A child is a small being who needs love and attention, who wants to explore the world around him and find out who it is and what surrounds him. The picture book is the earliest, first, true example of how to conjure up this little creature with something external, serious, in a child-friendly and engaging way. At the beginning of this paper we will get acquainted with the beginnings of the world picture book and how it began in Croatia. After exploring the way of picture books, the continuation of this paper will be based on the question of what the picture book is and what its functions are, what are the possible themes of the picture book, what is the text within the picture book and the importance of illustration in picture books. The features of the modern picture book will also be discussed and how such a picture book affects the child. Subsequently, we will find out who Zoran Pongrasic is, where he lives, where he studied, what he does in his free time, and what his literary achievements are. We will find out more about Zoran Pongrasic in the Interview with the writer by Ana Djokic and Ratko Bjelcic. In addition there is the core of this work, which are the texts for Zoran Pongrasic's picture books. Five picture books were analyzed, which are in turn: Why ?, The World's Largest MAGIC CAP, The Little Fennel, The Ode Egg, The Man and the House. After analyzing each picture book, there are also transcripts of the text. The purpose of this paper is to get acquainted with the writing style of Zoran Pongrasic, how he writes his texts and presents his works, and how it all affects on child.