Picture Book Craft

In The Picture Book Archives

Looking at Brown Bear, Brown Bear four times

Feb 23 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

Working On Picture Books: Your Truck

Jon's new board book is out this week

Jan 9 • Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett

Craft Post: Can Your Character Hear The Narrator?

On making How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

Dec 20, 2025 • Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett

Some Page Turns We Like

There was no going back.

Nov 23, 2025 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

Craft Post: Writing to the Page Turns

Nov 17, 2025 • Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett

6 Great Picture Book Covers

Deep dives on great picture books are here.

Oct 11, 2025 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

One Really Good Moment in a Book

Jul 26, 2025 • Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett

How short can a picture book be?

some VERY tiny picture books by Richard Scarry

Jul 19, 2025 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

How to Write a Book

advice from one of the 20th century's great picture book authors

Jun 27, 2025 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

How to Turn a Fairy Tale into a Picture Book

The Making of The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Jun 6, 2025 • Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett

Choosing a Cover Font

c'mon it's actually really fun

May 10, 2025 • Jon Klassen

Rhythm in Picture Books

What is it? How do you get it?

Apr 19, 2025 • Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

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