tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post8120063814653431580..comments2024-03-28T06:28:49.282+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: Intriguing details in picture book illustration, by Paeony LewisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-49497973691321099622016-11-23T11:38:12.221+00:002016-11-23T11:38:12.221+00:00Thanks for sharing wonderful article...
Assendo Bo...Thanks for sharing wonderful article...<br /><a href="http://www.assendo.com" rel="nofollow">Assendo Books</a> <br />Assendo Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945055908835760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-84732431522132029932016-11-13T07:25:15.058+00:002016-11-13T07:25:15.058+00:00Thanks, Paeony, I love the hidden things and refer...Thanks, Paeony, I love the hidden things and references in picture books, and the added extras. I've heard about some interesting revenge-type illustrations that have snuck in -but not in any of my books! On school visits if I'm reading Don't Panic, Annika! the children always love when the dog is imagining catching the drips off Annika's ice cream when they're reunited... and I didn't even include a dog in the story! He was so much part of the illustrations that I actually wrote him into a potential sequel (which didn't end up happening).Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-17391342990359339012016-11-12T01:34:44.096+00:002016-11-12T01:34:44.096+00:00Brilliant! A quiet-obsessed neighbour is transform...Brilliant! A quiet-obsessed neighbour is transformed into a quiet-obsessed pirate - sounds well deserved! And what a romantic you are, and still must be as a leopard doesn't change it's spots...Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-79277602927114606382016-11-11T21:19:01.029+00:002016-11-11T21:19:01.029+00:00Well, for example, in 'Pirate Treasure Hunt...Well, for example, in 'Pirate Treasure Hunt' I portrayed our neighbour at the time in an unflattering light as one of the pirates. He has a musket strategically positioned in his trouser belt and all his speech bubbles refer to keeping quite. In real life, he used to bang on the ceiling at us whenever our youngest made too much noise – he was a baby at the time (our youngest, that is). The secret message to my wife is more a declaration of love – it’s hidden in the leopard’s spots in one of the spreads from ‘Watch Out in the Jungle!’John O'Learyhttp://www.johnolearyillustration.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-6828558458311963912016-11-11T19:57:32.941+00:002016-11-11T19:57:32.941+00:00Thanks, John. I adore hearing about your mischievo...Thanks, John. I adore hearing about your mischievous illustration details, but I so want to find out more. Secret messages and acts of revenge?!!Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-51673132585867066772016-11-11T19:54:26.481+00:002016-11-11T19:54:26.481+00:00Thanks, Moria. It was so kind of the illustrators,...Thanks, Moria. It was so kind of the illustrators, who had very little notice. I was going to write it myself and then realised they'd be far more interesting!Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-44850810539088444672016-11-11T19:53:20.739+00:002016-11-11T19:53:20.739+00:00Many thanks, Penny. I'm intrigued to find out ...Many thanks, Penny. I'm intrigued to find out more - you'll have to tell me some time!Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-79343199045976368372016-11-11T19:52:12.531+00:002016-11-11T19:52:12.531+00:00So glad you enjoyed the post, Rebecca. Thanks. I&#...So glad you enjoyed the post, Rebecca. Thanks. I'll look out for the books. I remember looking with my children at 'Mouse, Look Out!' (Waite/Burgin) for all the subtle shadowy clues and although the words could be read in seconds, the illustration took longer.Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-3244177422389988602016-11-11T19:47:46.355+00:002016-11-11T19:47:46.355+00:00Thanks, Jonathan. It's like going on a treasur...Thanks, Jonathan. It's like going on a treasure hunt. Finding the not-so-obvious details woven into the visual story.Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-76202455541294673202016-11-11T19:45:23.368+00:002016-11-11T19:45:23.368+00:00Thanks, Andrea.Thanks, Andrea.Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-40711095303274484462016-11-11T18:37:37.022+00:002016-11-11T18:37:37.022+00:00What fun!What fun!Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-89317714455726208042016-11-10T11:59:54.206+00:002016-11-10T11:59:54.206+00:00Nice post! I hid a bone and fish-bone on every spr...Nice post! I hid a bone and fish-bone on every spread in one of my books – the two main characters were a cat and a dog. The publishers turned it into an added activity when they found out. Among other things, I’ve also slipped in objects personal to me, my kids, people I didn’t like (acts of revenge), cross references to other books, and a secret message to my wife!John O'Learyhttp://www.johnolearyillustration.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-35659587924728968822016-11-10T11:41:17.033+00:002016-11-10T11:41:17.033+00:00How fascinating! Thank you everyone involved. How fascinating! Thank you everyone involved. Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-52936139622811696412016-11-08T10:56:45.482+00:002016-11-08T10:56:45.482+00:00A while back, I heard Debi Gliori describing how, ...A while back, I heard Debi Gliori describing how, in her Bear books, the mother Bear is shown reading a book, whose often-feminist title is relevant to the point of the story. <br />Great post, Paeony!Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-35997395229221420292016-11-08T01:58:00.250+00:002016-11-08T01:58:00.250+00:00I love this post so much. It's always fun to s...I love this post so much. It's always fun to spot those little extras. One of my son's favorite books when he was little was CHICKS AND SALSA, and a big reason for that is the little mice featured on every spread (selling sombreros, etc). I my own book, WHAT ABOUT MOOSE? the illustrator, Keika Yamaguchi, added several little animal "characters" that were not in the text. It gives the book another fun little layer!Rebecca Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842712720778708758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-55936768434304875822016-11-07T16:10:51.450+00:002016-11-07T16:10:51.450+00:00Great post, Paoeny. I think many of the best illus...Great post, Paoeny. I think many of the best illustrators embellish their work with independent visual narratives and intriguing incidental details like the ones featured in this post. I'm currently doing a second picture book with illustrator Elys Dolan and it's something she excels at.Jonathan Emmetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413964991466780348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-64286275650368623872016-11-07T10:20:25.375+00:002016-11-07T10:20:25.375+00:00What an interesting post! What an interesting post! Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.com