Evaluate students' ability to analyze how an illustrator’s choices in color, perspective, and character expression shape the mood and message of a children's picture book. Tasks include comparing two illustrated spreads, citing visual evidence to support interpretations, explaining how specific color palettes, viewpoint shifts, and facial/body language influence reader emotion and narrative focus, and proposing alternative illustration choices with predicted effects for a target audience (grades 3–5). Assess clarity of reasoning, use of visual vocabulary, and age-appropriateness.