Parts of a Book
Using the Library
Favorite Characters
Genre Jams
Book Talk
100

This is the top of the book.

What is the head?


100

The E in the call number "E WIL" stands for this.

What is Everybody!

100

This crime-fighting cop has the head of a dog, the body of a man, and a cat-kid sidekick.

Who is Dogman?

100

Dragons, magic, and other worlds can all be found in this genre of book!

What is Fantasy?

100

This is the person who writes a book.

Who is the author?


200

This is the bottom of the book.

What is the foot?


200

The F in the call number "F ROW" stands for this.

What is Fiction?

200

Mo Willems puts this blue bird into every book he draws... just don't let him drive the bus!

Who is Pidgeon? 

200

You'll have to solve the puzzle or problem in this genre of book.

What is Mystery?

200

This is a person who does the drawings for a book.

Who is the illustrator?

300

You have one, I have one, and books have one too! Without this part, a book's pages would all fall out.

What is a spine?

300

Nonfiction books get put on the shelf in this order. 

What is numerical order, THEN letter order:

20.2 POL

132.9 AME

921 MAL

300

This cool cat really loves his new shoes.

Who is Pete the Cat? 

300

This genre has made-up characters in real-life historical events.

 (Like I Survived)

What is historical fiction?

300

This author/illustrator team visited us virtually! Together, they made books like Itty Bitty Kitty Corn, Princess in Black, and Real Friends.

Who are Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham?

400

The place in the front of a book that tells you where you can find topics in the book.

What is the table of contents?

400

You might see this on the spine label of a book, or on the computer. Either way, you won't locate your book without THIS.

What is the Call Number?
400

This little piggie moved in to a human house on Deckawoo Drive, and her neighbor Eugenia does NOT appreciate it!

Who is Mercy Watson?

400

This genre has short fragments 

of words, instead 

of sentences or paragraphs,

and sometimes it rhymes.

What is poetry?

400

This Oregon author lived to be 104 years old, and wrote over 40 books, including books about mice, motorcycles, and a "pest" with a sister named Beezus!

Who is Beverly Cleary?

500

A list of words and definitions found in the back of the book.

What is a glossary?

500

Our library is classified according to a system called this...

What is The Dewey Decimal System?

500

This brother and sister are known to travel LOTS of places in their treehouse, but they always make it out with the help of a book!

Who are Jack and Annie?


500

This genre has books about the lives of real people.

What is biography?

500

This "gold medal" award is given to the best picture book every year.

What is the Caldecott Medal?