From the earliest told tales to the modern picture book, through fact and fiction, storytellers have searched for meaning in the hardships and calamities that befall children: children disappear; they die; they are kidnapped, victimized by war, family strife, economic hardships, political turmoil and by natural disasters. Until illustration was added to the printed story images of displaced children remained in the filtered imaginations of listeners and readers. Printed illustration particularizes images related to a text, infusing a story with yet another specific point of view. This point of view is related to, though different from, the writer's and the viewer/reader's perspective. This article discusses some visual strategies of viewer distance used in picturing fiction and nonfiction stories about displaced children.
Journal
The Looking Glass : New Perspectives on Children's LiteratureISSN
1551-5680Volume
9Issue
2Publisher
La Trobe UniversitySection Title
Picture WindowAuthor Biography
Kathryn E. Shoemaker is the illustrator of thirty-four books for children, and the author of four of those published books. She has also illustrated hundreds of educational materials, cards, posters and calendars. Ms. Shoemaker holds a B.A. Magna Cum Laude and is currently working on a Masters Degree in Children's Literature at the University of British Columbia. She teaches illustration at several post secondary schools, has broad experience as a teacher, curriculum specialist, filmmaker, and fundraiser and serves on several non-profit boards.Date Created
2008-12-12Rights Statement
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