Picture Books: More than Meets the Eye!

Picture Books: More Than Meet the Eye is an important addition to the rich knowledge base that already exists on children’s literature. This book is visionary; it presents and promotes a vision of picture books that significantly extends traditional notions about children’s literature. Specifically, it challenges the notion that children’s literature is mostly, if not exclusively, for children. This literature consists of simple stories with minimal text and colorful pictures, and is not written for students in upper elementary, middle grades, and high school grade levels. This book invites readers to understand that children’s literature and picture books are not the same thing. They differ in many ways, but mostly in terms of audience, perspective, and complexity. Picture Books: More Than Meet the Eye is an insightful and informative book that echoes the sentiments expressed by many famous authors and illustrators who promote the use of picture books.