The production of children’s books is also rich and varied in format, ranging from large to small, but small but large, sometimes even more than half a newspaper. Due to the different ratios of length and width, there is also a difference between horizontal and vertical format.
The world’s earliest mini-format picture book is undoubtedly Atlix Potter’s “The Story of Petr Rabbit”. She especially likes the mini-format picture book. She said that this is 1 4.5 cm × 1 1 cm. The size is specially designed to fit the child’s hand, because it just allows the child to hold it in his hand to read.
Robert McClotsky, who has won the Cadick Gold Medal twice, has a special liking for large format picture books. The format size of his “Make Way to the Little Duck” etc. are all 3 1 cm × 2 4 cm. about. The huge picture gives people a strong visual impact. Not only is the scene grand and magnificent, it also brings us an immersive sense of presence. When you look at this bird’s-eye view of the wild ducks flying over Boston, you can see not only the people, statues, and the endless stream of cars below, but also a traffic policeman waving a small flag. The viewer seems to be flying with the wild duck couple, with the sound of hunting wind in their ears…
