Problem
• What ideas or expectations about children, childhood, or youth are implied in the article?
• What features & techniques are the illustrators using in the articles, and how do those features or techniques help provide information about the author's story or message?
Articles:
1. David Lewis' "A Word About Pictures" in Reading Contemporary Picture Books
2. Maria Nikolajeva & Carole Scott's "Characterization" in How Picturebooks Work
3. Maria Nikolajeva & Carole Scott's "Setting" in How Picturebooks Work
4. Leslie Ormandy's "Introduction" in The Morals of Monster Stories: Essays on Children's Picture Book Messages
5. Maria Nikolajeva & Carole Scott's "Narrative Perspective" in How Picturebooks Work.