EP14. Picture Book Narratives
In the first episode out of the book fest hurrah, George and Janet take a look into the wondrous world of picture books. We examine their history, why they’re an important and HIGHLY necessary tool in teaching literacy, and which ones we like the best. See below for books mentioned!
Intro song Bookmark and editing by Quatroizer.
Logo art by Gabriel de Mello.
Books Mentioned:
Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor
Medusa’s Daughters ed. Theodora Goss
The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Orbis Sensualim Pictus by Jan Komensky (Comenius)
A Little Pretty Pocket-Book by John Newbery
The Illustrated Primer by Karion Istomin
Shiji no yukikai by Santō Kyōden
Struwwelpeter by Heinrik Hoffmann
Max and Moritz by Wilhelm Busch
Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Reminiscences of Edmund Evans by Edmund Evans
Babar by Jean de Brunhoff
Where the Wild Things Are, Outside Over There and Mickey in the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
Babies and Baby Animals by Gyo Fujikawa
Moomin series by Tove Jansson
Mr Men series by Roger Hargreaves
The Snowman and When The Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs
Mysterious Pictures and Journey series by Mitsumasa Anno
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle
1, 2, 3 to the Zoo, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and Do You Want To Be My Friend? by Eric Carle
Everyone Poops by Tarō Gomi
Where’s Waldo? by Martin Handford
Elmer the Patchwork Elephant by David McKee
The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey
Fish Is Fish by Leo Lionni
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
Water Dance by Thomas Locker
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Each Peach Pear Plum by Allen Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Tuesday by David Weisner
Icarus at the Edge of Time by Brian Greene
What Is Love? by Mac Barnett and Carson Ellis
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
