It's our final dive (for now!) into Picture Books with Great Voice! If you're just joining us, be sure to catch up with this series at the links below:

• Episode 56 - Julie Hedlund defined the types of voice found in picture books and Katie Davis introduced books with humorous voice.
• Episode 57 - Founder Emeritus Laura Backes shared book examples of using a lyrical voice
• Episode 58 - Emma Walton Hamilton dug into character voice.

Today in part 4, Julie gets chatty while talking about conversational voice in picture books.

Let’s get to it.

Books mentioned in this episode:

• THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT MARGARET WISE BROWN written by Mac Barnett and illustrated Sarah Jacoby
• A POEM FOR PETER written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated Steve Johnson