PictureBookPedia
This page of my blog is all about picture books. If you like to learn more about writing chapter books, please visit my other blog page—ChapterBookPedia
Dissecting the craft of writing picture books
Picture Book types
- High-concept Books link
- Historical fiction picture books link
- Concept Books for cultural & Social topics link
Narrative Structure
- What is Narrative Structure? link
- Analysis example of 3 picture books link
- What converts the first line into the hook?
- Three-act Structure:
- Act I (Begining): inciting event, Key Event & Plot Point 1 link, Story Question
- Act II (Middle): Middle with positive Character Arc
- Act III (End): Climax and Resolution
- In Medias Res
Character
- Character types
- Adult character in picture books (coming soon)
- Ensemble cast link
- Character Arc:
Art of storytelling
- Narrative Devices: Chronological narrative, Reverse chronological narrative, Epistolary (letter & Diary) link
- Theme & Thematic Statement
- Narrator
- What is the Narrator? link
- Inanimate Narrator in picture books link
- Literary techniques in picture books
- Point Of View (POV):
- Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
Picture Book Biography
- Introduction link
- Narrative Structure in biographies link
- Antagonist & Tension (coming soon)
- Timeframe link
- Point Of View link
- Infodump (coming soon)
Tough Topics
- Incarceration link
Dissecting your Picture Book Manuscript
Revision
- Show & Tell link
- Revision checklist link
- Book title 10 suggestions
- Make a digital sharable dummy for free link
Query Letter
- Logline
- Comp title
- Pitch example of published picture books: set 1, set 2, set 3
- A video about Query Manager link