Fiction Evaluation Form

(Picture Books, Folklore, Modern Fantasy, Contemporary Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Multicultural Books)

Your Name: Daisy Martinez Book Title: Pete the Kitty and the Groovy Playdate
Author: Kimberly and James Dean Illustrator: James Dean

Genre: Fiction Publisher/Year: Harper Collins/2018

EVALUATE THE BOOK USING THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS

STYLE and Language: Explain the language used – word choices, sentence length, dialogue, rhythm, rhyme.
Explain unexpected insights or interesting information the reader learns from the story. Give examples form
the book for each one:

Word choice: Familiar language: “It’s going to be an AWESOME day!”

Sentence length: 2-3 sentences long: “Have no fear! Super Kitty is here!”
Dialogue: Pete the Kitty & Grumpy Toad: “Let’s build a city!” – “Those blocks are MINE!”
Rhythm: Nice flowing rhythm: “No worries! That’s okay! I’ll find something else to play.”
Rhyme: Very little: “ZOOM ZOOM VROOM all around the room!”
Insights/interesting information: Grumpy Toad realizes that playing by himself is not fun.

CHARACTER – Who is the main character? Explain the character’s personality traits. How can the reader
relate to the character, become involved in the story?
Who are the supporting characters? Give examples of each from the book.

Main character: Pete the Kitty

Personality traits: Kind, patient and understanding
How reader can relate to main character: Young children have daily situations where their friends don’t want to
share their toys.
Supporting characters: Grumpy Toad

1. PLOT: (Explains the major events in the story.) Summarize the plot

Pete the Kitty was excited to have a playdate until he realized that his friend Grumpy Toad did not
want to share his toys.

2. SETTING – Explain the place and time of the book.

THEME- What is the story’s theme or lesson?

Setting: Grumpy Toad’s house

Theme: Being kind and playing together is more fun.
ILLUSTRATION –Analyze the illustrations in the book (see Chapter 4 for details on the categories below.)
Choose a 2-page spread in the book to answer the following:
What Style (realism, surrealism, expressionism, impressionism, naïve, cartoon art)?
Cartoon art

Illustration and Text: explain how illustration and text combined to tell the story.
Then, explain what illustrations show that text does not explain?
When expressing anger both text and picture connect by using large font and showing expression of
anger

Page design --Describe:

The Borders: Full page along with some small circle bubbles
Use of white/dark space: White
Text placement: Top, bottom and middle
Font size: Small and large
Placement of illustrations: Center, top and bottom

3. CHILD DEVELOPMENT THEORIES – CHOOSE 2 of theories below and evaluate the book according to the
developmental theories. (How the book fits the developmental stage and age?)

PIAGET-COGNITIVE-INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
Name the stage: Preoperational and the age: 2 to 7 years old_____

Explain ONE cognitive development trait from the stage: Imaginative Play: Children expand cognitive
thinking when playing with blocks, dress up clothes, 3D materials etc.

Give examples from the book show how the book fits that trait and cognitive stage: “Let’s build a
city!” Pete the Kitty says, and he is playing with small blocks

ERIKSON – PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Name the stage __________________________________ and the age_____________________

Explain ONE social development trait for this stage:

Give examples from the book that support that social development trait and of this stage:

EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Identify the Age: 4 to 8 years old_____
Explain ONE emotional development trait for this age: Understanding Feelings: Kids at this age begin
to understand when others feel hurt or sad.

Give examples from the book to illustrate that emotional development trait and this age: “Pete is
sad. Pete is blue. He thinks about what to do.”
“Grumpy Toad. Wouldn’t it be better if we were playing together?”