How to Make a Picture Book

By Elys Dolan

Book Overview

Everyone has a story to tell--and now you can learn how to tell it in your own picture book, using this helpful, humor-filled guide from an award-winning creator.

Have you ever wanted to create your own story--and capture it for posterity? Elys Dolan brings her comic touch to the process by portraying her narrator-self as a friendly worm (it's quicker to draw than a person ). How do you come up with something to write about? Build and flesh out your story? Use color and space effectively? From combining two favorite things to form a story idea to "interviewing" your characters to physically putting a book together, the author walks readers through some surprisingly comprehensive beginners' techniques that may have something to offer even seasoned storytellers. This witty, fun, conversational, step-by-step guide--part picture book, part activity book--is packed with prompts, exercises, tips, and jokes. So find your inspiration, grab your pens and pencils, and get making

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536231428
• ISBN13: 9781536231427
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.8" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4