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3 PICTURE BOOK FOR EARLY READERS
Some of the most exciting, vibrant, playful and heart-wrenching illustration can be found in illustrated children's books. For many of us, our love affair with illustration can be tracked back to prized books (Asterix, a pop up book about Robin Hood and a Victor Ambrus' Dracula books for Dwayne). Don't be fooled into thinking that illustrating a children's book is an easy task though. As well as entertaining children, illustrated books can also be invaluable in introducing them to and helping them manage difficult life situations - see 'My Dad's in Prison' and 'A Shelter for my Sadness'. For this interested in this pathway, consider looking into the books of Martin Salisbury. You are asked to provide 3 illustrated pages by way of 'proof of concept' for your book. 1 double page spread 1 single page a front cover design You will need to consider and demonstrate the integration of image and type. A modern update of Heinrich Hoffman's classic Struwwelpeter (PDF copy available on BlackBoard below) or this version of Rudyard Kipling's How the Elephant Got its Trunk - Note: Ignore the narration instructions that accompany this version, you should just use the spoken words as your printed text. or Robert Browning's poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin |
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