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When beginning to place type, I thought it would be simple to just make a box and stick type into it. It ended up looking horrible. Then when I began to do research and read actual children’s books I realized no one uses box’s to stick their type in. The typography is just as important as the illustrations. That’s when I decided to combine the type and illustrations together. The first step is reinforcing the text through the use of pictures. It helps children understand the characters and settings. The next step is called description. Every choice I make as an illustrator and author plays a major role in helping the child relate to the book. Choosing the text color is very important. I choose white, because white is innocent just like the main character, Canon. The next step is called the reciprocal “ The story hovers between the words and pictures remove one and the story disappears.” Establishing is the last step. The pictures help establish the story just as much as the words. The pictures help the child engage actively in all the areas that make up the story.