Description: Thoughts, ideas, advice and art by Author/Illustrator, Lisa J. Michaels
I recently had one of my students mention that being new to the industry, she wasn’t yet sure how to tell the difference between a good Picture Book and a bad one. It occurred to me that this is a dilemma for many new authors and illustrators.
How do you know if what you’re looking at is something you should be learning from?
One helpful way to learn the differences is to study picture books that have already been published. Go to the bookstore and you will notice that there is a specific section of picture books that are “award winners”. They have the Newbery and/or Caldecott seals on the cover, indicating that they are exceptional.