What exists in the space between the words and the pictures? How do the stories unfold? What happens between the first sketch and finished picturebook?

Twelve of the world's finest contemporary picturebook makers generously share their experiences, challenges, doubts, sketches, illustrations, and invaluable insights into their creation process. They reveal the complex and time-consuming work

that happens behind the scenes, in service of their stories and their readers.

An inspiring collection of picturebook knowledge for anyone interested in this unique and dynamic art form. The editor of the book is Sam McCullen, who runs the Picturebook Makers blog and the picturebook platform dPICTUS.

PICTUREBOOK MAKERS reveals the picturebook's immense creative potential, and celebrates outstanding international picturebooks and their creators.

文字和图片之间的空间里存在什么？这些故事是如何展开的？从第一张草图到绘本完成的过程发生了什么？

12位杰出的当代绘本作家慷慨地分享了他们的经验、挑战、疑虑、草图、插图以及对创作过程的宝贵见解。他们揭示了发生在幕后的复杂而耗时的工作，为他们的故事和读者服务。

这是一本鼓舞人心的绘本知识集，供任何对这种独特而充满活力的艺术形式感兴趣的人阅读。本书的编辑是萨姆·麦库伦（Sam McCullen），他经营着Picturebook Makers博客和绘本平台dPICTUS。

本书揭示了绘本的巨大创作潜力，赞颂了杰出的国际绘本及其创作者。