Analyzing Children Stories

Kitty Wants a Box
The main character in this short story is a kitty. This character is an animal with short, light brown hair. There is no dialogue in this short story but it has very simple sentences so it is easy to understand. The conflict in this story is trying to find the perfect size box for her kitties and herself. I think this can be understood by young children because it is a simple conflict but I doubt children can relate to it unless they like boxes. The conflict is resolved by finding the perfect box for the kitties and herself. The message of this story is to not settle and find the perfect fit for you.

Fruit Salad
The main character in the short story "Fruit Salad" is the apple. This character is a bright red fruit that is starting to get old. The dialogue in this story is between the fruits discussing what they want to do with their lives. This would help the children reading it understand what is going on in the story and understand what they are feeling. The problem in this story is the apple trying to figure out what it wants to do with its life. They make this conflict easy to understand by adding dialogue. I think some children could relate to this conflict because some people have a hard time making decisions. It is resolved by finding his old friends and going to a compost so it can make new friends and tell stories The lesson in this story is to eat your fruits and not let them go to waste.

The Littlest Knight
The main character in this story was a blacksmith. He was very short guy and poor with brown hair and the hopes to marry the princess of the land. There is a little bit of dialogue between him, the king and the bees. The king was making fun of him which helped identify his feelings as being embarrassed because of how short he was. Him speaking to the bees showed his kindness and generosity. The conflict is him being short and it being hard for the king to make him knight and also trying to figure out the riddle the dragon has to make it go away. I think this conflict may be hard for younger children but older children should be able to understand the conflict and able to identify it. This is resolved by the short knight winning the battle against the dragon and getting the love of his life. The message of this story is to not judge a book by its cover and to give people a chance.

These three stories are similar because they all have important messages for young kids. The writers give the kids a topic that they can relate to and is easily understand so they can understand the topic and conflict. They are all different because they have different story lines and conflicts. Also, they vary on the difficulty of reading. I think these stories would be appealing to young children because they have a lot of colourful pictures that represent what was going on. For example, the story "Kitty Wants a Box" was very short and simple but the pictures helped add characteristic and would catch a young persons eye.