Comments on: Picture Books http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2010/10/08/picture-books/ A School Library Journal Blog Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Sunday Shout Out #1 « Challenging the Bookworm Blog http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2010/10/08/picture-books/comment-page-1/#comment-11528 Sunday Shout Out #1 « Challenging the Bookworm Blog Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:02:13 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/?p=772#comment-11528 [...] think has been talked about a lot (and Marc Aronson had a great summary of reasons on his School Library Journal blog) is that schools might be contributing to this shift from picture books to chapter books because of [...] [...] think has been talked about a lot (and Marc Aronson had a great summary of reasons on his School Library Journal blog) is that schools might be contributing to this shift from picture books to chapter books because of [...]

]]> By: Marc Aronson http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2010/10/08/picture-books/comment-page-1/#comment-10423 Marc Aronson Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:05:48 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/?p=772#comment-10423 the librarians are the ones who are still holding the fort on picture books, it is the parents who are shifting to other kinds of early readers the librarians are the ones who are still holding the fort on picture books, it is the parents who are shifting to other kinds of early readers

]]> By: Shirley Budhos http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/2010/10/08/picture-books/comment-page-1/#comment-10422 Shirley Budhos Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:45:23 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/nonfictionmatters/?p=772#comment-10422 Yes, I noticed it and was shocked, but not surprised. What a great loss! Children's early responses are visual, ad they can make up stories by looking at pictures. As for the pop up books, I still like to touch them , and I'm in my dotage, for manipulating the movable parts, pulling and inserting parts, finding surprises, and then thinking about the parts and the whole are still entertaining for me, and I'm sure for children. These tactile books also influence how children create their own work, especially when they draw, which is natural, and later when they learn about maps and illustrating their environment, etc. I also thought of all the artists who create these wonderful books which encourage children to draw and "to look" at shapes, colors, patterns. I could go on and on about picture books remembering those moments of discovery and "naming" with all my grandchildren. So, I hope that librarians don't economize too much and resort to purchasing only "print." In this technological age, when illustration can be done on a computer, I hope we don't lose interest and experience in using the hand, pen, charcoal, crayon, and brush. Yes, I noticed it and was shocked, but not surprised. What a great loss! Children’s early responses are visual, ad they can make up stories by looking at pictures. As for the pop up books, I still like to touch them , and I’m in my dotage, for manipulating the movable parts, pulling and inserting parts, finding surprises, and then thinking about the parts and the whole are still entertaining for me, and I’m sure for children. These tactile books also influence how children create their own work, especially when they draw, which is natural, and later when they learn about maps and illustrating their environment, etc.

I also thought of all the artists who create these wonderful books which encourage children to draw and “to look” at shapes, colors, patterns. I could go on and on about picture books remembering those moments of discovery and “naming” with all my grandchildren.

So, I hope that librarians don’t economize too much and resort to purchasing only “print.” In this technological age, when illustration can be done on a computer, I hope we don’t lose interest and experience in using the hand, pen, charcoal, crayon, and brush.

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