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Q&A Is blending a largely illustrated book like James Gurney's "Dinotopia" and a dramatic and more serious plot a bad idea?

So, I don't know if any of you have heard of Dinotopia by James Gurney, but it's written in a format with large pages, and lots of illustrations: While it is not exclusively a children's book, an...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by SealBoi‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question fiction plot artwork formatting format
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:29:30Z (over 4 years ago) 
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/34891
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar SealBoi‭ · 2019-12-08T08:29:30Z (over 4 years ago) 
So, I don't know if any of you have heard of _Dinotopia_ by James Gurney, but it's written in a format with large pages, and lots of illustrations:[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KibAs.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KibAs.jpg)

While it is not exclusively a children's book, and definitely not a bad book, it lacks a main antagonist, climax, or any other really weighty, serious emotions, especially not negative ones. Is such a format only suitable for light-hearted, less serious books, or can I use it in a book with a villain and intense climax?

Would I be better off to cut down on the illustrations, or should I stick with the Dinotopia-style format?
#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-04-07T16:07:12Z (about 6 years ago) 
Original score: 2