
Childrens picturebooks are the very first books we encounter & they form an important constantly evolving & dynamic sector of the publishing industry. But what does it take to create a successful picture book for children? In seven chapters this book covers the key stages of conceiving a narrative creating a visual language & developing storyboards & design of a picturebook. There are interviews with leading childrens picturebook illustrators as well as case studies of their work. The picturebooks & artists featured hail from Australia Belgium Cuba France Germany Hungary Ireland Italy Japan Norway Poland Portugal Russia Singapore South Korea Spain Taiwan the UK & the USA. In this publication Martin Salisbury & Morag Styles introduce us to the world of childrens picturebooks providing a solid background to the industry before going on to explore the key concepts & practices that have gone into the creation of picturebooks.