"How This Book Was Made" by Mac Barnett

"How This Book Was Made" 

by Mac Barnett

48 pages /  Print / Non-Fiction

Summary: Mac Barnett brings you on a journey from start to finish on how to create a picture book. Through humor and clever illustrations, he makes it easy and fun to learn the process of bookmaking. He teaches us how a book starts with a good idea, goes through drafts, editors, revisions, illustrations, printing, and finally gets delivered to you, the reader.

Evaluation: This book presents the facts of bookmaking in a clever and engaging way that all ages will appreciate. I think most children have the dream of publishing their own picture book, and this book serves as a resource and inspiration for them. It also teaches young readers that making a book takes a lot of effort and time between a lot of different people. Apart from being a non-fiction text, this book is just as fun to read as a fiction picture book would be.

Appeal Terms: engrossing, humorous, engaging, fact-filled, well developed