Throwback Thursday

There are many stylistic choices that go into creating a picture book or graphic novel. These range from the size of the boarders to the font of the text. As a child, I never paid much attention to these aspects. Looking back I may have felt the emotions these choices are intended to invoke in the reader, but I never noticed them. I think it would be very interesting to go back and look at my favorite picture books like Strega Nona and The Hungry Hungry Caterpillar and really analyze these deliberate choices. I think I would find new ways to appreciate the text and even the messages they may be trying to convey.