Title Little Humpty Author /Illustrator Margaret Wild & Ann James Publisher Little Hare Books Date of publication 2003
Overview of text
Little Humpty, the camel, likes to play. Big Humpty worries that he is a bit lonely, so she takes him to a big walk all the way to the Waterhole. On the way, Little Humpty tries to guess what they will see at the Waterhole. When they arrive to the Waterhole, Humpty discovers other camels, just like him, to play with.
Visual narrative
Characters – little Humpty, big Humpty.
Orientation: The story takes place in the desert.
Plot – beginning, problem, solution, end.
Dialogues Language features
Repetition of words, phrases: “He liked...”, “Are we nearly there yet?” “Will you play with me?”
Adverbs – hopefully, softly.
Other textual features (e.g. format, illustrations)
The illustrations in the book are used as visual cues. Without looking at the pictures, the reader will not identify that the main characters are camels.
The colours in the pictures are mainly earth colours: orange and yellow. They create a sense of a desert. The text remains the same colour, font and style throughout the story. Audience Year 4 Genre Fiction - Fantasy animal story
Author /Illustrator Margaret Wild & Ann James
Publisher Little Hare Books
Date of publication 2003
Overview of text
Little Humpty, the camel, likes to play. Big Humpty worries that he is a bit lonely, so she takes him to a big walk all the way to the Waterhole. On the way, Little Humpty tries to guess what they will see at the Waterhole. When they arrive to the Waterhole, Humpty discovers other camels, just like him, to play with.
Visual narrative
Characters – little Humpty, big Humpty.
Orientation: The story takes place in the desert.
Plot – beginning, problem, solution, end.
Dialogues
Language features
- Past tense verbs – whirled, swirled, lived, liked, said, chased, caught, gave, did.
- Adjectives – big, little, sloppy, billowy, pillowy, twisty, scraggly, bush, small.
- Personal Voice – “What will we see there?”
- Repetition of words, phrases: “He liked...”, “Are we nearly there yet?” “Will you play with me?”
- Adverbs – hopefully, softly.
Other textual features (e.g. format, illustrations)The illustrations in the book are used as visual cues. Without looking at the pictures, the reader will not identify that the main characters are camels.
The colours in the pictures are mainly earth colours: orange and yellow. They create a sense of a desert. The text remains the same colour, font and style throughout the story.
Audience Year 4
Genre Fiction - Fantasy animal story