1. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Chapter 5 Picture Books

2. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Picture Books  The Picture Book Defined  The Art and Artists of Picture Books  The Matter of Style  The Language of Picture Books  The Content of Picture Books  Themes and Subjects in Picture Books

3. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Picture Books  The Picture Book Defined  The Art and Artists of Picture Books  Creating Meaning in Picture Books

4. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. The Matter of Style  Elements of Design  Line and Shape  Use of Color  Value  Space  Point of View or Perspective

5. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. The Matter of Style (cont.)  The Artist’s Choice of Media  Woodcuts and Similar Techniques  Collage and Construction  Computer Generated Art  Paints and Pen and Ink  Crayon, Chalk, Charcoal, and Pencil  The Format of the Book

6. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. The Matter of Style (cont.)  Artistic Conventions  Realism, or Representational Art  Impressionistic Art  Expressionistic Art  Surrealistic Art  Naïve of Folk Art  Cartoon Art  Cultural Conventions  Personal Styles

7. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. More About Picture Books  The Language of Picture Books  The Content of Picture Books

8. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Themes and Subjects of Picture Books  Family Stories  Familiar Everyday Experiences  Appreciating Cultural Diversity  Picture Books About Older People  The Child’s World of Nature  Animals as People  Modern Folktale Style

9. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Themes and Subjects of Picture Books (cont.)  Humor  Fantasy  Social and Environmental Concerns  War and Its Aftermath

10. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Evaluating Picture Books: Content  How appropriate is the content of the book for its intended age level?  Is this a book that will appeal to children, or is it really written for adults?  When and where does it take place? How has the artist portrayed this?  Are the characters well delineated and developed?

11. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Evaluating Picture Books: Content (cont.)  Are race, gender and other stereotypes avoided?  What is the quality of the language of the text?  How is the theme developed through text and illustrations?

12. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Evaluating Picture Books: Illustrations  In what ways do the illustrations help create the meaning of the text?  How are pictures made an integral part of the text?  Do the illustrations extend the text in any way? Do they provide clues to the action of the story?

13. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Evaluating Picture Books: Illustrations (cont.)  Are the pictures accurate and consistent with the text?  Where the setting calls for it, are the illustrations authentic in detail?

14. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Evaluating Picture Books: Medium and Style of Illustrations  What medium has the illustrator chosen to use? Is it appropriate for the mood of the story?  How has the illustrator used line, shape, and color to extend the meaning of the story?

15. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Evaluating Picture Books: Medium and Style of Illustrations (cont.)  How would you describe the style of the illustrations? Is the style appropriate for the story?  How has the illustrator varied the style and technique? What techniques seem to create rhythm and movement?  How has the illustrator created balance in composition?

16. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Evaluating Picture Books: Format  Does the size of the book seem appropriate to the content?  Does the jacket design express the theme of the book?  Do the cover design and endpapers convey the spirit of the book?

17. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Evaluating Picture Books: Format (cont.)  In what ways does the title page anticipate the story to come?  Is the type of design well chosen for the theme and purpose of the book?  What is the quality of the paper?  How durable is the binding?

18. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Evaluating Picture Books: Overall Evaluation  How is this work similar to or different from other works by this author and/or illustrator?  How is this story similar or different from other books with the same subject or theme?

19. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Evaluating Picture Books: Overall Evaluation (cont.)  What comments have reviewers made about this book? Do you agree or disagree with them?  What has the artist said about her or his work?  Will this book make a contribution to the growing body of children’s literature? How lasting do you think it will be?