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From: Dorian Chong <dchong>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 12:19:09 -0700 (PDT)
The illustrator Ted Rand gave a speech recently in which he commented that the text of a picture book must sell itself without the illustrations. If a publisher likes the text, then it will be illustrated. He said further that good illustrations don't improve bad writing, but that bad illustrations will negatively affect the quality of a well-written book..
(My apologies to Ted Rand if I have misrepresented him here.)
However, in light of Ginny Kruse's comments about the disappointing quality of writing in picture books, maybe Ted Rand's comments were overly optimistic. It certainly does seem that the writing and the illustrations must each be of a high enough quality to stand alone and that they then come together to make a picture book that is greater than the sum of its parts. In an ideal world, that is.
Dorian Chong dchong at wahoo.sjsu.edu
Received on Fri 26 May 2000 02:19:09 PM CDT
Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 12:19:09 -0700 (PDT)
The illustrator Ted Rand gave a speech recently in which he commented that the text of a picture book must sell itself without the illustrations. If a publisher likes the text, then it will be illustrated. He said further that good illustrations don't improve bad writing, but that bad illustrations will negatively affect the quality of a well-written book..
(My apologies to Ted Rand if I have misrepresented him here.)
However, in light of Ginny Kruse's comments about the disappointing quality of writing in picture books, maybe Ted Rand's comments were overly optimistic. It certainly does seem that the writing and the illustrations must each be of a high enough quality to stand alone and that they then come together to make a picture book that is greater than the sum of its parts. In an ideal world, that is.
Dorian Chong dchong at wahoo.sjsu.edu
Received on Fri 26 May 2000 02:19:09 PM CDT
