I was reading a picture book, and there was this sentence: アオくて ちいさな ぼくのイス。
Why is "ao" and "isu" written in katakana and not hiragana?
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Possible duplicate of [***Why are katakana preferred over hiragana or kanji sometimes?***](http://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/1930/why-are-katakana-preferred-over-hiragana-or-kanji-sometimes/1931). – user3169 Mar 07 '15 at 17:49
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It's done because it makes it easier to read and understand when no kanji are used.
Easy to read (general usage)
[青]{あお}くて[小]{ちい}さな[僕]{ぼく}の[椅子]{いす}。
Normal(this question)
アオくて ちいさな ぼくのイス。
Hard to read (hard to understand)
あおくて ちいさな ぼくのいす。
Hardest to read (this might not be understandable)
あおくてちいさなぼくのいす。
Impossible to read (joke :-P)
あおくてち いさなぼ くのいす。
