Ideology conveyed via the material(ity) of picturebooks [Ideoloske poruke slikovnicke materijalnosti]

Picturebooks transmit messages through words and images and even through their format, but they transmit subtle subtext through their materiality. This paper examines how the material of the book-object is intentionally manipulated to contribute to an ideological significance of a picturebook as it complements and occasionally even contradicts the messages transmitted through words and pictures. This study reviews several picturebooks that use the materiality of the book as a moralising mechanism intended to expose the reader to the life lesson that as a member of society the responsibility for the environment and righting social injustices falls on all of us. © 2019 Croatian Association of Researchers in Children's Literature. All rights reserved

The representation of the other in illustrated texts for children: Turks in Greek books and Greeks in Turkish books

This paper overviews the presence of the Other in illustrated texts for children, specifically Turks in Greek books and Greeks in Turkish books, utilizing imagology as the main method of analysis. The samples selected for this paper range from late twentieth century to early twenty-first century picturebooks alongside illustrated books and graphic novels published in Turkey and Greece. We grouped the books we cover into two thematic categories: First, the books that deal with wars, which inevitably narrate historical facts where Greeks and Turks fought against each other; and second, the books that focus on issues that unite, such as a common cultural heritage and geography. Our findings indicate that there is a gradual move away from traditionally didactic and nationalistic narratives towards more progressive children's stories that build empathy and understanding between the two countries. © 2018 Bookbird: Journal of International Children's Literature. All rights reserved