1.
Identify one ‘art
style’ that you feel would be appropriate for each of the following book genres/audiences:
• Information/ Reference title - aimed at 9-11 years
olds.
The art-style
I think would be appropriate for 9 – 11 year old readers should use photography
for the or very detailed hand drawn images, this is because in information
books they tend be many facts and photography is the best way to show these
facts, but on the other hand, as it is still aimed at young children drawn
image could work very well alongside information. For example this book by Bill
Bryson, called ‘A Really Short History of Nearly Everything’ [1] is
a book containing information on the wonders and mysteries of time and space. The
illustrations within this book are all hand drawn and some photography work has
been used. 
• Baby/ Toddler – First Objects Book.
The art-style
I think would be appropriate for babies and toddlers should use simple but bold
and bright illustration’s in order to capture their attention. For example like
this book by David McKee called ‘Elmer and the Snake’ [2] this is a
classic character and the illustrations in this book are simple and very
colourful, again the typography is easily readable and bold. This is a perfect
example for a baby/toddler picture book.
• Picture book – aimed at 3-6 year olds.
The art-style
I think would be appropriate for 3-6 year olds should be an interactive book containing
pop-ups or even activity packs, the illustrations should be slightly detailed
and readable typography. For example this book by Pippa Goodhart, and illustrations
by Nick Sharratt, the book is called ‘Just Imagine’ [3]. This book
allows children to tell their own stories by choosing an image on each page and
putting it all together to tell a story. This is a very illustrative book which
children would enjoy to read and share with their parents.
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