Comments on: What Picture Books Tell Us About Writing http://blog.wrappedinfoil.com/2009/01/what-picture-books-tell-us-about-writing/ Observations on reading and writing children’s books Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:53:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Roberta http://blog.wrappedinfoil.com/2009/01/what-picture-books-tell-us-about-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Roberta Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:49:50 +0000 http://roberta3.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-4 Ah, maybe we aspire to write picture books because images are so important to us. Good point. Thanks for letting me know about Shaun Tan. What I've seen so far is incredible! Just FYI, I am moving this blog to my own server soon, so things may be quiet for a week or so. Ah, maybe we aspire to write picture books because images are so important to us. Good point.

Thanks for letting me know about Shaun Tan. What I’ve seen so far is incredible!

Just FYI, I am moving this blog to my own server soon, so things may be quiet for a week or so.

]]> By: Katherine Battersby http://blog.wrappedinfoil.com/2009/01/what-picture-books-tell-us-about-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Katherine Battersby Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:19:40 +0000 http://roberta3.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-3 Interesting post! I'm an aspiring children's writer / illustrator, and I do feel lucky to be able to do both. To me they are inseparable - the words and images come together, and each helps me develop the other. Having two people separately work on one picture book can be a tricky thing to manage. I've heard authors speak of times when they feel an illustrator has missed the point of a story and maybe not done it justice. However I've also heard wonderful stories where the illustrator has added shades of meaning and heightened the emotion of the story in ways the author could never have imagined. Isobelle Carmody has spoken of both experiences. Shaun Tan is a brilliant writer/illustrator who is taking the picture book and graphic novel to new levels. His recent 'The Arrival' was completely wordless, and is stunning. He creates very powerful images. If you haven't already seen it, I'd recommend finding a copy. Interesting post! I’m an aspiring children’s writer / illustrator, and I do feel lucky to be able to do both. To me they are inseparable – the words and images come together, and each helps me develop the other.

Having two people separately work on one picture book can be a tricky thing to manage. I’ve heard authors speak of times when they feel an illustrator has missed the point of a story and maybe not done it justice. However I’ve also heard wonderful stories where the illustrator has added shades of meaning and heightened the emotion of the story in ways the author could never have imagined. Isobelle Carmody has spoken of both experiences.

Shaun Tan is a brilliant writer/illustrator who is taking the picture book and graphic novel to new levels. His recent ‘The Arrival’ was completely wordless, and is stunning. He creates very powerful images. If you haven’t already seen it, I’d recommend finding a copy.

]]> By: Storytellers « Wrapped in Foil http://blog.wrappedinfoil.com/2009/01/what-picture-books-tell-us-about-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Storytellers « Wrapped in Foil Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:23:19 +0000 http://roberta3.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-2 [...] 2, 2009 in Uncategorized In the “What Picture Books Tell Us About Writing” post, I mentioned how it seems like people are often categorized as writers or illustrators, at [...] [...] 2, 2009 in Uncategorized In the “What Picture Books Tell Us About Writing” post, I mentioned how it seems like people are often categorized as writers or illustrators, at [...]

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