Analyzing children stories

  The first children's story I read was called "The Brave Monkey Pirate".  The main character in the book was a monkey named Modi.  Modi was a monkey who was a pirate and afraid of going to the doctor for a shot.  In the story there was dialogue with Modi's mother and father.  the dialogue was modi's mother telling him about his doctors appointment and the dialogue with his father was him telling Modi to take his ship and follow the map to the treasure.  Also his father told him he could have ice cream when he got back.  Another dialogue was the crab wizard giving Modi a rock and explaining what to do with it.  The dialogue in the story helped encourage the little monkey to go to the doctors for his shot, it helped him get over his fears.  The conflict is the little monkey is afraid to go to the doctor to get a shot.  Some children may be able to relate because most children hate going to the doctor for shots and it can be pretty nerve wrecking when you're young.  The conflict is resolved by giving the monkey a special rock to squeeze onto when getting the shot and he will be given ice cram afterwards.  The message or lesson is to not be afraid because getting a shot isn't as bad as what it seems.

   The second children's story I read was "Little Miss Mary And The Big Monster Makeover".  The main character is a young girl named Mary.  Mary was very spoiled and a loved to shop more than anything else until she then finds a new interest besides shopping, which was giving monsters makeovers.  The dialogue in the story is Mary shopping with her mom, then she was talking to a monster.  The way she talked to the monster without freight was important.  Since she talked to the monster without freight the monster was shocked and they became friends.  The problems and conflicts in the story were Mary is so spoiled she spends lots of money shopping which means her father has to work all the time to keep making money.  Another problem is when the clothes wouldn't fit the monster and they all tore.  Some children may be able to relate to the conflicts like maybe money wise, some children get carried away and tend to want lots of expensive things and come off as being spoiled like Mary.  The conflict is resolved when Mary realizes that some people aren't as lucky as she is and she wants to help others like give makeovers and things to monsters instead of buying more for herself.

   The third story I read was "Fruit Salad".  The main character in the story was the apple.  The apple was old and sad.  There is lots of dialogue in the story, at first the fruit are talking about what they are going to do then when they split apart, but when they meet again they admit they are sad and resolve the problem together.  The problem in the story is all of the fruit are too old to be eaten so nobody wants them and they're upset because of that.  I guess children can relate in a sense that maybe they feel left out too sometimes and it also makes them upset.  The conflict is resolved by the fruit working together and finding a place to go, which ends up being where all the old fruit goes and they are all happy there and make new friends.  The message in the story is there's always a place to go when you feel abandoned or left out.


   The three stories are similar by each having a problem or conflict that needed to be resolved.  They were also similar in the way that most young children could relate to them like being afraid of going to the doctor for a shot, being spoiled, or feeling abandoned or left out.  The stories are different by having different conflicts and meanings.  Also there are different messages given in each story.  These stories would be appealing to younger children because they're not too long, there's pictures and they all have a meaning children can understand or relate to.