Editing Picture book (section)

== Genre ==
The genre of picture books is unique because of the complementary relationship between text and art.<ref>Nodelman, P. (1988). Words About Pictures: The Narrative Art of Children's Picture Books. The University Of Georgia Press.</ref> Picture books have existed since 1658, when the first picture book specifically for children, Orbis Sensualium Pictus, was printed.<ref name="Picture Books">Picture Books. (2015). In D. Hahn (Ed.), The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (). Oxford University Press, Inc.</ref> The genre continues to be popular today.<ref name="Picture Books" /> While some picture books are written and illustrated by the same person, others are collaborations between an author and an illustrator.<ref name="Hoppe">Hoppe, A. (2004). Half the Story- Text and Illustration in Picture Books. ''Horn Book Magazine'', 41-50.</ref> These collaborations give equal power to both and allow each to bring their own creativity to the book.<ref name="Hoppe" /> [[Children's book illustration|Children's book illustrations]] can drive the plot or bring the plot to life.<ref name="Hoppe" /> Editors of picture books often look carefully for an illustrator that matches the style of the text, while still adding their own artistic value to the book.<ref name="Hoppe" /> There must be mutual respect between an author and an illustrator in the creation of a successful picture book.<ref name="Hoppe" />