Children's Picturebooks by Martin Salisbury

Children's Picturebooks by Martin Salisbury

Children's picturebooks are the very first book we encounter and play a major role in introducing us to both art and language. But what does it take to create a successful picturebook for children?

Children's Picturebooks, Second Edition is the revised edition of a bestselling title that carries invaluable insight into a highly productive, dynamic sector of the publishing world. Featuring interviews with leading illustrators and publishers from across the world, it remains essential reading for students and aspiring children's book illustrators and writers.

Aimed at arts and literature students as well as aspiring children's book illustrators and writers. This book covers everything from the change in children's picturebooks over time to a breakdown of the children's publishing industry including, the editorial process, approaching publishers and literary agents and the printing process.

With 15 new case studies from well-known illustrators like Jon Klassen, Oliver Jeffers and Beatrice Alemagna and publishers such as Puffin Picture Books, Thames and Hudson and Enchanted Lion Books, this revised edition also includes a brand new chapter devoted to non-fiction, especially the rise of both narrative non-fiction and big books.

Salisbury, Martin: - Martin Salisbury is a professor of illustration at the Cambridge School of Art, where he designed the renowned MA Children's Book Illustration program. He has previously chaired the international jury at the Bologna Children's Book Fair and been a member of the jury at the Global Illustration Awards in China. His books include Children's Picturebooks: The Art of Visual Storytelling, The Illustrated Dust Jacket: 1920-1970, and Miroslav Sasek in the Illustrators series.

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ISBN 13	9781856697385
ISBN 10	185669738X
Title	Children's Picturebooks
Author	Martin Salisbury
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Laurence King Publishing
Year published	2012-01-30
Number of pages	192
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