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Pantaleo, Sylvia – Journal of Children's Literature, 2008
Scholars agree that reading pictures is a multifaceted act. Interestingly, children often look at illustrations more closely and "see" details in picture that are missed by "skipping and scanning" adults. Although the illustrations in picture books are a "source of aesthetic delight," "everything" about the illustrations conveys "information about…
Descriptors: Semiotics, Design, Reader Response, Picture Books