Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19428
Title: How Australia's children's authors create magic on a page
Contributor(s): Hale, Elizabeth  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2016
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19428
Open Access Link: https://theconversation.com/how-australias-childrens-authors-create-magic-on-a-page-63644Open Access Link
Abstract: For a prime example of Australia's innovation economy in action, look no further than the humble picture book. Staple of bedtime reading, offering textual delights beyond the verbal, picture books are a hidden treasure. Australian picture books sell around the world, and are translated into many languages - take for instance, Jackie French's iconic 'Diary of a Wombat' (2002), which appears in French, German, Korean, and many more. But though the words need translating, the images, (in French's book by Bruce Whatley), communicate across language barriers. The interplay between words and images is one of the magic ingredients in a show-stopping picture book. Achieving that magic requires serious innovation. Writers, illustrators and editors work hard to balance word with image, and to carry the story or message through both. It takes time, dedication, and care to make a picture book, and though some may be flipped through in minutes, others repay repeated reading and looking. Next time you pick one up in a bookshop or library, look at its design, the way the pictures engage with character, or setting, or contribute to mood, theme, and the controlling idea.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: The Conversation (Arts + Culture)
Publisher: The Conversation Media Group Ltd
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 2201-5639
1441-8681
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 190599 Visual Arts and Crafts not elsewhere classified
200502 Australian Literature (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Literature)
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 360699 Visual arts not elsewhere classified
470502 Australian literature (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander literature)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 950203 Languages and Literature
950104 The Creative Arts (incl. Graphics and Craft)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 130203 Literature
130103 The creative arts
HERDC Category Description: C3 Non-Refereed Article in a Professional Journal
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School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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