{"product_id":"how-picturebooks-work-9781138126930","title":"How Picturebooks Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow Picturebooks Work\u003c\/em\u003e is an innovative and engaging look at the interplay between text and image in picturebooks. The authors explore picturebooks as a specific medium or genre in literature and culture, one that prepares children for other media of communication, and they argue that picturebooks may be the most influential media of all in the socialization and representation of children. Spanning an international range of children''s books, this book examine such favorites as \u003cem\u003eCurious George \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFrog\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eand Toad Are Friends,\u003c\/em\u003e along with the works of authors and illustrators including Maurice Sendak and Tove Jansson, among others. With 116 illustrations, \u003cem\u003eHow Picturebooks\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWork \u003c\/em\u003eoffers the student of children''s literature a new methodology, new theories, and a new set of critical tools for examining the picturebook form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A welcome addition to the serious study of children's literature and a must for any institution with programs in children's studies.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eChoice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Editor's Foreword. Acknowledgments. Illustration Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Whose book is it? 2. Setting 3. Characterization 4. Narrative Perspective 5. Time and Movement 6. Mimesis and Modality 7. Figurative Language, Metafiction, and Intertext 8. Picturebook Parents Conclusion. Bibliography. Index of Names. Index of Titles. Subject Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084559577431,"sku":"9781138126930","price":137.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138126930.jpg?v=1762206805","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-picturebooks-work-9781138126930","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}