Picture Book Pedia

The craft of Writing Picture Books

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)    

Setting

• Theme & Thematic Statement
• Narrator 
• Literary techniques in picture books
• Point Of View (POV):
  • definition and basics
  • POV types in picture books

Character

• Character Arc: Positive-change Arc & Negative-change Arc, Flat Arc

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Dissecting your Picture Book Manuscript

Revision

• Book’s Title

Query Letter 

• Logline
• Comp title
• Pitch example of published picture books: set 1,  set 2, set 3

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Review picture books

1.  Latkes for Santa Claus by Janie Emaus: Link