Book: ¡No, Tito, No!/ No, No, Titus!
Author: Claire Masurel
Illustrator: Sheri Halpern
Translator: Diego Lasconi
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
Publication date: 1997
Supports Diverse Protagonist
Picture Book
Bilingual
Lexile Score: Not Available
Target Audience: ages 4 & up
Brief Summary
Tito is a dog who doesn't know what his role on the farm is. He tries to go to school with the children and they tell him no. He tries to drive the tractor and the farmer tells him no. He tries to help milk the cow and chase mice and lay an egg. They tell him no. One night he is sleeping in his doghouse when he hears a noise and wakes to the sound of a fox trying to get to the chickens. Tito chases him away and realizes he has finally found his role on the farm.
Evaluation: 30/32
Illustration - 4
Storyline - 4
Appropriateness - 4
Problems/Resolutions - 4
Stereotyping - 4
Relatability - 3
Readability/Cohesiveness - 4
Critical Thinking - 3
This book is a bilingual book and I love the way it flows together. The pictures almost like each part was cut out of construction paper and put onto the page. The colors are very vibrant and I think children would love to read this book in the classroom. I think it is a simple way to combine languages because they are simple terms that children can learn. The story allows for students to really think about what their role might be in the house or maybe on a farm. I really enjoyed this book.
Literary Elements
1. Onomatopoeia - An example of an onomatopoeia from this book is when the author writes the words "Woof! Woof!" to represent the sound a dog makes.
2. Dialogue- The author uses dialogue a lot to show the conversation being had with the humans on the farm and the dog.
3. Setting - There are multiple settings in this book but there is one main setting which is the farm. There is also the school bus, the chicken coop, the cow barn, the field, and the forest the fox runs off into. If I were to teach a lesson on setting, this book would be perfect to show students that a whole story does not have to be set in one place. It can be multiple places. The students could write a story that is set in more than one place and share it with the class when they are done.
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