And it never gets better than when we are both enjoying the same book even if for completely different reasons. Reading with my children is among my very favorite activities. If I’m choosing a book for one of my kids I look for one that I think might be a great book for children as well as a great book (in my adult, professional and totally biased opinion). Much to my dismay, a great picture book for kids is often quite different from a great picture book.Īs a parent, when you walk into a library or bookstore, what do you look for when choosing a book for your child? It may not have a particularly well written or imaginative story or contain what I might think of as distinguished art. What do you think makes a great picture book for kids?Ī great picture book for kids is any picture book that keeps drawing them in, any book they return to over and over on their own. Television programs based on his books appear regularly on PBS.īesides being a multiple Caldecott Honor and Caldecott Award winning illustrator, you are also a dad. David is the recipient of numerous national and international book awards. He has also created a number of illustrated stories, some whimsical, some satirical, full of strong, energized drawings.
Trained as an architect, Macaulay’s clear prose, illuminating illustrations, playful wit, and striking book design, inform and entertain, explaining everything from the machinations of a can opener to the construction of great medieval cathedrals.
David Macaulay’s books do just that and you will find them shelved in both the children and adult sections of your local library. I'll treasure it forever.It is rare to find books which equally engage young people and adults. He not only signed our copy of Cathedral, but he also left an original drawing on the title page. I had the opportunity to meet Macaulay after a lecture at Utah State University in October, 2014 and he was as smart, kind, and creative as I always thought he was. His drawing style influenced my own, which I believe later influenced my daughter's. The programs followed me through my education from elementary school to community college and I later bought them on DVD so I could continue watching them at home and share them with my children.
(these samples don't do it justice - you must see it in its original large format.)ĭespite loving David Macaulay's PBS programs Cathedral and Castle since childhood, I had never read this book until now.
The text is accompanied by large-scale drawings of stunning birds-eye views interspersed with instructional sketches of life on the ground. Imagine what readers, teachers, librarians, and publishers thought when this, a children's picture book about the building of a fictional medieval French cathedral illustrated in black and white pen-and-ink, was released in 1973.
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