Literary Genres for Kids K-6

Literary Genres for Kids K-6

1. PICTURE BOOKS

   • A picture book is a book in which the illustyrations are as important as the words in telling the story.
   • Wordless Picture Books
     • Wordless picture books are picture books that tell the story completely through illustrations with no words at all, or only a few embedded in the artwork.
   • Picture Story Books

2. TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

   • Traditional Literature are stories that are passed down from generation to generation, changing slowly over time and providing a link between the past and the future. They are also known as "Folktales," beliefs or stories with exaggerated characters and obstacles.
   • Tall Tales
     • A folktale that is often humorous and assumed to be untrue. It presents larger than life characters.
   • Fairy Tales
     • A fictional story about fairies or other magical creatures and often has a prince or a princess and a happy ending.
   • Fables
     • A short folktale that has a moral or lesson and usually has animal characters.
   • Legends
     • A folktale that is based on a real person or event but cannot be proven.
   • Myths
     • A fictional story that explains how things naturally occur in the world and often include gods, godesses and mythological creatures.

3. FICTION BOOKS

   • Fiction uses characters, setting, and plot to convey events that are not real.
   • Historical Fiction
     • A fictional story with real and made-up characters that takes place during an actual time in history.
   • Realistic Fiction
     • A story set in the present and involving events that could actually happen.
   • Science Fiction
     • A sory that is often set in the future or in different worlds that includes tecnology or science.
   • Mystery Books
     • A fictional story that revolves around discovering secrets or solving crimes.
   • Fantasy
     • A fictional story that uses magical snd other supranatural phenomena as primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Usually, stories take place in imaginary worlds and characters are un-usual.

4. NON-FICTION BOOKS

   • Factual writing that informs a reader about a topic, also known as informational books. Nonfiction uses real people, setting, and plot to convery actual events.
   • Biography Books
     • Nonfiction writing that is about a real person.
     • Biography
       • A story about a real person's life written by another person.
     • Autobiography
       • A story about a real person's life written by that same person.
   • Topic Books
     • These texts arte written to provide information about a variety of topics: animals, science, sports, places, etc.

5. COMIC BOOKS

   • A sequence of cartoon drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book. They can be either wordless, add simple onomatopoeias, or even present dialogues in the form of speech bubbles among characters.

6. POETRY BOOKS

   • Poetry uses sound, rhythm, and word choice to convey ideas, emotions or thoughts. I would also include in this cathegory any kind of linguistic stilystic device to present emotional information such as: haikus, limericks, tongue twisters, riddles and even songs and nursery rhymes.

7. DRAMA BOOKS

   • Drama uses characters, dialogue, and action to tell a story through conflict and emotions. Drama stories are designed to be acted out. It is possible to use adaptations from the classics such the "Shakeaspeare Can Be Fun" series or work on regular children's book to promote dramatic play.

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