Title - I Love You, Stinky Face Author: McCourt, Lisa Publisher: Addison-Wesley Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A vividly illustrated bedtime story that shows how the unconditional love of a mother can be tested through the relentless questions of her little boy. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 659 3.0 670 Amazon RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 43 Total # of Words 525 # of Different Words 196 Ave Word/.Sent 19 Hi Freq occurs 318 60.6% # of Hi freq words 58 29.6% % of Long Sentences 51.9 Low Freq occurs 22 4.2% # of Low freq words 16 8.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Unlabeled Speaker Vocabulary: More decoding/definition issues Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Many Long Complex Text structure: Difficult Inferences: Some implications Concept: Fanciful Mature concepts: With common experiences or clear fantasy Features Mood/tone First Person Topics Mothers Love Imagination *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Pretend Low Frequency Words alien appetit bon comb droopier ferocious gigantic healthy lullaby mended newly razor swamp tangles tastiest whisper