The State of Photographic Illustration in 2017

Does photographic illustration get its due? Not from Caldecott. Well, it gets it from me! I am always fascinated to see how the medium is used in works of fiction. Here are all the 2017 examples I could find of photography in fiction picture books. If you have another one, let’s hear it in the […]

Does photographic illustration get its due? Not from Caldecott. Well, it gets it from me! I am always fascinated to see how the medium is used in works of fiction.

Here are all the 2017 examples I could find of photography in fiction picture books. If you have another one, let’s hear it in the comments.

Pillowland

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Pillowland by Laurie Berkner, illustrated by Camille Garoche (Nov. 7)

Little Girl

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The Little Girl Who Didn’t Want to Go to Bed by David Engledow (Oct. 17)

City Mouse

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City Mouse, Country Mouse by Maggie Rudy (Oct. 24)

Claymates

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Claymates by Dev Petty, illustrated by Lauren Eldridge (Jun. 20)

Wolfie

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Little Wood: Wolfie Paints the Town by Sabina Gibson (Oct. 31)

Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas, Peanut! by Terry Border (Oct. 17)

Maisie

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A Farm for Maisie by Jennifer Churchman and John Churchman (oct. 3)

Vivian

Vivian the Dog Moves to the Big City by Mitch Boyer (Oct. 24)

Ollie

 

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Ollie & Moon in New York City by Diane Kredensor, illustrated by Mike Meskin (May 23)

Otis

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Otis the Owl by Mary Holland (February 10)

Ollie in Paris

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Ollie & Moon in Paris by Diane Kredensor, illustrated by Sandra Kress (May 23)

Old Tracks

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Old Tracks, New Tricks by Jessica Petersen (Feb. 20)

Dinosaurs

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What the Dinosaurs Did at School: Another Messy Adventure by Refe Tuma and Susan Tuma (June 6)

Philomena

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Philomena’s New Glasses by Brenna Maloney

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