FIGURE 1.

Example story page and linked child activity pertaining to cognitive self-regulation. The picture books were developed so that educators could read the rhyming story to children, and after the story facilitate an activity linked to primary plot points – as a soft entry into doing the activities with children. This example is from a book with a cognitive self-regulation storyline – the main character must remember a shopping list despite distraction and competing interests. The rhyming story and associated image take up the majority of the page, while an activity that can be completed after the story – which is linked to the plot of the current page – is provided in the panel on the right. This image is reproduced with permission of the publisher, Ceratopia Books Ltd.