No, not an on-line meeting with a long agenda, but a great, wordless picture book by Istvan Banyai. The idea is simple and intriguing. I mention it because it builds on some of the ideas that may have arisen from the last post based on ‘Inside the Egg’. The book presents us with a series … Continue reading Zoom
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32 pages
I think it was Shirley Hughes who first spoke to me about the number of pages in a picture book. The sum total is usually 32 and that includes the end papers, the title page, everything. Lois Ehlert shows how she maps out her picture books so that she knows where the pictures will go and … Continue reading 32 pages
Looking for good stuff
Here is another post based on the Scraps book by Lois Ehlert. She tells us how she finds inspiration all around her and she goes out looking for ‘good stuff’. The good stuff could be materials for a collage that could turn into a story. These leaves remind me of her story Leaf Man. In Britain there … Continue reading Looking for good stuff
Take Away the A
Take Away the A is an alphabet book with a difference. It really is a game to play with words. How does a word change if you take away one letter? “Without the A the beast is best.” Michael Escoffier and the illustrator Kris Di Giacomo have had fun changing words and drawing a picture of … Continue reading Take Away the A
How to be a lion
You may have been telling stories. You may have been writing stories. Today, I thought you might like to listen to a story. You may know it already. It is by Ed Vere. It is called How to be a Lion. There are many reasons to like this story, not least the, “crunch, crunch, chomp”. I … Continue reading How to be a lion
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