Storytelling vs. Story Showing
Balancing Illustration and Text in Picture Books
In this 45-minute video presentation, New York Times Bestselling author-illustrator LeUyen Pham discusses the critical balance between text and illustration in picture books, both as an author/illustrator and as an illustrator only. She addresses the need to match the style of illustrations to the particular story, whether or not every story needs an illustration sub-text, and what she wishes authors knew about leaving room for illustrators to contribute their artistic vision. LeUyen shows the different between art and illustration and gives a behind-the-scenes looks at her Caldecott Honor Book BEAR CAME ALONG.
"LeUyen
Pham's experience and success as an
illustrator provided great insight into the expectations and the process
of illustration. I am
learning so much!
LeUyen
offers up very relevant and useful information!" - Tracy K.
"LeUyen was really motivating as a speaker because she's SO prolific! I
like her aesthetics and was interested to see her process." - Alexandra A.
"LeUyen Pham was so full of information!" - Paula P.
Your Instructor
New York Times Bestselling LeUyen Pham (pronounced ``win``) is the creator of nearly 100 books for children, including the best-selling series The Princess In Black, written by Shannon and Dean Hale, Grace for President, written by Kelly DiPucchio, God’s Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Freckleface Strawberry series by Julianne Moore, and the Vampirina Ballerina series, written by Anne Marie Pace and now a Disney Channel series. Her own books include Big Sister, Little Sister, A Piece of Cake, and The Bear Who Wasn’t There. She lives in California with her happy family and one crazy little cat.
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"LeUyen
gave solid information and advice about the
illustration side of PBs. She was warm, helpful, and fabulous."
- L.D. Arwood