The work explains the role that storytelling plays in a child's development. From birth, children listen to stories that primarily help them develop speech and communication. By reading, we influence the child's overall development, and by involving children in reading activities, we achieve this, so that they gradually acquire the habit of reading and thus fall in love with the book. As children grow older, the book serves as a source of entertainment and means by which they unconsciously learn and develop their skills. The paper explains two types of storytelling in pictures, kamišibaj and picture book. Both of these types are a combination of visual medium with oral narration. The first part of the paper deals with kamishibai; its concept is explained, the species are listed, and its history and the level of popularity it is gaining today are described in more detail, given that many in kamishibai recognize an appropriate and interesting method for working with children as well as with adults. In the second part of the work, the picture book is explained as the first book that the child encounters as well as its functions. In addition, the role of educators in reading the picture book in kindergarten is emphasized, and parents are mentioned, who have an indispensable role in the whole process of raising a child. The aim of this paper is to raise awareness of the importance of reading to children and to show the specificity of kamishibai as a storytelling technique, and to promote its use in kindergarten with preschool children. The final part of the paper describes the difference between kamishibai and picture book, and then I chose a picture book and showed how to make a kamišibaj performance out of it.