Crossover Picturebooks: A Genre for All Ages

by Sandra L. Beckett

Book Overview

This book situates the picturebook genre within the widespread international phenomenon of crossover literature, examining an international corpus of picturebooks - including artists' books, wordless picturebooks, and celebrity picturebooks - that appeal to readers of all ages. Focusing on contemporary picturebooks, Sandra Beckett shows that the picturebook has traditionally been seen as a children's genre, but in the eyes of many authors, illustrators,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415730376
• ISBN13: 9780415730372
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"