Picture Book
I am a big fan of BBC Four programming, and have been delighting in their current three part series called Picture Book which documents the history of illustrated children’s literature over the last 150 years. The first programme ‘When We Were Very Young’ which can be seen again for a short time online here focuses on when we very first start to read and develop our imagination.
The second programme ‘Now We are Six’ aired this week focuses on reading when we are going to school and how it helps us both understand the world around us but also to escape from it, and can be seen again online here.
The final programme I believe will be aired Wednesday 19th 9pm BBC Four. It has been a wonderful nostalgic literary blanket that has wrapped around me and reminded me of all the fantastic books I read as a child, and has featured some of my favourite writers/illustrators such as Beatrix Potter, Lewis Carroll, Raymond Briggs, Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl, Michael Rosen, Phillip Pullman and many many more talents.
I will leave you with my most favourite picture book from my childhood…………
