Points of view The perspective from which a story is told is called its point of view

as you and your. It can be found in titles 
such as "The Monster at the End of This 
Book" by Jon Stone or "If You Give a 
Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff. 
 

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Third person. Stories written in third 
person show an outsider’s point of view 
using words such as he, she, and they. 
Books written in third person include 
"Stephanie’s Ponytail" by Robert Munsch 
or "Officer Buckle and Gloria" by Peggy 
Rathman. 
 

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There are two different ways third person 
books may be written: omniscient and 
limited. Sometimes, third person point of 
view is broken down further to objective 
point of view in which the author acts 
only as a narrator. This style is prevalent 
in many fairy tales.
 
In a book using omniscient point of view, 
the author writes from an outsider’s point 
of view but offers the perspective of 
multiple characters. "Blueberries for Sal" 
by Robert McCloskey is one example. 
 
A third person limited point of view tale is 
written from an outsider’s perspective, 
but the reader only follows the story 
based on what the main character 
knows. "Harold and the Purple Crayon" 
by Crockett Johnson or "Bread and Jam 

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for Frances" by Russell Hoban are two 
examples. 
Using a Point of View Anchor Chart 
Anchor charts are visual aids to helps 
students work more independently. As an