Picture Book Creation - 8EN - Picture Book Creation

STEPS TO CONSIDER:

There are many steps that you will need to allow time for in the creation ofr your picture book. Consider the following:

Finding ideas and relevant information to include in your text
Writing your story draft and editing it down
Identifying logical breaks in your text so you can spread them over various pages
Finding supportive images or creating them from scratch
Designing each page to create the most impact and engagement from your reader
Designing additional pages required for a picture book (check with your teacher if an actual picture book is expected or a digital copy is preferred):
- front cover
- back cover
- inside flap
- back flap
- end papers (back and front and usually A3)
- inside title page
- inside publisher's page
- inside dedication page
Printing these pages off (body pages will be back-to-back)
Binding process

PICTURE BOOK PARTS:

Take the time to look at some of the picture books that sit in Forrest Library. Many of them have a similar construction and picture book elements. Check these out as well:

Parts of a picture book (Website)
How to bind your picture book (video stepping out all the bits your will need and how to bind them together)
Parts of a book (image)

SUPPORT MATERIALS AND TEMPLATES:

Design Ideas
Design decisions PPT Outlines some of the decisions you will need to make as the designer of your picture book. Font style and placement? Image placement? Best image? Etc.
Portrait Part A template for FlipSnack
Portrait Part B template for Flipsnack If you need more than 15 pages for your picture book then add a Part B. You will still need to save this as a pdf before you upload to Flipsnack!
Landscape Part A template for Flipsnack Does your story need more horizontal images e.g. beaches, journeys? Flipsnack only gives you 15 slides so if you need more extend over a Part A and a Part B. You will still need to save a pdf before you upload to FlipSnack!
Landscape Part B template for Flipsnack If you need more than 15 landscape slides to tell your story then use this Part B. You will still need to save as a pdf before you upload to Flipsnack!
Creating a picture book Summarises the steps you should follow when binding your picture book
List of components This is a list of what you will need before you are ready to bind your picture book
Picture Book Template For Printing Read the notes and don't delete any blank pages
QR Codes and Augmented Reality Add depth to your picture book.

FLIPSNACK - DIGITAL BOOK SITE:

Some teachers may be requiring a digital picture book hosted on a site such as FlipSnack. You must be at least 13 years old to use FlipSnack. Click here to see an example created by Mrs Roberts entitled "Leave Nothing Behind". You may follow the same steps (using PPT formatted to A4 pages: portrait or landscape) but you must save your final PPT as a pdf then upload to FlipSnack. FlipSnack has a limit of 15 pages in pdf format. Make sure you send the public link to your teacher so they can view your flipping picture book.