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posted on 2025-06-30, 05:30authored byKathryn Shoemaker
Children's book illustrators need to learn how to tell a story with pictures for children of all ages. That knowledge comes from learning how children read pictures at various developmental stages and from creating countless thumbnail sketches, story boards and book dummies that bring words and pictures together over and over again until they sing.
History
Journal
The Looking Glass : New Perspectives on Children's Literature
ISSN
1551-5680
Volume
5
Issue
1
Publisher
La Trobe University
Section Title
Picture Window
Author Biography
Kathryn E. Shoemaker has extensive experience as a designer, art teacher, curriculum specialist and filmmaker.
Date Created
2010-12-16
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OJS data migration 2025: https://ojs.latrobe.edu.au/ojs/index.php/tlg/article/view/256