Companion to American Children's Picture Books

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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With advances in printing technology, the American children's picture book has evolved into a distinct and special art form. This reference thoroughly overviews the rich and fascinating world of American children's picture books. Included are more than 400 alphabetically arranged entries on authors, illustrators, works, and such specialized topics as the Caldecott Medal, linoleum cuts, pastels, and printing technology. The entries for works provide publication information, plot summaries, interesting anecdotes, and other information. The volume closes with a bibliography and numerous appendices.With advances in printing technology, the American children's picture book has evolved into a distinct and special art form. These books are treasured by children, collectors, and librarians and are also attracting growing amounts of scholarly interest. This reference thoroughly chronicles the rich and fascinating world of American children's picture books. It focuses on the shorter books for younger children as well as the more recent picture book formats geared toward older children and even young adults.Included are more than 400 alphabetically arranged entries on authors, illustrators, works, and such special topics as the Caldecott Medal, linoleum cuts, pastels, and printing technology. The entries on works include basic publication information, plot summaries, characters, awards, and interesting facts. In addition, these entries conveniently list Library of Congress subject headings related to the book. The volume closes with a bibliography and numerous appendices.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-07-01
Mått183 x 260 x 28 mm
Vikt1 017 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor440
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780313322877

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Preface Introduction Picture Book Basics What is a Picture Book? A Brief History of American Picture Books for Children Parts of a Picture Book How Picture Books Work Evaluating a Picture Book About the Companion Selection Criteria for the Companion How to Use the Companion General Topics in the Companion 400 A-Z Entries Notes Further Reading Appendix A: Caldecott Medalists and Honor Books, by Year Appendix B: Caldecott Medalists and Honor Books, by Illustrator Appendix C: Caldecott Medalists and Honor Books, by Author Appendix D: Caldecott Medalists and Honor Books, by Title Appendix E: Charlotte Zolotow Book Awards for Best Picture Book Text Appendix F: Coretta Scott King Book Awards and Honor Books Appendix G: Pura Belpre Medalists and Honor Books Appendix H: Reading Rainbow Books Appendix I: Review Periodicals Appendix J: Collections and/or Repositories of Materials on Picture Books and Their Creators Appendix K: Birthdays of Picture Book Companion Authors/Artists, Alphabetically Appendix L: Birthdays of Picture Book Companion Authors/Artists, Chronologically Appendix M: Subjects Listing of Picture Book Companion Titles Appendix N: 2006-2010 Award-Winning Picture Books Bibliography Index