Just as a funny bone isn’t actually a bone, humor is not always funny. Expressing humor in a picture book is much different than expressing it in a chapter book or novel. While not every joke will elicit a belly laugh, it will make you feel…something. Kind of like when you hit that funny bone in your elbow. And for a reader, the humor has to work on the first pass. Having to explain a joke is like explaining how the ulnar nerve bumps against the humerus bone and blah, blah, boring! Pictures make all the difference to a younger audience. They enhance the text with images that bring the words to life while also boosting motivation and vocabulary, comprehension, and literacy development.
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