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Adults will love them too, Featured, Humorous, Innovative PB creators, Poetic, Quirky

Sometimes, two heads are way better than one: a picture book author-illustrator dream team

Author Germano Zullo and illustrator Albertine have together given me endless hope for the future of the picture book and plenty of entertainment along the way. […]

Acrylics, Concept, Featured, Folk art, Illustration media, Illustration styles, Latino/Hispanic, Multicultural picture books, Multilingual picture books, Mural, Picture book topics, Shapes, Types of picture books

Concept picture books: a much-needed multicultural spin

Round is a Tortilla has a refreshing take on the common concept picture book about shapes. Usually these kind of books target very […]

Adults will love them too, Featured, Graphic design inspired, Humorous, Innovative PB creators, Types of picture books

Not what they seem: playing with perception in picture books

The most encouraging sign in the exploration of a form is when people really begin to think outside of its set definitions. […]

Experiments, Illustration media, Paper cutting

Experiments in papercutting – II

I’m working on an idea for a new book with paper-cut illustrations. Even though my concept is for a digital book, I […]

3D, Crayon, Death, Domestic violence, Multicultural picture books, Norwegian, Paper sculpture, Picture book topics, Scandinavian, Watercolour

3 picture books deal with 2 complex issues: death and domestic violence

What could be more difficult that dealing with the loss of a parent?  It’s a subject that most people have a hard […]

Adults will love them too, Charcoal, Colour pencil, Featured, Innovative PB creators, Wordless

Celebrating “The Book”: The works of Suzy Lee

I can safely say that one of my favorite picture book creators of all time is Suzy Lee. I own every book […]

African American, Featured, Latino/Hispanic, Multicultural picture books

Ezra Keats and multicultural picture books

Today is a very special children’s book icon’s birthday: Ezra Jack Keats‘s. He  is widely credited with introducing multiculturalism into mainstream children’s publishing in the […]

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Gayathri B

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Former children's book editor. Current creator, curator and explorer of picture books and their evolving digital forms.

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