The picture in the picture book is a part of a complete story, while the illustration is the supplement and assistance of the text. Pictures in picture books can tell stories independently, while illustrations usually need to be understood in words. In addition, picture books are usually rich in details and colors, which can attract readers' attention and stimulate their imagination and creativity.

Picture book is a novel and unique type of children's literature. It is different from what we usually call picture books, picture stories, comics, picture books, and books with illustrations. In picture books, pictures are the main body and have the function of telling stories.

It undertakes the tasks of narration, lyricism and expression. Illustrations in general story books are just an auxiliary means to make the story more vivid and intuitive. Song Juzhi, a Japanese picture book researcher, also used the following formula to illustrate the difference between picture books and picture books.

Picture books can be traced back to China. It may be that the early Japanese regarded China's Buddhist scriptures (changing pictures) and Hokkekyo as picture books, and later developed them into picture books. This is also the earliest picture book. In order to avoid confusion with books, I am used to using this term imported from Japan.

Reading meaning

Picture books should not only read words, but also read stories from pictures, so as to appreciate paintings. Of course, picture books can't realize all our expectations for children at once, but high-quality pictures and texts in picture books have an immeasurable and subtle influence on cultivating children's cognitive ability, observation ability, communication ability, imagination, creativity and emotional development.

Experts agree that picture books are the most suitable form for children to read. Teacher Hao Bin, a famous psychologist, thinks that if parents can consciously choose some excellent picture books to read with their children, it will not only help children build their spiritual world, promote their intellectual development, but also help to cultivate their good moral quality and behavior habits.