What’s at the core of a picture book? Author and illustrator Ellen Raskin knows, thanks to Henry Holt Books for Young Readers’ Julia Sooy’s presentation, The Anatomy of a Picture Book. While laypersons may believe writing a picture book is easy, the reality is quite the opposite. Picture books require an exceptional amount of thought because there is only so much you can say in words. Also, it’s called a picture book, not a word book. So, what’s inside a picture book?
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