18. “A good picture book text can almost be
whistled.”
--Margaret Wise Brown
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--Helen Oxenbury
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verbal: holding hands, holding his or her bottle
or rattle … and being held is what matters at
first. School—and focusing on the words in
books—comes later. I thought there should be a
bridge between.”
--Eric Carle
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transport people to another place.”
--J.K. Rowling
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Bunny books are more real than the
photographic backgrounds. They’re purer than
more realistic drawings … would have been,
because their design focuses on their emotional
side.”
--Mo Willems
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I have done might better be described as
‘teaching without teaching.’”
--Mitsumasa Anno
