Bibliographic Citation:
Shaw, Charles G. It Looked Like Spilt Milk. New York, NY: HarperFestival, 1993. 13 p. ISBN 978-0694004911.
Awards/Selection Lists:
None
Format Examined:
Board book
Annotation:
Something that "looked like spilt milk" changes into different shapes on each page of the book, until it is discovered to be a cloud.
Personal Reaction:
This classic book combines repetition, prediction, and shape recognition in the form of simple white text and shapes printed on blue pages. The repeated line, "but it wasn't" leads from one possible shape into the next object until it is revealed to be a cloud. Children are invited into the narration of the story through making predictions about what the shape will become.
Age Recommendation:
I would recommend this book for children 2-4 years of age.
Themes/Issues:
Shapes, repetition, prediction
Early Literacy Skill Value:
Letter Knowledge:
Letter knowledge is not a direct focus of this book.
Narrative Skills:
Children are encouraged to participate in the narration of the story through predicting shapes and what they think the white object on the page actually is.
Phonological Awareness:
Phonological awareness is not a direct focus of this book.
Print Awareness:
The text is printed in a simple, white font with a dark blue background that calls attention to the words on the page as they connect to the illustrations.
Print Motivation:
The simplicity of the text and illustrations make this a story that children will want to repeat, and even read on their own, as they learn the shapes represented in the book.
Vocabulary:
The vocabulary represented in the story is based on the different shapes represented by the "spilt milk".
Author/ Illustrator Website:
http://charlesgreenshaw.com/
Letter knowledge is not a direct focus of this book.
Narrative Skills:
Children are encouraged to participate in the narration of the story through predicting shapes and what they think the white object on the page actually is.
Phonological Awareness:
Phonological awareness is not a direct focus of this book.
Print Awareness:
The text is printed in a simple, white font with a dark blue background that calls attention to the words on the page as they connect to the illustrations.
Print Motivation:
The simplicity of the text and illustrations make this a story that children will want to repeat, and even read on their own, as they learn the shapes represented in the book.
Vocabulary:
The vocabulary represented in the story is based on the different shapes represented by the "spilt milk".
Author/ Illustrator Website:
http://charlesgreenshaw.com/
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