Week of August 26, 2012—A Canon of
Picture Books
Wednesday, August 29—Remembering a
Proclamation
More
than a year ago a Picture Book Proclamation from several authors and
illustrators appeared in The Horn Book and other publications, and was widely
circulated. The powerful words of the proclamation contain information we could
use to develop a criterion for a canon of picture books. The
Picture Book Proclamation is shown below, you may also link to it at http://www.thepicturebook.co/.
So
what criterion might we draw from the Picture Book Proclamation? Below are some things that
stand out to me.
A remarkable
picture book must:
.
. . be fresh, honest, piquant, and beautiful.
.
. . spark thinking and conversation.
. . . have meaning, not moral.
.
. . center on children.
.
. . be original.
. . . be a collaboration that brings together words and art.
For you (and me) to do:
R Continue
to read and think about the Picture Book Proclamation. What other truths can you discover that
should be part of a criterion for a canon of picture books?
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