Language characteristics: Rhyming Alliteration (repeated initial sound) Assonance (repeated vowel sounds) Repetition Letter substitution Predictable word patterns Predictable story patterns New vocabulary Visual characteristics: Print arranged to encourage separations Accessible font Graphically engaging Format appropriate for setting (lap, group, etc.) Engages child and adult readers Content characteristics Builds on children's experience Culturally appropriate Linguistically appropriate Non-biased Humorous Developmentally appropriate Appropriate to the setting (home, school, etc.)