Words About Pictures: The Narrative Art of Children's Picture Books

By Perry Nodelman

Book Overview

A pioneering study of a unique narrative form, Words about Pictures examines the special qualities of picture books--books intended to educate or tell stories to young children. Drawing from a number... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820310360
• ISBN13: 9780820310367
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Univ of Georgia Pr
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Class Book

I bought this book for a class I am attending, and I have found it very useful. I am a graduate student, and I think it will make an excellent contribution to my thesis.

Jill P. May

Nodelman's book is an essential purchase for anyone who wants to understand how children's picture books work. He is scholarly, witty, and informative. This is an important reference book for those of us who seriously study children's literature.