Peter's Chair

Citation:

Keats, E. (1967). Peter's Chair. New York: Harper & Row.

Lexile Score: 390L

Summary:

                This story is about a boy Peter who has a new little sister. Peter must adjust to his new sister, and Peter’s family reusing his baby stuff for his sister is one thing he must get used to. Peter, upset that his sister is taking over everything decides he is going to leave.

Evaluation:

                This book is of high quality literature. The storyline itself is very relatable to children. Many children now have younger brothers and sisters. This book is all about the adjustment and how to share your old baby things with your new sibling. The book helps enforce the idea of sharing, which many children are good at.

                The images in this book are great. They are a bit cartoonish with great background details. The images help bring the story together and complete. The images are also child free where everything in the images are at the correct head they would be if the scene were real life.

                 

Literary Elements:

Characters: Peter, baby sister, mom, dad

Conflict: Peter doesn’t want his little sister to have all his baby things

Theme: Sharing, accept change

Mini Lesson:

                For this lesson I would talk about siblings. I would create a whole unit on siblings. I would include other books about siblings. I would have kids bring in pictures of their siblings. For kids who don’t have siblings I would have them create their own siblings and what they would do with their siblings, or they can use a friend or cousin.  

Age: 4+