Scholars involved in picturebook research unanimously agree that picturebooks are a
unique art form, because they combine two modes of communication: words and …

Because of their prominent use of artistic illustrations, contemporary Flemish picture books
have often been referred to as “aesthetic picture books” in Flanders. In this article, I will …

In recent decades, age studies has started to emerge as a new approach to study children's
literature. This book builds on that scholarship but also significantly extends it by exploring …

Peter Van Gestel's Winterijs [Winter ice] from 2001 is one of the most lauded Dutch children's
books. This article contextualizes its evocation of the Holocaust in the didactic, recreational …

When sharing the own life story through a picturebook, artists are expected to be influenced
by several factors: their motive for creating an autobiographical picturebook, the construction …

This article explores the profound impact of American newspaper comics on the
development of Italian comics by examining their transformative influence on the Italian …

In this article, theories from age studies and children's literature studies are combined to
shed light on the construction of adulthood in books for young readers. The article begins …

This thesis explores the role of public libraries in Brussels in cultivating inclusive literary
environments for children and their carers from diverse linguistic, cultural, and social …

Takingalookatarticlesandopinionpiecesfrom… debate around controversial race and gender
depictions in literary classics, this chapter scrutinizes where the practice of altering old …

Ever since its origins, children's literature has dealt with frightening subject matter. The forms
of such frightening fiction for children are, however, continuously changing. Retellings of …