Exploring issues of national identity, ideology and diversity in contemporary Canadian picture books.(Report) From: Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature | Date: December 1, 2007| Author: Johnston, Ingrid; Bainbridge, Joyce; Shariff, Farha | COPYRIGHT 2007 Deakin University. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Picture books are one of the first points of contact for children to interact with verbal and visual representations of national identity and they can be an ongoing medium for literary engagement throughout children's schooling. Contemporary picture books appeal to a range of readers, and offer innovative possibilities for exploring questions of representation, identity, culture, race, class, and power. In complex interactions between text and illustrations, picture books take up p...