Biscuit

Biscuit

Written by: Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Illustrated by: Pat Schories

Genre: Bedtime Stories/Series 

Publishers: HarperCollins Publishers in 1996

Readibility Lexile: 190L

Summary:

Biscuit is a dog that is supposed to go to bed but he just wants to play. His owner feeds him, gives him drink, and reads to him but he still does not want to go to bed. She gets the blankets ready and gives him his doll, hugs him, kisses him, and turns off the light, but biscuit is still not ready for bed. He wants his owner to tuck him in again, one more kiss, one more hug. He wants to cuddle up with his owner. When he is by his owner in her room he is finally able to fall asleep.

Evaluation:

This is a really good book for emergent readers. It has a lot of repetition in it throughout the whole book. It also teaches children what to do to take care of your dog and put him to bed. It is a good book to use to teach children vocab words and spelling because of the easy words and the repetition. It is a fun book that most children who have dogs are able to relate to. The illustrations are fun and colorful that makes the book more fun to read. The text is in large print so it is easy to read since the letters are bigger.

Literary Elements:

-          Setting- The setting of this book takes place at night. It goes through the realistic time frame that getting ready for bed takes. It is realistic and something that all children can relate to because they all go to bed.

-          Plot- The plot of this book is about getting your dog ready for bed. It shows the steps that people go through to do this and that it is not always the easiest thing to do.

-          Theme- The theme of this book is bedtime. It is about getting ready for bed and going to sleep. Everybody goes to sleep so it is something realistic and something that students can r-relate to.

Mini Lesson:

For a mini lesson I would choose to do the plot. I would read this book to my students and them have them write a short paragraph about what they have to do to get ready for bed. This creates text-to-self moments and helps with students writing.

Illustrations:

The illustrations in this book are well done and you are really able to see the dogs personality through them. It creates visuals in student’s mind that get them more involved with the text. The picture demonstrates what the text is trying to say.

Target Audience:

Early Elementary