A pioneering study of a unique narrative form, Words about Pictures examines the special qualities of picture books--books intended to educate or tell stories t

This large-format boardbook contains the whole world of childhood. There's a kitchen, and all the things in it. There are planes and ships, plants and animals,

This volume represents the current state of research on picture books and other adjacent hybrid forms of visual/verbal texts such as comics, graphic novels, and

Describes a program in which the study of the illustrations in children's books is used to help children in the primary grades develop writing skills.

By combining illustrations and texts, children engage in a kind of communication that transcends the sum of its parts-their pictures and words interact to conve