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Do you remember a favorite picture book of yours from when you were little?
Do you remember a favorite picture book of yours from when you were little?
Maybe it was a special bedtime book read aloud again and again. Maybe it was a silly story that made you laugh. Maybe it was all about the colorful pictures; the illustrations that clearly showed you what the character was feeling and you knew you had felt that way too.
Maybe it was a special bedtime book read aloud again and again. Maybe it was a silly story that made you laugh. Maybe it was all about the colorful pictures; the illustrations that clearly showed you what the character was feeling and you knew you had felt that way too.
Believe it or not, picture books are not just for younger children.
Believe it or not, picture books are not just for younger children.
The number of authors creating picture books for older readers and the number of publishers publishing them is growing. Many of these picture books are receiving awards not only for skillfully and seamlessly blending storytelling with outstanding illustrations, but for the levels of understanding they bring to complex issues and sensitive topics.
The number of authors creating picture books for older readers and the number of publishers publishing them is growing. Many of these picture books are receiving awards not only for skillfully and seamlessly blending storytelling with outstanding illustrations, but for the levels of understanding they bring to complex issues and sensitive topics.
Here is an example -
Here is an example -
Forgot how to read a picture book?
Forgot how to read a picture book?
The Horn Book _ Calling Caldecott _ How to read a picture book, the Caldecott edition.pdfNovember is Picture Book Month - be inspired!
November is Picture Book Month - be inspired!
Sharing picture books leads to amazing conversations. In the best picture books there is a gap between the pictures and the words, a gap that is filled by the reader’s imagination.
Sharing picture books leads to amazing conversations. In the best picture books there is a gap between the pictures and the words, a gap that is filled by the reader’s imagination.
Anthony Browne, Children's Laureate 2009–2011
Anthony Browne, Children's Laureate 2009–2011
Find these and other picture books in your school Library collection or at Brookline Public Library...
Find these and other picture books in your school Library collection or at Brookline Public Library...
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