Picture Book Exemplars

Trim size and orientation:  So Tall Within by Gary D Schmidt and Daniel Minter; Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans;  Wings by Christopher Myers; Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle; The Polar Express by Chris VanAllsberg; Bird & Diz by Gary Golio and Ed Young; First the Egg by Laura Vacarro Seeger; Undocumented by Duncan Tonatiuh; Grandpa Green by Lane Smith; Masha and Her Sisters by Suzy Ultman; This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Jackets and covers:  Drawn Together by Minh Le and Dan Santat; Wolf Won’t Bite! By Emily Gravett; Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell;  Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say; Dreamers by Yuyi Morales

Endpapers: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle;  Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey; A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin; This is a Taco by Andrew Cangelose and Josh Shipley; You are Home by Evan Turk

Front matter:  Bully by Laura Vacarro Seeger; Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems; The Stray Dog by Marc Simont

Typography:  Chris Rashka Yo! Yes?;  Mo WIlliems Elephant and Piggie series; David Wiesner Three Pigs; Stinky Cheeseman and other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith; This is a Taco by Andrew Cangelose and Josh Shipley; How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander and Melissa Sweet

Gutter and Bleed : The Undocumented by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson; Bloom Boom! by April Puyle Sayre;  You are Home by Evan Turk, Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle, Yo! Yes! by Chris Rashka; Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen; Nighttime Ninja by Barbara DaCosta and Ed Young; Mighty Moby Barbara DaCosta and Ed Young; Seeing Into Tomorrow by Richard Wright and Nina Crews; The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lopez; Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love; The Girl and the Wolf by Katherena Vermette and Julie Flett

Palette: Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen; Frederick by Leo Lionni; Giant Steps Chris Rashka; The Little Red Wolf by Amelie Flechais; Knock Knock My Father’s Dream for Me by Daniel Beaty and Bryan Collier

Illustrations open to interpretation of story: Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons and Daniel Minter, Another by Christian Robinson, Journey by Aaron Becker; The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson

Frames and the use of white spaceKnock Knock: My Father’s Dream for Me by Daniel Beaty and Bryan Collier, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson, Little Fox in the Forest by Stephanie Graegin, The Little Red Wolf by Amelie Flechais

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