tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438933506718818492.post2848178344624549631..comments2023-12-16T22:30:48.841-08:00Comments on Fallen Star Stories: A Plea for Picture BooksMary Esther Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794885676365609304noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438933506718818492.post-36404817404589384492010-06-18T05:02:29.013-07:002010-06-18T05:02:29.013-07:00I'm posting this from Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick...I'm posting this from Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, as it's an extremely important comment and she couldn't get it posted on the blog for some reason and posted it to my facebook page. <br /><br />"Thanks for posting this, Mary. 'Getting' picture books seems to be a real problem. Visual literacy isn't valued or understood by so many people until someone opens their eyes to the layers of story they are missing by trying to 'read' a picture book with words only. The problem isn't ... See Morethat children don't understand good picture books, it's that they are not being put in their hands in the first place because the adults who buy for them don't speak picturebook! I gritted my teeth the other day listening to RTE radio when the presenter moaned about how few words you get per euro in a picture book...<br />My hubby (Michael Emberley) will be very interested in this article as he has worked with Ken on several books."<br /><br />Thank you, Marie-Louise.Mary Esther Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16794885676365609304noreply@blogger.com