Children Reading Pictures has made a huge impact on teachers, scholars and students all over the world. The original edition of this book described the fascinating range of children's responses to contemporary picturebooks, which proved that they are sophisticated readers of visual texts and are able to make sense of complex images on literal, visual and metaphorical levels. Through this research, the authors found that children are able to understand different viewpoints, analyse moods, messages and emotions, and articulate personal responses to picture books - even when they struggle with the written word.
The study of picturebooks and children's responses to them has increased dramatically in the 12 years since the first edition was published. Fully revised with a review of the most recent theories and critical work related to picturebooks and meaning-making, this new edition demonstrates how vital visual literacy is to children's understanding and development. The second edition:
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Evelyn Arizpe is Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, University of Glasgow, UK.
Morag Styles is Emeritus Professor and Fellow of Homerton College, Cambridge. She recently retired from the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, UK.
Beverley Bryan is Professor of Language Education at the University of the West Indies' Mona School of Education, Jamaica, and a past Head of Department and Director of the School of Education.
Morag Styles is Professor of Children's Poetry at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Education, and a Fellow of Homerton College, University of Cambridge, UK.
