Author and Illustrators Worksheet
This Author and Illustrators Worksheet has 1st graders name the author and illustrator of any picture book, tell what the words and pictures add, and draw a favorite page.
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Description
The Author and Illustrators Worksheet helps 1st grade readers see that every picture book is made by two kinds of storytellers. The author writes the words, and the illustrator makes the pictures. Children pick any picture book, find both names on the cover, and think about how each person helps tell the story.
First, students write the book title, the author, and the illustrator. Next, they finish two sentence starters: what the author’s words tell about and what the illustrator’s pictures show. Last, they draw their favorite picture from the book. Because every child chooses their own book, all answers will vary, so this author and illustrators worksheet works with any story in your classroom library.
What’s Included
- One printable page for 1st grade readers
- A form to record the book title, author, and illustrator
- Two sentence starters about the words and the pictures
- A large box for drawing a favorite picture from the book
- Big labels and roomy writing lines sized for young writers
Why This Worksheet Helps Kids
This page builds early reading skills in three ways. First, children learn to look at a book cover and find the author and illustrator by name. Second, the sentence starters teach the difference between the two jobs, since the labels themselves say that authors write words and illustrators make pictures. Third, drawing a favorite picture helps children notice how the art adds details the words leave out. It is a simple 1st grade author and illustrator worksheet that fits any read-aloud.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Use this page after a read-aloud, during independent reading time, or at a library center. Before students start, hold up a book and point to the author and illustrator names on the cover. For a fun twist, read a book where one person is both the author and the illustrator, and talk about how that person did both jobs.
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