

Caldecott Award

400

In what series is there a friendship and club of girls?

Babysitter's Club

500

Who kept giving things away until he had nothing left to give?

the Giving Tree

500

Who is the crime fighting dog?

Dog Man

500

What is a traditional fairy tale that becomes changed/modified by a modern author called? 

Fractured fairy tale

500

Which children's author writes about a pigeon who drives a bus and Knuffle Bunny?

Mo Willems

500

What is the story of 2 children abandoned in the woods by their poor parents and encounter a wicked witch living in a house made of candy

Hansel and Gretel 

500
What is figurative language? Give 2 or more examples

The use of metaphor (comparing 2 things without using the words like or as) or simile (comparing 2 things using the words like or as)

Allitteration- when the beginning sound of a string of words is the same

Personification- giving human traits to a non human

Onomatopoeia- a word that imitates or sounds like the word it describes 

500

In what book is a young boy stranded in the Canadian wilderness with only one tool?

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen