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Join founders Dianne De Las Casas<\/a>, Elizabeth O. Dulemba<\/a>, Katie Davis<\/a>, Tara Lazar<\/a>, Wendy Martin Illustration<\/a> & more in celebrating Picture Book Month! Peek from Dianne: “Picture books celebrate childhood. They speak universal truths and help children better understand the world around them. They are often a child’s first exposure to fine art and poetic language.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"PictureYes, I’m one of the founders. That’s what happens when you speak up for something you feel strongly about on Twitter. You get drafted before you even know it.<\/p>\n

Picture Book Month is the result of a Twitter brainstorm with the above people and others speaking their minds on how the picture book needs some love. After the ill-conceived NY Times article<\/a> declaring the picture book dead, authors and illustrators talked back. The print picture book is not dead, is very much alive and vital and a needed tool in helping children on their road to literacy.<\/p>\n

Picture books teach many things beyond the story in their pages. They also help to form lasting and loving bonds between parent and child.<\/p>\n

Find out more about the founders who are interviewed in a pod cast here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Visit the Picture Book Month web site<\/a> for daily blogs from picture book authors and ilustrators from around the world. (Suzanne Bloom<\/a>, Denise Fleming<\/a>, Leslie Helakoski<\/a>, Eric A. Kimmel<\/a>, Tammi Sauer<\/a>, Dan Yaccarino<\/a>, and Jane Yolen<\/a> to name a few) On the web site you can also download images and activity sheets, a cool calendar, and if you are so inclined become a supporter. Tell your child’s school, you local library and indie bookseller. There’s plenty of room for everybody to climb on board to celebrate.<\/p>\n

Read * Share * Celebrate!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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