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Putting the Picture in Picture Books

This entry is part 3 of 31 in the series 30 DAYS TO A STRONGER PICTURE BOOK

Picture books are illustrated stories. What does that mean to the writer of the picture book text?

Picture Book Illustrations

The biggest difference between short stories and picture books is the illustrations. Magazine stories, for example, may have one or two illustrations for each story. Picture books have an illustration on each page: you must think visually when writing for this genre.

Thinking visually doesn’t mean . . .

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  1. The Dual Audience for Picture Books
  2. Rhyming picture books bibliography
  3. Picture Books: Those Confusing 32 Pages
  4. Playing with Words for Picture Books
  5. Messages, Morals and Lessons in Picture Books


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  1. [...] Books standards: 32 pages Putting the Picture in Picture Books Write the First Draft of a Picture Book The Dual Audience for Picture Books Did you Write a Picture [...]

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