Abstract of

Children's Books
Evocative Books: Books That Inspire Personal Response and Engagement

Catherine Kurkjian

Nancy Livingston

Kevin Henkes

Robert Sabuda

Lisa Yee

The authors review numerous children's books that encourage reader interaction and response, including pop-up books, books that invite interactive reading aloud, books with evocative illustrations, funny books, and those that generate emotional response. A conversation with author Kevin Henkes is also featured, along with reflections from authors Lisa Yee and Robert Sabuda.

Abstract from Kurkjian, C., Livingston, N., Henkes, K., Sabuda, R., & Yee, L. (2005, February). Evocative Books: Books That Inspire Personal Response and Engagement. The Reading Teacher, 58(5), 480–488. doi: 10.1598/RT.58.5.9