Podcast – A Brief History of Picture Books

Today’s episode comes from our previous Mini Summit: Don’t Write Your Grandma’s Picture Books. Emma Walton Hamilton unearths a brief history of picture books including how Randolph Caldecott started the genre by creating illustrations that helped to tell the story instead of the pictures simply reflecting what’s in the text. Emma shares how picture books evolved from morality tales to books for “naughty children” and books that break the rules and meet children where they are today.

It’s the best kind of history lesson for picture book creators.

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Now that you know the history of picture books, get ready to see where the future is taking this genre at Picture Book Summit 2022! There’s still time to get your ticket to this year’s event: The Write Stuff: Creating Picture Books That Are Out of this World online on October 8, 2022.

This year’s Superstar Speakers are Kate DiCamillo and The Fan Brothers! Plus, get three workshops from presenters Shadra Strickland, Katie Davis, and Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund. Don’t miss our agent panel and editor panel for an insider’s view of today’s marketplace. Join us and get ready to launch your manuscripts into the stratosphere!

Get your ticket HERE.