Picture+books

= Picture book =

==== A ** picture book ** combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. The images in picture books use a range of media such as oil paints, acrylics, watercolor, and pencil, among others. Two of the earliest books with something like the format picture books still retain now were [|Heinrich Hoffmann] 's // [|Struwwelpeter]  // from 1845 and [|Beatrix Potter] 's //  [|The Tale of Peter Rabbit]  // from 1902. Some of the best-known picture books are [|Robert McCloskey] 's // [|Make Way for Ducklings]  //, [|Dr. Seuss] ' //  [|The Cat In The Hat]  // , and [|Maurice Sendak] 's //  [|Where the Wild Things Are]  //. The [|Caldecott Medal] (established 1938) and [|Kate Greenaway Medal] (established 1955) are awarded annually for illustrations in children's literature. From the mid-1960s several children's literature awards include a category for picture books. ====