tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938185068078673572.post5446878287982988954..comments2023-10-03T07:11:58.514-04:00Comments on Highhill Homeschool: Best Picture Booksjmommymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038986572848163326noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938185068078673572.post-5192849591284395792013-11-29T11:48:24.822-05:002013-11-29T11:48:24.822-05:00I'm looking forward to that series! (And sorr...I'm looking forward to that series! (And sorry about the typo I just spotted. I meant "beautiful drawINGS" not "drawERS").Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465447686967934406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938185068078673572.post-55024922815677209242013-11-26T17:41:48.361-05:002013-11-26T17:41:48.361-05:00We loved the pumpkin runner too!We loved the pumpkin runner too!Barefoot Hippie Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120767117286904151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938185068078673572.post-32776843228018296012013-11-26T16:41:50.803-05:002013-11-26T16:41:50.803-05:00Peter Spier is a new name to me. The others you me...Peter Spier is a new name to me. The others you mentioned are fabulous. Selecting books based on illustrations is a great idea. We always select based on the story, so selecting based on illustrations would give books an entirely different angle. I'll have to think about that some more. <br /><br />In January, I plan to begin a weekly post series on favorite books. There are just so many to choose from. McCloskey and Burton will definitely be included on the list.jmommymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038986572848163326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938185068078673572.post-43533581871623853162013-11-26T12:06:16.271-05:002013-11-26T12:06:16.271-05:00Oh my - only six? I pick picture books based on t...Oh my - only six? I pick picture books based on the artwork, because I figure I can fix up a weak story, but I can't redraw crummy pictures, however when good writing and good artwork go together it's just golden. I love Don Freeman (of Corduroy fame) because he uses different techniques to create mood and background in each story. Virginia Lee Burton is another favorite - simple but beautiful drawers and sweet stories about an earlier time in the U.S. I also like how she includes factual information in the frames of some of her pictures. Robert McCloskey and Peter Spier are two more author-illustrators. Gorgeous pictures with stories that work so well together. They keep the interests of a variety of ages and teach as well as entertain. I guess it's pretty clear my tastes run more to vintage books then new ones =)Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465447686967934406noreply@blogger.com