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  2. Picture book - Wikipedia

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    Picture books have existed since 1658, when the first picture book specifically for children, Orbis Sensualium Pictus, was printed. [3] The genre continues to be popular today. [ 3 ] While some picture books are written and illustrated by the same person, others are collaborations between an author and an illustrator. [ 4 ]

  3. Orbis Pictus - Wikipedia

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    It was the first widely used children's textbook with pictures, published first in Latin and German and later republished in many European languages. [1] It has been described as "probably the first purpose-made children's picturebook". [2] The revolutionary [3] book quickly spread around Europe and became the defining children's textbook for ...

  4. Children's book illustration - Wikipedia

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    There must be mutual respect between an author and an illustrator in the creation of a successful picture book. [3] Text and image in picture books usually form one whole, because a children's illustration should directly refer to the text. In some cases, it may also be the only component of a book for children, especially the youngest – such ...

  5. The First-Ever Harry Potter Picture Book Is Here! All About ...

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    "Way back in 1997, when Mary first sketched out ideas for the U.S. edition of the first Harry Potter cover, the working title was Harry Potter and the School of Magic.

  6. Children's literature - Wikipedia

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    The picture book The Snowy Day, written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats was published in 1962 and is known as the first picture book to portray an African-American child as a protagonist. Middle Eastern and Central American protagonists still remain underrepresented in North American picture books. [126]

  7. Photo book - Wikipedia

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    A photo book or photobook is a book in which photographs make a significant contribution to the overall content. A photo book is related to and also often used as a coffee table book . Front cover of a 2010 photo book by Ragnar Axelsson

  8. Caldecott Medal - Wikipedia

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    Maurice Sendak said, "Caldecott's work heralds the beginning of the modern picture book." [6] A picture book, according to the award criteria, provides "a visual experience. A picture book has a collective unity of storyline, theme, or concept, developed through the series of pictures" that constitute the book. [7] The Medal is "for ...

  9. Curious George (book) - Wikipedia

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    The character of George the monkey originated from the 1939 publication of Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys, co-written by the Reys and printed in Paris. [5] London-based publisher Grace Hogarth offered a four-book deal to the Reys upon reading their original version of Curious George, and asked the Reys to consider changing the monkey's name from Fifi to Curious George.