"Picture books are for everybody at any age, not books to be left behind
as we grow older. The best ones leave a tantalising gap between the
pictures and the words, a gap that is filled by the reader's
imagination, adding so much to the excitement of reading a book." Anthony Browne
I would add that the best picture books leave a gap filled not just by the reader's heart. The best picture books leave us with that good feeling that can't be captured, bottled, or packaged. As I write this I think of so many picture books that I treasure, such as Cicatrices (Marcelo Birmajer), Mr. Bow Tie (Karen Barbour), Un secreto del bosque (Javier Sobrino & Elena Odriozola), El pato y la muerte (Wolf Erlbruch), Sophie's Masterpiece (Eileen Spinelli), and Galimoto (Karen Lynn Williams). Many more can be added here, can you think of some?
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