Discover Who Creates Your Favorite Books!

Books need two important people to make them complete. The author writes all the words you read. The illustrator draws all the pictures you see.

You can find both names on the front cover or first page. When you know their names, you can thank them for making your favorite stories!

Author: The person who writes all the words and creates the story in a book.

Illustrator: The person who draws all the pictures and artwork in a book.

Title: The name of the book written on the front cover.

Cover: The outside part of a book that protects all the pages inside.

Front Cover: The first side of a book that shows the title and pictures.

Back Cover: The other side of a book that tells you about the story.

Pages: The flat pieces inside books that hold words and pictures.

Words: The letters that make sentences to tell the story.

Pictures: The drawings that help you see what happens in the story.

Book: A collection of pages with words and pictures that tells a story.

Spine: The narrow side of a book that holds all the pages together.

The author writes all the story words you love to read. You can find the author's name on the front cover of your book.

When you see the author's name, you know who created the story about dolphins, butterflies, or any animals you enjoy reading about!

The illustrator draws all the colorful pictures in your books. Look for the illustrator's name on the cover or first page too.

The illustrator makes the pictures of zebras, peacocks, and all the animals come alive with colors and shapes!

You can practice identifying book parts by looking at your favorite books. Find the author and illustrator names on different books.

Try making your own book! You can be both the author by writing words and the illustrator by drawing pictures.

You are ready to learn about authors and illustrators! This topic builds on your love of looking at books and understanding basic book parts.

This topic connects to Defining Author And Illustrator Roles where you learn what authors and illustrators do. You will also explore Relating Illustrations To Story Moments to see how pictures help tell stories.

Understanding Identifying Book Parts helps you find author and illustrator names. You will also learn about Book Conventions And Print Concepts to understand how books work.

After mastering this topic, you will be ready for Why Authors Write and Authors Main Purpose to understand why people create books for you to enjoy!