Assess students' ability to analyze how illustrations (color, composition, lighting, perspective, facial/body language) and word choice (diction, sentence rhythm, repetition, onomatopoeia, mood words) combine to create mood in picture books; tasks include identifying mood in short picture-book spreads, citing specific visual and verbal evidence, explaining how the elements interact to produce that mood, comparing two contrasting spreads, and suggesting small textual or visual changes to alter the mood. Designed for grade 3–5 using 1–2 page excerpts and a rubric for evidence and explanation.