Over the years I’ve collected so many picture books, and very rarely do I find one that I don’t like – I love them all for different reasons! However I thought I would pick some my favourite ones and highlight them here. I can’t wait until we will be reading these to our children! My husband has taken to reading them to me, and I love it. He does all the funny voices. I have an English project soon which is all about books; so much fun!
Borders is closing down! It’s so sad, that’s my writing place. Sad face! But they are selling all their books for half price or less. Smiling face! So I added to my collection. Guilty face.
I justify my picture book collection with three things:
1. I am a writer.
2. I will be teacher.
3. I will be a mother.
Thus, I need lots of picture books, right?
But most of all, my real reason is that I just adore them.
Let’s start!
Mini Grey is one of my favourite picture book creators. Her stories are so original and addictive, and the illustrations are flawless. I never get sick of looking at these books, because I feel like I discover something new every time I read them. They are very clever, so parents will enjoy reading them as much as kids enjoy having them read to them. I have road-tested these in the classroom, and they are quite popular.
Oh, I love this! I’ve experimented with this style before and used to read some old Polish books illustrated this way, and I’ve been waiting for photographic illustration to re-enter the market. The detail is amazing, and we spent a good amount of time just looking at the pictures as we read the book. Lauren Child’s writing style makes it very fresh and original.