September 20, 2022
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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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