How to make a picture book
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 portra...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Somerville, Massachusetts :
Candlewick Press,
2024.
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| Edition: | First US edition. |
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| Summary: | 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 named Bert (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!--. |
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| Item Description: | "The ultimate step-by-step guide"--Cover. |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations 27 cm |
| Audience: | 6-9 years. Grades 1-4. |
| ISBN: | 9781536231427 1536231428 |
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