New Directions in Picturebook Research

<p>In this new collection children's literature scholars from twelve different countries contribute to the ongoing debate on the importance of picturebook research focusing on aesthetic and cognitive aspects of picture books. Contributors take interdisciplinary approaches that integrate different disciplines such as literary studies art history linguistics narratology cognitive psychology sociology memory studies and picture theory. Topics discussed include intervisuality twist endings autobiographical narration and metaliterary awareness in picturebooks. The essays also examine the narrative challenges of first-person narratives ellipsis frame breaking and mindscape as new paradigms in picturebook research. Tying picturebook studies to studies in childhood multimodality and literacy this anthology is representative of the different opportunities for research in this emerging field.</p>