"Don't you think I might take him some
picture books to look at, William?
I had wanted to get some
picture books for Yulka and Antonia; even Yulka was able to read a little now.
He recalled the countless boyhood hours that he had spent cross-legged upon the table in his dead father's cabin, his little brown body bent over one of the fascinating
picture books from which, unaided, he had gleaned the secret of the printed language long before the sounds of human speech fell upon his ears.
Lessons Inspired by
Picture Books for Primary Grades
Picture books are written for all ages and many have the inbuilt ability to be enjoyed on a number of different levels.
The year so far has brought us two new
picture books about Anne Frank: The Cat Who Lived with Anne Frank by David Lee Miller and Steven Jay Rubin, illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley, and Martin & Anne: The Kindred Spirits of Dr.
Written in both English and Spanish, the El Perro con Sombrero series has been one of the most popular bilingual
picture books in the world since the first book's release in 2015.
Mark Lee and Nathalie Dion (illustrator); THE BIGGEST PUDDLE IN THE WORLD; Groundwood Books (Children's:
Picture Books) 18.95 ISBN: 9781554989799
Young readers can explore fascinating illustrated stories from around the globe at Qatar National Library (QNL)'s ongoing 'The World Through
Picture Books' exhibition.
While
picture books are a staple of children's and elementary library programs, their use with teens is still perceived as novel.
The rich colors and calming repeated patterns, playful perspectives (many of them aerial) and textured, precise details of Blackall's illustrations (how she captures movement in the ocean waves) make this one of the most dazzling
picture books you'll see this year.
What do you like about writing and / or illustrating
picture books? Writing and illustrating
picture books has been a way for me to share what I treasure in my daily life.
picture book - a book consisting chiefly of pictures