A Picture Book Primer: Understanding and Using Picture Books (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781591584414)

Everything you want to know about picture books can be found in this simple and straightforward guide. After defining the picture book and describing its history and technological evolution, the author helps you better understand and appreciate picture books by describing how they're made-their anatomy, types of illustration, layouts, design elements, and typography-various types of picture books (genres, formats, styles), how picture books work (the art of the story), and how they relate to child development and literacy. Picture book reviews, building a collection, using picture books with various age groups, and issues such as multicultural literature, classics, and controversial titles are some of the other topics covered.

Author: Denise Matulka
ISBN-10: 1591584418
ISBN-13: 9781591584414
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2008
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.06w x 0.86d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 255
School Library Journal 04/01/2009 pg. 155