PictureBookPedia
The craft of Writing Picture Books
Introduction
- Types of picture books
- Story
- Concept Books
- Novelty picture books (coming soon)
Narrative Structure
- What converts the first line into the hook?
- What is the inciting event?
- Structure; what is it and what isn’t it!
- Three-act Structure:
- Act I (Begining): Part 1 (Key Event & Plot Point 1), Part 2 (Story Question)
- Act II (Middle): Middle with positive Character Arc
- In Medias Res
Character
- Character Arc:
- Positive-change Arc & Negative-change Arc,
- Flat Arc (coming soon)
Art of storytelling
- Narrative Devices: Chronological narrative, Reverse chronological narrative, Epistolary (letter & Diary)
- Theme & Thematic Statement
- Narrator
- What is the Narrator?
- Inanimate Narrator in picture books
- Multiple narrators in picture books (coming soon)
- Literary techniques in picture books
- Point Of View (POV):
- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Dissecting your Picture Book Manuscript
Revision
Query Letter
- Logline
- Comp title
- Pitch example of published picture books: set 1, set 2, set 3
Review picture books
- Latkes for Santa Claus by Janie Emaus: Link