Playfulness in Children’s Picture Books about Bedtime: Ambivalence and Subversion in the Bedtime Story
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl2003vol13no1art1294Keywords:
bedtime, children's stories, narratology, playAbstract
In children's picture books, the connection between play and the rituals associated with bedtime is frequently addressed. Despite the fact that bedtime would seem to have little connection with play, play is a significant element in the construction of meaning in those books that focus on that period of the day. Play is embedded in bedtime picture books in many ways, through the qualities of the written language and the illustrations, and through narrative sequences.
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