The phrase "picture book" is commonly used to describe a book, most often written for children, in which the content, whether a story, an alphabet, or a nursery rhyme, to name just a few possibilities, is conveyed through the use of words and pictures in combination or through pictures alone. A picture book differs from an illustrated book in that the pictures it contains form an essential part of the structure of the book. Illustrations are supplements to a work that can stand on its own. Due to physical factors in the bookbinding process, picture books are conventionally 32 pages long.
Picture books, thus defined, are a relatively new form of book, originating in the early twentieth century. Wanda Gag is widely considered to be a major innovator in the development of picture books. The formula for illustrated books had been to show text on the left page and pictures on the right page, side-by-side, without combining them. In Millions of Cats, Gag mixed up the order of the pages of pictures and text, combined pictures and text and stretched pictures onto more than one page. Her ideas paved the way for modern authors/illustrators like Maurice Sendak, Dr. Seuss, and Eric Carle.
Below are some example of good picture books,
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