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Collection Guide: Picture Books

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Wordless Picture Books

Storybox (2022). The boy and the elephant - teaser. Youtube video (2 min.). 

Film Adaptations

The Picture Book Collection

Picture books tell a story through both words and pictures. Good picture books will do this, but wonderful picture books will achieve a special unity between both narratives, often evoking a strong emotional response from the reader.

Anna Walker Picture Books

State Library of Victoria (2015). Anna Walker on creating a character. Youtube video (4 min.). 

Penguin Books Australia (2021). Don't forget by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker - read aloud by Jane Godwin. Youtube video (3 min.). 

Classic Picture Books

First Nations Picture Books

Hello Art Lab (2021). Wilam: by Aunty Joy Murphy, Andrew Kelly, Lisa Kennedy (Story Lab Read Aloud). Youtube video (5min.). 

Interactive Picture Books

Mr Brooks Reads (2022). The Book with no pictures - B. J. Novak. Youtube video (5 min.). 

Bob Graham Picture Books

Seven Stories (2020). Author Bob Graham shares his thoughts about finding stories in the most unexpected places. Youtube video (2min.). 

Non-Fiction Picture Books

Picture Books in French and Japanese