Putting the Pictures in Picture Books : Helpful Hints for Children’s Illustrators and Authors is a new book offered by A 2 Z Press on Amazon and at bestlittleonlinebookstore.com.
Putting the Pictures in Picture Books : Helpful Hints for Authors and Illustrators is a small, but informative book for beginning or experienced authors and illustrators of children’s picture books. Each artist has taught me a great deal about creativity and making every picture book special.
This book starts with an introduction to illustration and storyboarding then moves to real-world examples of illustrations and creative teamwork. Putting Pictures in Picture Books highlights the importance of coordination between authors, illustrators, and publishers.
Putting Pictures in Picture Books makes it clear that illustration is not merely just an ’add-on,’ it’s a vital part of storytelling. Examples of fun details like the TV Mouse in a plate of spaghetti or a little bird with different hats in Never TOO Wonderful show how these visuals enhance the narrative experience.
These creative ideas come from authors and illustrators around the world and this book is meant as an inspiring and valuable resource for all authors, illustrators, and publishers alike. It sheds light on creative collaboration, the power of illustration, and the importance of strong visual storytelling.
Inside, the images and words work together to help children build vocabulary and connect language to meaning. Children – even those who cannot read yet – engage with the story through pictures. This highlights the deeper value of picture books beyond just ‘cute illustrations.’
In addition to learning to read, having fun, comprehending stories, and more, through stories of loss, uncertainty, and joy, children learn that all feelings they experience are valid. Picture books can be comforting guides through those feelings.
This book celebrates diversity. It allows young readers to see themselves, or others like or not like themselves, in a wonderful way. The illustrations promote empathy and acceptance of others by depicting children from different backgrounds and appearances. Seeing diverse faces and emotions in illustrations can help children not only accept themselves, but also others. Dive in and see what you think!
This new little, but illustration-filled and idea-filled, book helps the children’s illustrators and authors see that the illustrations are not just ‘add-ons’ but are critical to the magic of picture books.
Picture books not only entertain children and help adults develop and emotional and social bond with the children in their lives, they help on many levels. Picture books help children develop language and literary skills.
Most picture books have words – some are just pictures – and these words, when read to a child, help them understand the world around them as well as help them develop a vocabulary.
Children are quick learners, especially when they find something interesting. And picture books can be quite interesting. There are so many different picture books and they can be just beginning alphabet books to books about science and math and nature and animals around them. There are so many different topics and it’s mostly the pictures in these books that engages the young reader and holds their attention.
Picture books are a spring board to more advanced reading. Most adults begin with simple books with a few words and then advance to picture books with more words, then to short stories, then to chapter books and beyond!! And many times it all starts with a picture book!
Picture books help children see other children of different cultures and situations that enable them to learn empathy and acceptance of others as well as verbalize and understand their own emotions. Picture books are a safe place to experience emotions and learn and for children to feel accepted themselves.
Picture books are educational and even when children may resist education, they never seem to resist the beautifully illustrated and crafted picture books that can bring any information to them than we can imagine.
There as many new children’s authors creating wonderful stories for our little ones. A 2 Z Press has created another great little book, Putting the Pictures in Picture Books with many ideas to share with you.
Picture books are magical and filled with joy, wonder, and the timeless tradition of celebrating. As we gather around with our little ones, there’s something truly special about spending quality time that capture their imagination and create memories that last a lifetime.
Today we focus on the benefit of the picture book and ways for artists and authors to make them SUPERB!!! We want o focus on different styles, expressions, creating storyboards to work together – authors/illustrators/and publishers, and more.
We focus on how picture books teach children about the world around them, learn storytelling, develop comprehension skills, become inspired to be creative themselves, and more. We are all about the FUN.
Take a peek inside with our ‘look-see’ attached to our blog today for a sample of what’s inside!
We invite illustrators and authors and families to embrace the magic of crafting children’s picture books and how important and special they are our young readers. Let’s come together to create moments of joy, wonder, and laughter for our children and friends. As we share these precious ideas, we not only foster a love for children’s picture books but also build language skills that will be treasured for years to come.