{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Tess Prendergast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/tess-prendergast\/","title":"Picture Books that Cause Delight","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LrrZT1cC7f\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2025\/05\/picture-books-that-cause-delight\/\">Picture Books that Cause Delight<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2025\/05\/picture-books-that-cause-delight\/embed\/#?secret=LrrZT1cC7f\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Picture Books that Cause Delight&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"LrrZT1cC7f\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"I hope you liked my Joyful Picture Books Part 1! Welcome to Part 2!&nbsp; Let\u2019s talk about the word &#8220;joy&#8221; itself for a moment? What does it conjure for you? Perhaps you are remembering the birth of a child? A wedding day? The conclusion of a huge accomplishment like your graduation day? Getting a dream job? Here are two brief definitions that I think are particularly apt. In the&nbsp;Merriam-Webster online dictionary, joy is described as being \u201ca source or cause of delight\u201d while at&nbsp;Dictionary.com, it says that joy is \u201cthe expression or display of glad feeling.\u201d When applied to picture books, I think both these definitions are spot on. Picture books can most definitely be a source and cause of delight as well as evoke the expression of glad feelings.&nbsp; Evidence that picture books bring joy is very easy to find. When was the last time you saw a child...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/L-is-for-Love-Cover-Image-Courtesy-of-Penguin-Random-House-.jpeg","thumbnail_width":398,"thumbnail_height":450}