The picture is a pearl, and the text is a thin thread that wears the pearl. A thin thread is not beautiful without pearls, and a necklace does not exist without thin threads. ? -Barbara Braque (American painter who won the Cadillac gold medal twice)

A picture book contains at least three stories: a story told in words, a story implied by pictures, and a story produced by the combination of words and pictures.

? -Perry Nordemann's The Joy of Children's Literature

The structure and distribution of books are as follows:

1. Cover: Guess the story from the cover.

2. Look at the front cover and back cover together: Do they form a picture?

3. Cover (outer cover) and back cover: The cover and back cover are the same picture, but a lot of important information related to this book will be printed on the cover and back cover. Don't miss it.

The protective seal is folded inward and has a front opening and a rear opening.

4. Ring lining: The front and back ring lining echo each other from a distance, which is not only closely related to the story of the text, but also can promote the theme and even tell another ending besides the story. Especially a picture book that makes all the pictures separately.

5. Title page: Tell you who is the title page of the protagonist, the title page of the spread, the title page of the story, and the fun of reading the title page for the second time (read the title page after reading the story).

The title page and ring lining are also called butterfly pages. Pay attention to the difference between butterfly pages and hardcover and paperback.

6. Layout: small layout and large layout, vertical layout and horizontal layout, irregular layout, folded pages and others (front to back, back to front)

7. Words: pictures and words, arrangement of words, coherence and narration of pictures, potential rhythm, hidden details,

Spaces and blank pages (space-space distance) (two of the three little pigs are spaces and blank pages. Together, we can see how long the three little pigs have flown in the sky. ), psychological distance, distant artistic conception);

Directionality, time and space, color, boundary line, vision, picture size and tone change, wordless books, media and techniques (pencil drawing, watercolor painting, oil painting, collage)

Artistic style (impressionist style, abstract style, surrealism style), theme

8. Symbols in pictures: pictures are not only drawn words, but also the two symbol systems of words and pictures should be respected.

Discuss symbols with students. What is this word?

Different symbolic languages convey different feelings. By understanding notes and pinyin letters, we can describe and indicate visual symbols in image art. ..

9. Anti-grammar in the picture: The picture will make the audience have an intuitive experience of the feelings of the characters in the story, and also reflect the feelings behind the words. When pictures contradict words, it will have an ironic effect.

Excerpt: Read the world picture books and appreciate the pictures in the classic picture books.