Do any of you local Twin Citians harbor a secret desire to write a picture book? I’m teaching a one-day workshop on “The Puzzle of Picture Books” this Saturday, November 20, from 12:30-4:30 p.m. at the beautiful Loft in downtown Minneapolis.
Picture books are usually written with children in mind, but not always – for example, I think of my own book Someday as being for adults more than children. And So Many Days and Only a Witch Can Fly are as much for grownups as children, too.
In fact, I’d like to see a new bookstore section – maybe the size of a goodsized bookcase – devoted only to picture books for grownups. I mean, who doesn’t enjoy a few pictures along with the words?
There’s still room in the class and I’d love to see you there. If you’re interested, click here for all the details.
Alison McGhee 
Yes! I *love* picture books (yours especially, of course). While I do look forward to the day that Special K can follow the thread of a chapter book, I plan to keep mixing in the picture books for as long as he’ll let me (five years? ten?), at which point I will have to stop using him for an excuse and admit that I’m really browsing the children’s section of the library for myself…
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A picture-book section for grownups–I love that idea! One of my first dates with my husband ended up with us browsing the picture book section of a Barnes & Noble. I was a little mystified at the time, but I get it now!
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