Everything you want to know about picture books can be found in this simple and handy guide-from what they are and how they evolved, to how they are designed and put together and how to use them.
Chapter 1: What is a Picture Book? Chapter 2: Anatomy of a Picture Book: Supporting Parts (Paratexts) Chapter 3: Anatomy of a Picture Book: Picture Space, Design, Medium and Style Chapter 4: Format or Genre? Chapter 5: The Art of the Story Chapter 6: Development, Literacy, and Picture Books Chapter 7: Picture Book Issue Chapter 8: Exploring and Using Picture Books
Denise I. Matulka is librarian and archivist for the Lincoln Journal Star Newspapers in Nebraska. She has worked as an Early Childhood educator, a Youth Services Librarian, and an America Reads Coordinator. She is also the author of Picture This: Picture Books for Young Adults (Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997), and in 1999, she created a website dedicated to picture books-www.picturingbooks.com, which this book is based on.
[Matulka's] discussion of the art terms and techniques related to
picture books is especially helpful for readers who approach
picture books from more of a literary rather than an artistic
background.
*Children's Literature Association*
Matulka's straightforward approach and easy tone make this book
accessible and appealing to anyone interested in picture books,
including librarians, teachers, and aspiring picture book writers.
This book would be an excellent supplement for children's
literature classes.
*Reference & User Services Quarterly*
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