Reading in color: children's book illustrations and identity formation for black children in the United States.

From: African American Review | Date: March 22, 1998| Author: Roethler, Jacque | Copyright information

Joseph Schwarcz described the psychological and the emotional effect of children's book illustrations on African-American children through his book 'The Picture Book Comes of Age.' In it, Schwarcz proposed that illustrations are helpful in teaching children how to cope with problems in the transition towards adulthood. African-American children, in particular, will be aided in defining their adult character and their cultural and national heritage given an African descent in an American socie...

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