Picture Books

Introduction

A picture book is a book in which the illustrations are as important as the words in telling the story. Books in this genre include baby books for infants, Toddler books for ages 1-3, and picture books for ages 4-8.

Introduction

A picture book is a book in which the illustrations are as important as the words in telling the story, most often aimed at young children. Books in this genre include baby books for infants, Toddler books for ages 1-3, and picture books for ages 4-8. The images in picture books use a range of media such as oil paints, acrylics, watercolor and pencil.

 

Any book that pairs a narrative format with pictures can be categorized as a Picture book. "In the best picture books, the illustrations are as much a part of the experience with the book as the written text."(1) Picture books are most often aimed at young children, and while some may have very basic language especially designed to help children develop their reading skills, most are written with vocabulary a child can understand but not necessarily read. For this reason, picture books tend to have two functions in the lives of children: they are first read to young children by adults, and then children read them themselves once they begin to learn to read. 
1. Kiefer, Barbara Z. (2010). Charlotte Huck's Children's Literature.New York, McGraw-Hill.
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