Questions: Lori Mitchell

1. What does an illustrator do for stories?
2. Why do you think most children’s books are illustrated, while adult books are not illustrated? Support your answer.
3. In this episode, Ben states that an illustrator is an artist who needs three things. What are they?
4. Does Lori Mitchell work from real life or her imagination? How do you know this?
5. Who does the illustrator work with in creating a book? Do you think this is a good idea or not? Explain your answer.
6. What does Lori Mitchell look for in creating pictures for a story?
7. What advice does Lori Mitchell give for becoming an illustrator?
8. What other skills does one need to be an illustrator?
9. What are the differences between an illustrator and an artist? Create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the two.

Challenge: Write your own short story, or poem, and illustrate it. Your writing can be either fiction or nonfiction.