The characters in the story are flat characters, due to the fact they are very simple and not much is known about them ("Children's Literature"). All that is known about the characters is Poky is a puppy, Kit is a skunk, and Sylvester is a snake. The words in the story are relatively short and are words that younger children already know (Chen). The illustrations in the story match the plot line and help readers to fully understand what is going on. There is not too much going on with the illustrations, therefore they are "in good taste," which is a characteristic the website Community Play Things says is important in children's literature (Baker). The majority of adults in the world know that to keep children interested in a story there has to be illustrations, drawing in the readers and keeping them
The characters in the story are flat characters, due to the fact they are very simple and not much is known about them ("Children's Literature"). All that is known about the characters is Poky is a puppy, Kit is a skunk, and Sylvester is a snake. The words in the story are relatively short and are words that younger children already know (Chen). The illustrations in the story match the plot line and help readers to fully understand what is going on. There is not too much going on with the illustrations, therefore they are "in good taste," which is a characteristic the website Community Play Things says is important in children's literature (Baker). The majority of adults in the world know that to keep children interested in a story there has to be illustrations, drawing in the readers and keeping them