Picture book

A book in which illustrations carry much of the story or information, usually alongside a small amount of text. Words and images work together to shape its meaning.

Visual narrative: A story conveyed primarily through images and their sequence. Picture books can advance plot through images even when their text says little.
Picturebook theory: The study of how words and pictures interact in books, especially books for children. It offers terms for describing picture books’ distinctive verbal and visual relationships.
Where the Wild Things Are: Maurice Sendak’s 1963 picture book about Max’s journey to an imagined land of wild creatures. Its expanding illustrations make Max’s fantasy world feel increasingly immersive.
Maurice Sendak: An American author and illustrator best known for Where the Wild Things Are. His books expanded the emotional range and visual ambition of modern picture books.
Children's literature: Literature written for children, including picture books, novels, poetry, and informational works. Picture books are a major form within this broader literary field.
Wordless picture book: A picture book that tells its story entirely through images, without written narrative text. It shows how much storytelling the illustrations can carry alone.
Visual literacy: The ability to interpret and make meaning from visual images. Understanding the story often depends on reading visual cues and composition.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Eric Carle’s picture book about a caterpillar eating its way through food before becoming a butterfly. Its distinctive collage art and cut-through pages make form part of the story.
Beatrix Potter: An English author and illustrator whose animal tales include The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Her finely observed illustrations and compact narratives helped establish enduring picture-book traditions.
Shared reading: An activity in which an adult and child read and discuss a text together. Picture books invite conversation about images, words, and unfolding events.

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