Picture Book #1

A.   Author	Anthony Browne
B.    Title	Into The Forest
C.    Illustrator	Anthon Browne
D.   Readability Score	Lexile 430L AD, DRA 28, Grade Level Equivalent 2.1
E.    Genre	Fiction
F.    Subgenre	Fairy Tale
G.   Theme	Characters
H.   Primary and Secondary Characters	Primary - little boy, Secondary - mother, father, grandmother, fairy tale characters
I.      Awards/Date of Publication	No Awards - 2004
J.     Publishing Company	Candlewick Press
K.   ISBN Number	0-7636-2511
L.    Summary	A little boy is awaken by a loud noise, and realizes that his dad is missing. His mother sends him to take his grandmother some cake. His mother tells him not to take the short cut through the forest to get to his grandmother’s house. The little boy does not listen to his mother, and takes the short cut. He meets several characters on his journey through the forest. He makes it safely to grandma's house, and there is a surprise waiting there for him.
M.  Picture of Book Cover
N.   Usage with students	This story can be compared and contrasted to the story "Little Red Riding Hood". Teachers can also discuss the characters depicted in the illustrations of this story (other fairy tale characters).