PB 14:14 – Day 13 – Top Ten Elements in Picture Books – Patterns

Posted on February 26, 2015 by viviankirkfield

My selection today for Day 13 of Christie Wild’s PB 14:14 is another classic picture book…just can’t help myself!

This one is from 1928… Wanda Gag won the 1929 Newbery Honor Book Award. Ms. Gag pioneered the double page spread in this book, using both pages to move the story forward, putting them together with art that swept across the entire page spread.

Millions of Cats is the oldest American picture book still in print!

And if you are looking for a picture book that showcases patterns, you can stop right here!

Title: Millions of Cats

Author and Illustrator: Wanda Gag

Publisher: Coward McCann (recent editions are Penguin)

Date: 1928

Top Ten Element: Patterns

Opening Lines:

“Once upon a time there was a very old man and a very old woman. They lived in a nice clean house which had flowers all around it, except where the door was. But they couldn’t be happy because they were so very lonely.” Continue reading →

PB 14:14 – Top Ten Elements of Picture Book Stories – Word Play

Posted on February 25, 2015 by viviankirkfield

Almost two years ago, I was privileged to travel to Singapore to speak at the 2013 Asian Festival of Children’s Content. I met authors and illustrators from all over the Pacific Rim countries and beyond.

For Day 12 of Christie Wild’s PB 14:14 Challenge, I’m offering one of the books by author/illustrator Christopher Cheng. Not only is he an amazing creator of children’s content, he’s also a stellar speaker at events all over the world – he’ll be presenting at the NESCBWI Conference in Chicago this April…wish I could go!