Abstract
Lift-the-flap books comprise a popular sub-genre of children's literature but attract very little critical attention. This article attempts to redress this imbalance by suggesting the following: (1) that lift-theflap books provide useful lessons in reading both literature and pictures for the young reader, (2) that a grammar of lift-the-flap books can be postulated to facilitate their description and discussion, and (3) that the best lift-the-flap books are entertaining postmodern texts, well deserving of critical attention.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 225-236 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Children's Literature in Education |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 3 Nov 2004 |
Keywords
- lift-the-flap books
- narrative
- readers
- books
- literacy
- postmodernism