JACKSON, Wyo. — For all children’s book enthusiasts, “The Art of Writing Picture Books” workshop offered at Teton County Library on Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m, will teach new and established authors the craft of story for young readers.
“They may seem simple, but anybody who’s read a picture book can tell you that they can also be very profound,” Teton County Library Adult Programs Coordinator Leah Shlachter said via email.
Local author Joanna Cooke, who’s published “The Sequoia Lives On,” “Call Me Floy” and “Fire Shapes the World,” will teach this interactive workshop, consisting of mini-lectures and writing time. Cooke will explore what pictures books are—and what they’re not—by studying classics and new favorites, according to the Teton County Library press release. She will share tips on how to build a narrative arc that pulls readers throughout the story.
Cooke holds an MFA in Creative Writing and an MEd in Elementary Education. Prior to writing, she spent ten years working as an environmental educator and naturalist in California’s Sierra Nevada.
Her latest book, “Fire Shapes the World,” released this past June, is a nonfiction picture book “with lyrical text grounded in the latest research, sharing the primal connection between all living things and fire,” Joanna Cooke’s website says.
Writers of all levels are welcome to attend the workshop.
Workshop registration is available at tclib.org/picturebooks. Library programs are free and open to the community.
