Juxtaposition Of Images In Children's Literature

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Picture books are profusely illustrated books in which the images are, to varying degrees, essential to the enjoyment and understanding of the story (Tomlinson and Lynch- Brown, 1996). As the most characteristics form of children’s literature (Nodelman, 1996), image books hold a prominent place in children’s literature because of the juxtaposition.of images and words. Thanks to the public’s acute awareness of the importance of childhood in human development, to professional critical evaluation of children’s literature, as well as to the advances in printing technology and art reproduction, children’s literature has witnessed a dramatic increase in well – illustrated picture books. Despite the popularity of picture books, the relationships