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"...The digital picture book, once considered a threat to its paper predecessor, has almost disappeared from the scene, having fulfilled an important mission - to breathe new life into the traditional book. To compete with the screens that have become so prevalent in our lives, printed books had to become more physically attractive. The quality of picture books has risen dramatically. Many of them now boast embossed printing, embossing and selective lamination, they are printed on high-quality paper with bright additional "die" colours, and all of this combines to satisfy our need for a comprehensive tactile and aesthetic perception of the book. [...]

The traditional role of illustration as subordinate to the written word - what Wikipedia defines as "an image that accompanies the text of a literary work, newspaper article, etc. to make it easier for the reader to visualise the content" - becomes completely inadequate when it comes to the role of the visual in picture books. Here, words and pictures are combined in different proportions to convey a common meaning, complementing and supporting each other, and often contradicting each other. Whereas in an illustrated book the images enhance and complement the text but are not essential to its understanding, in a picture book neither the words nor the images would make sense on their own if taken separately. [...]

In 2013, Children's Picture Books won the UK Literacy Association Academic Book Award, reflecting the growing recognition of the role of visual content in picture books by the educational, literary, and academic communities. This new edition examines and celebrates an art form that is gaining wider international recognition and is fast becoming one of the most exciting and innovative areas in the graphic arts..."