Comments on: The Sleepy Ladybird illustrated by Caroline Bailey http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/09/08/the-sleepy-ladybird-illustrated-by-caroline-bailey/ Picnic Books Sun, 22 May 2011 14:10:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Caroline Bailey http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/09/08/the-sleepy-ladybird-illustrated-by-caroline-bailey/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Caroline Bailey Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:32:29 +0000 http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/?p=104#comment-430 Thanks Caroline, yes I couldn't agree more, writing like drawing appears easy and fun. As a reader, we tend to imagine writers typing up pages ready for print. Children's books stories also have to be changed and twicked many times before they are actually published. Because the end product is often a team effort between a writer and an illustrator, along the process of creating the book, there are adjustments whereby the drawings may need to be slightly changed to fit the text and/or the text is slightly changed to fit the drawings. Thanks Caroline, yes I couldn’t agree more, writing like drawing appears easy and fun. As a reader, we tend to imagine writers typing up pages ready for print. Children’s books stories also have to be changed and twicked many times before they are actually published. Because the end product is often a team effort between a writer and an illustrator, along the process of creating the book, there are adjustments whereby the drawings may need to be slightly changed to fit the text and/or the text is slightly changed to fit the drawings.

]]> By: Caroline Bailey http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/09/08/the-sleepy-ladybird-illustrated-by-caroline-bailey/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Caroline Bailey Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:01:42 +0000 http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/?p=104#comment-427 Thank you for your comment Gis, also regarding morality and the sophisticated mind of children - you have just given me great ideas for one of my next post this week! cheers, Caroline Bailey Thank you for your comment Gis, also regarding morality and the sophisticated mind of children – you have just given me great ideas for one of my next post this week! cheers, Caroline Bailey

]]> By: Caroline Rance http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/09/08/the-sleepy-ladybird-illustrated-by-caroline-bailey/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Caroline Rance Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:11:48 +0000 http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/?p=104#comment-424 That's so interesting - I often read picture books to my son and I hadn't really thought about the process of creating the artwork. I agree that it's impossible to tell what methods the illustrator used to arrive at the final result. That's true of writing as well - people who only see the end product wouldn't believe what it took to get there! That’s so interesting – I often read picture books to my son and I hadn’t really thought about the process of creating the artwork. I agree that it’s impossible to tell what methods the illustrator used to arrive at the final result. That’s true of writing as well – people who only see the end product wouldn’t believe what it took to get there!

]]> By: Gisela Hoyle http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/09/08/the-sleepy-ladybird-illustrated-by-caroline-bailey/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Gisela Hoyle Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:27:43 +0000 http://www.picnic-publishing.co.uk/blog/?p=104#comment-420 Hi Caroline The way you described the 'birth' of your characters is great. It is such a strange mixture of excitement and 'popping images' and being sensible/real, isn't it. The amount of computer involvement blew my mind entirely. About 5 year olds and morality - lots of them have a sophisticated one - if they have been allowed to. Gis Hi Caroline

The way you described the ‘birth’ of your characters is great. It is such a strange mixture of excitement and ‘popping images’ and being sensible/real, isn’t it. The amount of computer involvement blew my mind entirely.

About 5 year olds and morality – lots of them have a sophisticated one – if they have been allowed to.

Gis

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