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Book cover via AmazonThe setting of a picture book is important because it determines much of the illustrations.
Picturebook Settings
When writing for kids, you walk a fine line between what is familiar v. exotic.  Kids like the familiarity of [...]<p><table height="75" border="1" align="center" bordercolor="#a11b1b"><tr><td border="0" bgcolor="#a11b1b"><a href="http://www.booktrailermanual.com"><img src="http://www.darcypattison.com/notes/wp-content/uploads//FNClickNow.png" height="72" width="163" border="0"></a><br /></td><td valign="top" width="150"><a href="http://www.booktrailermanual.com/"><img src="http://booktrailermanual.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/BTThumb.png"><br />It's Here.</a></td></tr></table></p>
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<p><span class="zemanta-img" style="margin: 1em; float: right; display: block;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wombat-Notable-Childrens-Younger-Readers/dp/0618381368%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dws%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0618381368"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4157N2MBFEL._SL200_.jpg" alt="Book cover of " diary="" of="" a="" wombat="" (ala="" notable="" ...="" style="border: medium none ; display: block;"></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="margin: 1em 0pt 0pt; display: block;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wombat-Notable-Childrens-Younger-Readers/dp/0618381368%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dws%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0618381368">Book cover via Amazon</a></span></span>The setting of a picture book is important because it determines much of the illustrations.</p>
<h2>Picturebook Settings</h2>
<p>When writing for kids, you walk a fine line between what is familiar v. exotic.  Kids like the familiarity of neighborhoods, homes and schools.  Yet, they also need to have their world expanded and literature is a great way to do that.  Try to stretch the setting, yet keep something familiar. . . </p>
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