From the desk of Phyllis Picture Book Author Ciao, Writers! Familiarizing yourself with the names of book parts is fun and important. Once you know these names, you’ll be able to speak to an editor, agent, and book printer in the language they use everyday. When you look at my drawing, you’ll learn that I’m a kid at heart, so hope you enjoy my illustrations. My grandfather once told me that you are never too old to read comics. I added, you are never too old to draw cartoons. 😊 See the images for book parts followed by their definitions below: Front Cover: The front cover of the book that has the title, author and illustrator’s names, the publishing company.
Back Cover: The back cover of the book that can be plain or covered in designs. Gutter: This is where the pages are closest to the spine. Illustrators know not to draw close the gutter. Why? Because that part of their drawing won’t be seen. Spine: This is the outside column of the book that faces you when books are placed on a bookshelf. End Papers: The first sheet of paper, plain white or colored or with design, glued to the inside front book cover. Flyleaf: The second piece of paper. It is loose, not glued down. It can have printing and a design on it or remain plain. Headband: Think of a sports headband. It keeps your hair in place. A book headband keeps the spine in place while hiding the glue that binds the pages. Footband: Just like the headband, the Footband is used to hide the glue that keeps the pages and spine together. Text Block: All the papers (pages) bound together not including the end papers. Fun Fact: Three fun words to know - Verso = The page on the left side of the book Recto = The page on the right side of the book Leaf = Two side-by-side pages (1 sheet) are called a leaf (left is verso and recto is right) For more book parts terms, go to: https://bindery.berkeley.edu/campus-libraries/definitions-common-terms Happy Writing! See you next time. Cheers, 😊 Phyllis
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Phil
6/6/2022 06:40:44 pm
Great break down of the parts of a book!
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