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 Fugikawa

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

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EP14. Picture Book Narratives