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Picture books develop readers and readers develop a strong lifelong attachment to their first picture books. Since the 2010 Caldecott winner is announced in January, this seemed a good time to highlight picture books.
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Syracuse University professor of illustration [John Thompson] is also a professional studio artist and illustrator. But he never uses the words "fine arts," which comes from the French term, beaux arts, or "beautiful arts." "There's a sound to it that makes 'fine arts' sound better than illustration," he says. "It's different, that's all. On campus, we use the term 'fine arts' to describe art history. After eight years in advertising, Thompson decided to "get back into painting." He soon discovered, however, that he understood the business of illustration better than the gallery business. "I was never making what I thought were illustrations," says Thompson. "I was painting. But art directors started using me because I understood their problems and knew how the business worked.", Thomp...
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IN THE ALTERNATE universe of Shaun Tan's books, despair hangs overhead like a milky-eyed dead fish. Homesick strangers puzzle over vending machines with impenetrable instructions. An unexpected friend has tentacles. An unfriendly city has tubes, dials and warnings not to look too closely at anything that doesn't make sense.
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These aren't the children's books you grew up with. A new line of "books" engage young readers by combining classic children's stories with viewing options that meet the demanding needs of today's digital families. Instead of pure entertainment and games, Moving Picture Books make reading fun for children. The company's new line of high-quality digital stones can be purchased as DVDs or downloaded directly to iPods, cell phones, computers and most mobile devices. This feature is a hit with parents and grandparents who are always on the move. Digital media offers a new technique for engaging children to read at an earlier stage of life," said Dr. Robert Rider, Dean and Professor at the University of Tennessee's College of Education. "Using digital media and animated picture books helps ...
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In history-loving Lancaster County, it's never too early to instill appreciation for the past in the youngest generation. In the midst of Black History Month and on the eve of Presidents' Day, two outstanding picture books seem designed to engage boys, who are generally less avid readers than girls and favor nonfiction over fiction.
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Christmastime is the time of year for giving and thinking of others, especially those less fortunate. I've collected some beautiful picture books for the whole family to enjoy throughout December. Great Joy" by award winner Kate DiCamillo celebrates the essence of this special season. A young girl looks out of her window from high above to a busy downtown street corner. It soon will be Christmas, the air is cold, and snow is beginning to fall. Her mother is sewing the last part of her angel costume for the church play. She asks her mother where the organ grinder and his monkey go when it gets dark. Her mother replies that she doesn't know but that "everyone goes somewhere." The little girl stays up late to see where the old man goes and soon realizes he doesn't go anywhere - he stays o...
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The three brief tales that make up this adorable, easy-toread emergent book are just right to act out or write up as Reader's Theater scripts for pairs of children. Emily Brown and her old gray stuffed rabbit called Stanley are having a busy day of adventures together-exploring outer space, riding through the Sahara Desert on their motorbike, and deep-sea diving off the Great Barrier Reef-but they are interrupted time and again by the Queens emissaries knocking at Emily's door. Compare and contrast her experiences with those of Saba, a girl from Pakistan, who is terrified of chickens in Rukhsana Khan's Ruler of the Courtyard (Viking, 2003) and with Amina, a girl who visits Mali with her family and gets two chickens for her loose tooth in I Lost My Tooth in Africa by Penda Diakité (Sch...
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These delightfully creepy books will help children be ready for spooks and candy corn. THE SLEEPLESS LITTLE VAMPIRE," Richard Egielski, Scholastic/ Arthur H. Levine, $16.99 (ages 4-10)
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Some Santas like to fill their sacks with books. Bright, clever, entertaining picture books surely rival many toys on the market. Here are a few of the best new hardcovers on a Christmas theme. l"Can't Wait Till Christmas!" (G.P. Putnam's Sons, $17.99) is former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's holiday reminiscence. Could it be a step toward another run at the presidency? (With the picture book crowd being preschoolers, he must be aiming beyond 2012.)
