Picture Book

November to Be Picture Book Month

Rocco Staino | Posted 01.03.2012

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Rocco Staino

"Picture books celebrate childhood. They speak universal truths and help children better understand the world around them."

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'Beautiful Oops'

Barney Saltzberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barney Saltzberg

I tore a piece of paper and realized I could turn it into the mouth of an alligator. When I saw that, I decided I could have fun in my studio, playing with smears, smudges, drips, holes and whatever else I could think of.

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Picture Books Unpopular With Overzealous Parents

New York Times | JULIE BOSMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Picture books are so unpopular these days at the Children's Book Shop in Brookline, Mass., that employees there are used to placing new copies on the ...

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'Drawn In Brooklyn': How Have Picture Books Inspired You?

Sammy Perlmutter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sammy Perlmutter

Like her list of inspiration, Blackall's art has a patchwork quality, living somewhere between Edwardian fashion plates, Japanese woodcuts and a more colorful Chas Addams.

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What's A Bigger Innovation Than eBooks?

Sammy Perlmutter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sammy Perlmutter

eReaders, don't approach the level of invention or edification that the wordless book does. Are eBooks changing the way we read stories, or are they merely changing the way we receive them?

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'Dora The Explorer' Book: Over 50 Million Copies Sold As Series Turns 10

AP | SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Don't underestimate her just because she's a little girl. "Dora The Explorer" is a multibillion-dollar franchise that may be creating...

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Pixar's Teddy Newton On Writing A Picture Book Based On Film 'Day And Night'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Director Teddy Newton brought his short film, "Day & Night", to the printed page this month with the picture book version of the movie, published by C...

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Mo Willems, Dan Yaccarino, Dan Santat And 13 Other Illustrators Give 'Eyewitness Reports' Of A Fictional Event (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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"Eyewitness Reports" is a charity auction of 37 pieces of original art by some of the best children's book artists today. The auction proceeds will be...

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Best Of The Best Books Lists (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz and Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Best books, best of the year, best fiction, so many prizes. Who can keep track? We did. We culled them all, prize winners and best of lists from aroun...

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