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Children's Picturebooks : The Art of Visual Storytelling (Second Edition)

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posted on 2023-07-26, 15:10 authored by Martin C. Salisbury, Morag Styles
Children’s Picturebooks Second Edition is a revised edition of a bestselling title that carries invaluable insight into a highly productive, dynamic sector of the publishing world. Featuring interviews with leading illustrators and publishers from across the world, it remains essential reading for students and aspiring children’s book illustrators and writers. Children’s picturebooks are the very first book we encounter and play a major role in introducing us to both art and language. But what does it take to create a successful picturebook for children? Aimed at arts and literature students as well as aspiring children’s book illustrators and writers. This book covers everything from the change in children’s picturebooks over time to a breakdown of the children’s publishing industry including, the editorial process, approaching publishers and literary agents and the printing process. With 15 new case studies from well-known illustrators like Jon Klassen, Oliver Jeffers and Beatrice Alemagna and publishers such as Puffin Picture Books, Thames and Hudson and Enchanted Lion Books, this revised edition also includes a brand new chapter devoted to non-fiction, especially the rise of both narrative non-fiction and big books.

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  • Yes

Number of pages

200

Publisher

Laurence King

Place of publication

London, UK

ISBN

978-1786275738

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  • other

Legacy posted date

2020-11-22

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

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