Julianne Ocasio

10/20/15
Fiesta!
Bibliographic information:
Gibson, G. (1996). Fiesta! New York, NY: Greenwillow Books.
Plot: In the story, a group of kids travel around town collecting items for a birthday party.
Setting: In the town, and also in someones backyard.
Theme: Team work and celebration
Characterization: The characters are shown through the illustration, and not through the book.
Style: It is written to be a Spanish/English dual language counting book.
Point of View: 3rd person
Describe Characteristics of this text specific to the genre: It has focus on the illustrations with
very little text.
Reflection: I really like this book for dual language learners. It is simple, yet can teach a lot. It is
also easy for emergent readers to read and enjoy.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Bibliographic information:
Viorst, J. (2014). Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. New York, NY:
Little Simon.
Plot: A little boy named Alexander wakes up to a bad day that continues until bed time. He is
upset throughout the day, and repeats that he wants to move to Australia.

Setting: There are multiple settings in this story: the bed room, the car, school, the doctors
office, and his fathers job.
Theme: Feelings. Encountering a bad day and how it effects a persons outlook.
Characterization: Alexander is portrayed through his reactions in the story.
Style: It has repetition and detailed illustrations. The story is funny because of what Alexander
says about his situations.
Point of View: The story is told through Alexanders eyes, making it 1st person narrative.
Describe Characteristics of this text specific to the genre:
Reflection: This is a great book to introduce cause and effect. It also shows how events can
change a persons mood.