Nurturing Imagination
Kate Banks’ Picture Book Odyssey
I’ve always loved children and been a keen observer of their interplay with the world around them. I am an avid advocate of storytelling and reading aloud and I cherish the process of sharing a book, turning the pages, and awakening the senses through page, paper, and pen. It’s a magical experience!
I think the most important thing I strive for in creating a picture book is a feeling of harmony—through words and ideas and how they are expressed. Underlying this is the notion of how we are all connected to one another and to everything in the universe. Our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world around us are paramount to me.
To me, the perfect picture book is a spontaneous creation, inspired by an invisible and mysterious muse not to be found in the marketplace.
Dive into the Worlds Created by Kate Banks
City Cat
Max’s Words
Lost and Found
Max’s Castle
A Gift from the Sea
And If the Moon Could Talk
Baboon
Big, Bigger, Biggest Adventure
The Bird, the Monkey, and the Snake in the Jungle
Close Your Eyes
The Eraserheads
Fox
How to Find an Elephant
Mama’s Coming Home
Mama’s Little Boy
Max’s Dragon
Max’s Math
Mama’s Coming Home
Please, Papa
Pup and Bear
Spider, Spider
Thank You, Mama
That’s Papa’s Way
The Bear in the Book
The Cat Who Walked Across France
The Great Blue House
The Night Worker
This Baby
The Turtle and the Hippopotamus
What’s Coming for Christmas?
Alphabet Soup
The Bunnysitters
