45 research outputs found
What Goes On in Strangersâ Minds? How Reading Childrenâs Books Affects Emotional Development
Based on recent studies in developmental psychology and cognitive narratology, this article shows the impact of Theory of Mind on childrenâs understanding and apprehension of other peopleâs thoughts and beliefs presented in fictional texts. With a special focus on the depiction of emotions in two childrenâs novels, Erich KĂ€stnerâs Emil and the Detectives (1929) and Anne Cassidyâs Looking for JJ (2004), it is argued that the representation of the main charactersâ states of mind demands specific capacities on behalf of the reader, encompassing mind reading and acquisition of higher levels of empathy, thus fostering childrenâs comprehension of fictional charactersâ life conditions
A Variety of Literary and Artistic Styles: Contemporary Canadian Picture Books
Review of:
Andrews, Jan. The Twelve Days of Summer. Illus. Susan Jolliffe. Victoria: Orca, 2005.
Chartrand, Lili. Taming Horrible Harry. Illus. RogeÌ. Trans. Susan Ouriou. Toronto: Tundra, 2006.
Kovalski, Maryann. Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006.
McNaughton, Janet. Brave Jack and the Unicorn. Illus. Susan Tooke. Toronto: Tundra, 2005.
Newhouse, Maxwell. Letâs Go for a Ride. Toronto: Tundra, 2006.
Reid, Barbara. Read Me a Book. Markham, ON: North Winds, 2003.
Solomon, Evan. Bigbeardâs Hook. Illus. Bill Slavin. Toronto: Viking Canada, 2005.
Thornhill, Jan. Over in the Meadow. Toronto: Maple Tree, 2004.
Toews, Mary. Black-and-White Blanche. Illus. Dianna Bonder. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006.
Wilson, Budge. A Fiddle for Angus. Illus. Susan Tooke. Toronto: Tundra, 2006.
Wilson, Troy. Frosty is a Stupid Name. Illus. Dean Griffiths. Victoria: Orca, 2005.
DOI: 10.1353/jeu.2010.000
Slikovnica kao predmet
Based on recent studies on materiality, picturebook research, and cognitive studies, this paper investigates how children may perceive picturebooks as objects and their material properties. In this regard, we emphasise three dimensions of picturebooks as objects and relate them to developmental stages. The first dimension concerns the materials the picturebooks are composed of, such as paper, cardboard, wood, plastics, and cloth. The second dimension refers to the type of book, e.g. hardbacks, sets of cardboard sheets, fanfold books, pop-up books, and even hybrid objects such as books which are toys at the same time. Finally, this study focuses on the types of actions that are associated with picturebooks as objects, such as biting, building, piling up, setting up, painting, collecting, and arranging. In sum, we argue that an examination of the cognitive perspective is fundamental for the investigation of the social and cultural aspects of the materiality of picturebooks.OslanjajuÄi se na novija istraĆŸivanja materijalnosti i slikovnice te na rezultate kognitivne znanosti, ovaj rad istraĆŸuje kako djeca opaĆŸaju slikovnicu kao predmet i kako opaĆŸaju njezina materijalna obiljeĆŸja. U tom smislu naglaĆĄavamo tri dimenzije slikovnice kao predmeta i dovodimo ih u vezu sa stadijima djeÄjega razvoja. Prva dimenzija odnosi se na materijale od kojih se slikovnice izraÄuju, kao ĆĄto su papir, karton, drvo, plastika i tekstil. Druga se dimenzija odnosi na tip knjige, npr. tvrdoukoriÄena, sastavljena od kartonskih stranica, knjiga od presavijenih stranica, slikovnica-iskakalica, pa i hibridni predmeti kao ĆĄto su knjige koje su ujedno i igraÄke. KonaÄno, rad razmatra i tipove aktivnosti povezane sa slikovnicom kao predmetom, primjerice: grizenje, graÄenje, stavljanje na hrpu, postavljanje, bojenje, skupljanje i rasporeÄivanje. U zakljuÄku tvrdimo da je istraĆŸivanje kognitivnoga aspekta temeljno za razmatranje druĆĄtvenih i kulturnih aspekata slikovniÄke materijalnosti
Rethinking Words and Pictures
A book review of " More Words about Pictures. Current Research on Picture Books and Visual/Verbal Texts for Young People" which contains several scientific papers on picterbooks edited by Naomi Hamer, Perry Nodelman and MAvis Reimer
Childrenâs Voices in the Polish Canon Wars: Participatory Research in Action
Despite its rightful concern with childhood as an essentialist cultural construct, the field of childrenâs literature studies has tended to accept the endemicity of asymmetrical power relations between children and adults. It is only recently, under the influence of childrenâs rights discourses, that childrenâs literature scholars have developed concepts reflecting their recognition of more egalitarian relationships between children and adults. This essay is a result of the collaboration between child and adult researchers and represents a scholarly practice based on an intergenerational democratic dialog in which childrenâs voices are respected for their intrinsic salience. The presence of child researchers in childrenâs literature studies confirms an important shift currently taking place in our field, providing evidence for the impossibility of regarding childrenâs literature only as a manifestation of adult power over young generations
Mixing Pop Art and Political Criticism: Heinz Edelmannâs Artwork for Children
Heinz Edelmann (1934-2009), a German illustrator and designer, is probably best known as the art director of the Beatlesâ animated film Yellow Submarine (1968). Less well-known are the three picturebooks he illustrated for children, which are influenced by the Pop Art movement. The large-sized picturebooks Maicki Astromaus (1970) and Andromedar SR1 (1970) refer to the science fiction genre and reveal a critical attitude towards the contemporary political and economic situation. Kathrinchen ging spazieren (1973), by contrast, is a picturebook story with nonsensical verses by the East German playwright Peter Hacks and subliminally refers to the causes of consumerism and careless wishes. A comparative analysis of these picturebooks demonstrates that Edelmannâs illustrations in combination with the accompanying texts are significant examples of the political, cultural, and societal upheaval that can be found in German childrenâs literature of the â68â period
What Goes On in Strangersâ Minds? How Reading Childrenâs Books Affects Emotional Development
Based on recent studies in developmental psychology and cognitive narratology, this article shows the impact of Theory of Mind on childrenâs understanding and apprehension of other peopleâs thoughts and beliefs presented in fictional texts. With a special focus on the depiction of emotions in two childrenâs novels, Erich KĂ€stnerâs Emil and the Detectives (1929) and Anne Cassidyâs Looking for JJ (2004), it is argued that the representation of the main charactersâ states of mind demands specific capacities on behalf of the reader, encompassing mind reading and acquisition of higher levels of empathy, thus fostering childrenâs comprehension of fictional charactersâ life conditions