Monday, March 30, 2009

Questions for Analyzing Picture Books

1. What story do the pictures tell without the words?
2. What reader’s knowledge does the book assume?
3. What do you notice most about the illustration style?
4. What emotional response does the book call forth?
5. What attitude does the book call forth towards the characters?
6. Do the words and pictures flow together or is there a tension or contradiction between them?
7. What do pictures reveal that words don’t, and vice versa?
8. More generally, what’s the relationship like between words and pictures in this book

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