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A Closer Look: What’s the Deal with Back Matter?

by Carol Hinz, Associate Publisher of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books

Last summer as we were making the final tweaks to our Spring 2021 picture books before they went off to the printer, I was struck by the fascinating range of back matter found in these six books. But what exactly is back matter and why does it, well, matter?

By Trade Art Director Danielle Carnito

I’ve hinted in a past post on press checks that this picture book page count post may come, and finally, at long last, here is is:

I’ve heard people wonder why picture book page counts are 32 pages. Or 40. Or why the number of pages in a book mostly always seems to be multiples of 8. Read More

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A Closer Look: What’s the Deal with Back Matter?

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