LibGuides: Picture Books: Picture Books

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Visit the Children's Book Council of Australia's website to see the past winners and nominees for the Picture Book of the Year award.

Picture Books
Watch this PowerPoint to learn how words and images together create meaning in picture books.

The Medium is the Message
Learn about the different ways artists create picture books.

English Collection 1: Written, Spoken and Visual Texts by Sandra Bernhardt
Call Number: 808

ISBN: 9780732980672
English Elements 4: For the National Profiles & the Curriculum and Standards Framework by Jo Eshuys & Vic Guest
Call Number: 428.2076

ISBN: 9780701633202

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Play Pen by Martin Salisbury
Call Number: 741.6

ISBN: 9781856695244

Publication Date: 2007-10-11

Examines modern children's book illustration
The Art of Graeme Base by Julie Watts
Call Number: 741.6

ISBN: 9780670071302

One of Australia's foremost authors and illustrators of picture books explains his work.
Making Picture Books by Libby Gleeson
Call Number: 741.6

Renowned picture book author, Libby Gleeson, explains the process of creating a picture book.
On Writing Books for Children by Jenny Wagner
Call Number: 808.068

ISBN: 1863733671

Writing here for adults, Wagner explores the delicate business of distilling ideas and experience into potent stories for children.
The Encyclopedia of Writing and Illustrating Children's Books by Desdemona McCannon, Sue Thornton & Yadzia Williams
Call Number: 808.068

ISBN: 9781741755152

This practical book is a step-by-step guide to becoming a successful graphic storyteller, revealing how to create exciting plots and engaging characters that will inspire and delight young readers
What Do Authors and Illustrators Do? by Eileen Christelow
Call Number: 808.068 CHR
Any Questions? by Marie-Louise Gay
Call Number: PB GAY

Picture book author, Marie-Louise Gay, answers questions she receives about how authors get their ideas and how picture books are created.

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