Children's Picture Books. An Overview

Authors

  • Carina Branzila Cuza University, Iasi Author
  • Mihaela Gazioglu Clemson University, USA Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69475/

Keywords:

children’s literature, picture-books, analysis, award

Abstract

This article aims at presenting a series of famous, beautiful picture books for children, considered of great literary value worldwide today. Moreover, the article will analyze the suggested titles in great detail, starting from the covers, format and illustrations up to the text itself, its meta-language and connotations. The authors wished, in doing so, to stir up the interest of readers of all ages in getting to know these books while offering a complete presentation of the titles, beyond the blurb of the book. It is hoped that this would prove useful to adults looking for good-quality literature for children, to EFL teachers looking for good texts to use in class, to publishers and most importantly, to the children that these books are intended for.

Author Biographies

  • Carina Branzila, Cuza University, Iasi

    Carina Branzila has been teaching English since 2001, first in a public school and then for British Council Romania. She holds the CELTA and CELTA YLE diplomas and a PhD in teaching English to young learners through children’s literature. She is also teaching Business English to undergraduate university students as an assistant professor.

     

  • Mihaela Gazioglu , Clemson University, USA

    Mihaela (Salariu) Gazioglu has been teaching English for many years in various environments, including as a teachers’ trainer. She holds a PhD in literature and a CELTA diploma and is currently working towards her second PhD at Clemson University, USA, where she is also teaching courses of children’s literature to American teachers of English as a second language.

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Published

13-07-2024

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2019): Winter 2019

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Children’s Picture Books. An Overview. (2024). RATE Issues, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.69475/