Beyond Words : Picture Books for Older Readers and Writers

A reader is never too old to enjoy a good picture book.

Beyond Words is a celebration of just that, revealing that the potential value of this body of literature extends far beyond the primary years.

Within these pages, teachers from first grade through high school detail how to use picture books in reading and writing classrooms to enrich the literate lives of older students.

Rudine Sims Bishop and Janet Hickman establish a framework for the book.

Professional writers and illustrators like Ruth Councell, Bijou Le Tord, and Ann Turner provide an inside glimpse of their creative processes, while poet Georgia Heard examines the close relationship between poetry and picture books.

Throughout, experts in children's literature explore the wealth of picture books for older readers and writers, from the works of Maurice Sendak and Dr. Seuss to David Macaulay and Chris Van Allsburg.