What do we think of when we hear the word lyrical? Most of us probably think of music, hence the name “lyric.” But how does that transform into picture book writing? Is it all about the language and how that language allows the reader to create a vivid world inside their mind? YES! Lyrical language has a poetic feel and rhythm – whether it rhymes or not. When I write picture books, I spend so much time arranging them and changing them until they are in just the right order.Ī truly lyrical picture book is one where the words are arranged to such perfection that you could read the text out loud, without even thinking about what the words mean, and still be struck by the beauty of the sound. Words are my favorite thing to play with (except maybe kittens). The strength of feeling that language evokes. To me, lyrical picture books are picture books that focus on: Those are also the sort of books I find myself writing lately.
Picture books can be a cumulative story, a story told in dialogue, a story with contrasting views, a stream-of-consciousness story, a series of poems that tell a story, or a classic story featuring a main character with a problem to solve.īut, if you sit me down with a stack of picture books and ask me to choose my absolute favorites, it’s likely a lot of them would be lyrical picture books. To me, one of the coolest aspects of picture books is how many ways there are to structure a 32- or 40-page book to tell an effective, engaging story.
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