To allow the brain to focus on the information in the illustrations this reading will look only at the illustrations and the information they provide the young reader. There are no right or wrong answers in this reading. If the pages are not numbered page 1 is the first page of text.
Within the illustrations is humor for both the child and the adult. The same details will make both of you laugh. However, sometimes, Mr. Small appeals to the adult.
As you study the illustrations, you’ll notice text in the illustrations in different formats. However, stay with just the illustrations. The text balloons and special type will be read in the Second Reading.
Pages 1 – 3:
~What observations can you make about this character on page 1? (He is, also, on the cover.)
~What additional inferences can you make about him on page 3? (He has quite a few stuffed animals. Maybe, he likes animals.)
~Who do you think the man is?
Pages 4 – 7:
~From the details in the illustration, where do you think the boy is? (aquarium)
~Why do you think penguins is written: PENGUINS?
Pages 8 – 13:
~On page 9, look at what is in the boy’s hand as he walks away? What is it, and why do you think he wants it? Where do you think he is going?
~On page 10 and 11, What is the boy doing?
~On page 13, why does he have the penguin in his room? What knob is the boy turning?
Pages 14 – 19:
~On page 14 and 15, what do you think he is he going to do with the hose?
~On page 16 and 17, what are the boy and the penguin doing? How is he able to build a skating rink in his bedroom?
~On page 18 and 19, What might the boy be saying to the man? From the details in the illustrations, what might the man be studying?
Pages 20 – 25:
~On page 20, where might the boy and the penguin be? (library) What might the boy and the woman be saying to each other? What might be in the boy’s bike basket?
~On page 21, what might the boy and the penguin be trying to get up the stairs? What might the man be saying to them to cause the look on the boy’s face?
~On page 22, what is the penguin laying on, and what is he eating?
~On page 23, why is the penguin in the freezer?
~On page 24, try to explain the illustration. What kinds of food did the penguin eat?
Pages 26 – END:
~On page 26, why does the boy look worried?
~On page 27, Who is ELLIOT, and why is his name in bolded capitals?
~On page 28, why is the man surprised?
~On page 30, where do you think the turtle come from? Explain your idea.