Ya'll know I love a "Top Ten" list - and this one targets common charcater-based misteps illustrators may make in their picture book artwork.
No purpose. Too perfect. It is a great article. And yes, it is about illustration, but authors need to understand how their illustratoprs work so they can give them great material to work with.
HOW A BEAR BECAME A
BOOK: THE COLLABORATION THAT CREATED WINNIE-THE-POOH
by Annette
Bay Pimentel (Author), Faith
Pray (Illustrator)
Published by Henry Holt and Co., 2026
“How a Bear Became
a Book tells the story of how writer, illustrator, and editor came
together to craft Pooh's first adventure. But deeper than that, this book
introduces our youngest readers to how stories begin and where they can go. As
Pooh's voice enters the text, he slowly comes to life in the art.”
