Toy Story 3. Written & Illustrated by Annie Auerbach and Adrian Molina

Auerbach, Annie, and Adrian Molina. Toy Story 3. New York: Golden Books, 2010. Print. 23 pages
Age Group:	2-4 years
Book Format:	Picture Book
Annotation:	When a young boy grows up and packs for college, he packs his old toys to be placed in the attic. Mom picks up the wrong bag and takes it to the garbage cans.  When the toys come alive they must escape the garbage truck and find their way home. This picture book is for a beginning reader with new vocabulary highlighted in bold letters.
Personal Reaction:	While being familiar with the story and the movie, quite disappointed with the quality of the illustrations.  Young readers familiar with the movie will notice the lower quality of the illustrations.
Keywords/Tags:	Fiction, Childhood Toys, Adventure
Early Literacy Skills Enhancements:	Vocabulary Skills ~Develop and increase emergent literacy skills and vocabulary Print Motivation ~Increase interest in and enjoyment of books Visual Literacy Skills by observing the illustrations. ~Pictures and words are different Reading Readiness, which includes understanding that ~Pages turn from right to left ~Books have a front, back and right side up ~Stories have structure and development of a sense of story Print Awareness ~Provide a language enrichment environment ~Show the importance of and provide an opportunity for young readers to listen, observe, imitate, and practice language while interacting with books. Narrative Skills ~Young readers will be able to re-tell a story based on the illustrations in Picture Books