Date of Award
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Department
English
First Reader
Dr. Amy Sonheim
Second Reader
Professor Stephanie Smith
Third Reader
Professor Kay Calvert
Abstract
Creating a successful picture book is neither an easy nor simple process. The illustrations must-harmonize with the text, move the reader smoothly through a story, and be, as Burningham puts it, "verdant." To achieve this, an author/illustrator must be prepared for constant revision. In my story The Fantastic Transformation of Frog the main character experiences some bizarre changes, but reverts to his normal state in the end. Through my process of creating a picture book, my story also went through numerous changes, but, unlike the main character's changes, these changes were not reversed. They led to other changes.
Recommended Citation
Evans, Christy, "The Story of a Picture Book: A Process Analysis" (2006). Honors Theses. 51.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/51
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