tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post2978102523162025993..comments2024-03-29T07:12:24.516+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: What is a picture book? - Linda StrachanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-30332545661046752602012-03-11T01:21:59.998+00:002012-03-11T01:21:59.998+00:00Such a shame when they are out of print and hard t...Such a shame when they are out of print and hard to find.Linda Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354324158228109351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-27972243403240975732012-03-11T01:20:03.574+00:002012-03-11T01:20:03.574+00:00I don't know Flotsam but will look out for it,...I don't know Flotsam but will look out for it, Jane.Linda Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354324158228109351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-32250235774379457142012-03-11T01:15:46.897+00:002012-03-11T01:15:46.897+00:00It must have made your day, Moira!It must have made your day, Moira!Linda Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354324158228109351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-86421413755601976872012-03-11T01:09:20.366+00:002012-03-11T01:09:20.366+00:00What a lovely thing to do!What a lovely thing to do!Linda Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354324158228109351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-64338305925575494852012-03-10T13:31:16.671+00:002012-03-10T13:31:16.671+00:00Thanks Linda for the reminder that board books are...Thanks Linda for the reminder that board books are picturebooks, not just the standard twelve spreads we've come to associate with the term. Our favourite early board books were Satoshi Kitamura's cat character called Boots published by Anderson Press. A spare, muted illustration style with perfect text. Young children don't need everything to be bright and hitting you between the eyes.Alison Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661814505803840167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-24481816581328883412012-03-09T08:33:17.501+00:002012-03-09T08:33:17.501+00:00I love Flotsam, too! I always buy it as a present ...I love Flotsam, too! I always buy it as a present for any family youngsters that come my way. It used to be that if a book was produced without words, it attracted VAT because it was officially classed as a toy. I don't know what the rule is now - Such a silly one.Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-14619512268100544892012-03-06T17:34:40.004+00:002012-03-06T17:34:40.004+00:00Yes, sharing a picture book with children is a ver...Yes, sharing a picture book with children is a very precious thing. When my boys were young, their favourite picture book was Dear Zoo - and like Paeony, I can still see every page in my mind's eye. My choice now would be David Wiesner's Flotsam - it has no words at all, but draws you into an extraordinary layered and complex story that can be enjoyed by a child and an adult on totally different levels.Jane Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361379190770989657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-58734694745462758342012-03-06T17:34:22.609+00:002012-03-06T17:34:22.609+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jane Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361379190770989657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-25286640919762320692012-03-06T09:17:33.186+00:002012-03-06T09:17:33.186+00:00The picture books we share the most become family ...The picture books we share the most become family treasures, don't they. They make a very precious emotional bond between adults and children. The books that I shared with my children are forever etched in my mind, and they make me smile just thinking about them.I had a big surprise when I got new neighbours,and it turned out that the book they shared most with their now teenage son was a book by me, done so long ago that I had forgotten it. He was a little bit freaked out and I was both amazed and delighted to have provided the experience for them.Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-61322322008149018592012-03-05T17:57:06.132+00:002012-03-05T17:57:06.132+00:00Never too old for a good picture book! Maybe it...Never too old for a good picture book! Maybe it's one of those things you come back to when you're older and have got over the whole growing-up childhood thing of not wanting to look childish? I have a copy of The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit that makes me weep (in a good way) And although I hsave no idea what it was I remember loving one picture book so much when I was very little that when it fell apart I was so upset that my Dad gave it a new life by making the pictures into a beautiful hand made wooden jigsaw puzzle. (And was then up half the night trying to put it together so I'd see it when I woke up!)madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-5555581926365124872012-03-05T17:19:13.295+00:002012-03-05T17:19:13.295+00:00A favourite "picture book" for older chi...A favourite "picture book" for older children was Graham Oakley's wordless "Magical Changes", a book completely full of horizontally-split pages that cleverly creates, with each fresh combination,a host of endless fantastical landscapes.<br /><br />And another I've used with lots with children when out visiting was "The Time It Took Tom" a wonderful picture book by Nick Sharratt.<br /><br />Probably both now out of print but charming ify ou can find them.<br /><br />A recent utter favourite was Oliver Jeffers "The Incredible Book Eating Boy."Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-18412929841426733272012-03-05T17:11:38.360+00:002012-03-05T17:11:38.360+00:00Another favourite of ours, which is sadly out of p...Another favourite of ours, which is sadly out of print now but our old copy still survives, is Wide Awake Jake by Helen Young and illustrated by Jenny Williams.<br /><br />It's a great bedtime story and it is wonderful to see our children reading it to their own little ones.Linda Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354324158228109351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-45651746700551694902012-03-05T17:07:04.666+00:002012-03-05T17:07:04.666+00:00I agree, Paeony. It is such a lovely thing to do, ...I agree, Paeony. It is such a lovely thing to do, reading with little ones, a precious time. <br /><br />It's great when books stay in your head years later.Linda Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354324158228109351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-24603788702174052582012-03-05T17:03:04.171+00:002012-03-05T17:03:04.171+00:00Lovely post. I still enjoy picture books even now ...Lovely post. I still enjoy picture books even now and my favourite ones sit on a shelf above my desk to inspire me. Some of them, such as 'Dear Daddy' have very little text but are still so heartwarming and emotive. One of my longer length favourites is 'Tim all Alone', which my children still love (at 10 and 8 years old).Abie Longstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682225221860351795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-53452087507345637502012-03-05T11:32:51.788+00:002012-03-05T11:32:51.788+00:00Seeing tiny toddlers sitting on their own and turn...Seeing tiny toddlers sitting on their own and turning the pages of a book always delights me, especially if the book is upside down! Although what delights me the most is seeing an adult and child sharing a book - it's such a simple 'together time' that also encourages reading, concentration, and a joy in words, pictures and stories. Good blog, Linda. <br />Oh, and I read 'Dear Zoo' so much I can still recite it 15 years later. And 'Owl Babies' by Martin Waddell was one of our favourites with it's reassuring story about separation anxiety.Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.com