Molly Bang's brilliant, insightful, and accessible treatise is now revised and expanded for its 25th anniversary. Bang's powerful ideas—about how the visual composition of images works to engage the emotions, and how the elements of an artwork can give it the power to tell a story—remain unparalleled in their simplicity and genius. Why are diagonals dramatic? Why are curves calming? Why does red feel hot and blue feel cold? First published in 1991, Picture This has changed the way artists, illustrators, reviewers, critics, and readers look at and understand art.

Using the tale of "Little Red Riding Hood" as an example, Bang uses boldly graphic artwork to explain how images and their individual components work to tell a story that engages the emotions. 3-color.

Do you like puzzles? Do you have a keen eye? In This Picture is a photographic hidden pictures book for children. Filled with large, full color photos, with DOZENS of objects hidden in each picture, this book is sure to delight children of all ages. The carefully crafted scenes are playful, whimsical, and engaging. Many contain a hint of humor. For example: fish flying animals in hats and sunglasses a statue taking a selfie a dinosaur eating a cupcake. For every sharply detailed picture, there is a list of objects to find that range from easy and obvious to difficult to spot, making this picture puzzle book good for children of all ages. Adults who enjoy hidden objects games will like this book, too! This fun seek and find book for kids will keep 'em busy for hours! It's perfect for: - rainy day activities - long car rides - waiting rooms - quiet time - birthday and Christmas gifts, stocking stuffers kids who don't like to read - a gift for families with kids of multiple ages INSIDE THIS EDITION: 3 bonus pictures with one extra difficult object to find! Are you up for the challenge? Do you think you can spot them all? NOT JUST FOR KIDS - In This Picture makes a good brain exercising game for Alzheimers and seniors with dementia.

Words and images combine on each page of this breathtaking picture book to create an introduction to everyday words that children and their parents will want to return to again and again. With a wealth of detail, Alison Jay has created a series of pictures where elements cleverly reappear from spread to spread, providing a timeless book to share.

A #1 New York Times bestseller, this innovative and wildly funny read-aloud by award-winning humorist/actor B.J. Novak will turn any reader into a comedian—a perfect gift for any special occasion! You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . . here’s how books work. Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say . . . BLORK. Or BLUURF. Even if the words are a preposterous song about eating ants for breakfast, or just a list of astonishingly goofy sounds like BLAGGITY BLAGGITY and GLIBBITY GLOBBITY. Cleverly irreverent and irresistibly silly, The Book with No Pictures is one that kids will beg to hear again and again. (And parents will be happy to oblige.)

Duck finds a book and is surprised to discover that there are books with words and no pictures--and that even without pictures a book can interest and excite you.

An Indie Next List Selection Keri Smith, creator of the mega-bestselling Wreck This Journal, now brings her imagination and inspiration to children with this picture book that explores the very active experience of reading. What if there were a book that changed every time you read it? Actually, every book does this. We are all part of the books we read, because our individual reactions, ideas, and emotions make the book whole, and these things are changing all the time. Keri Smith has helped millions of people free their creativity and find their own voice with her interactive books, and now she brings that sensibility to children and to the act of reading. This picture book is an invitation to honor your own vision and to welcome imperfection. Kids will discover that reading can engage all five senses, and that what they themselves bring to a book is an important contribution. (And of course they'll be invited to do a bit of harmless "wrecking"!)