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Crawford, P. A. & Hade, D. D. (2000). Inside the picture, outside the frame: Semiotics and the reading
of wordless picture book. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 15(1), 66-80 [ED623711]
Nodelman, P. (1988). Words about pictures: The narrative art of the childrens picturebooks. Athens,
GA: University of Georgia Press.
Whalen, L. (1994). Wordless books: Every picture tells a story, doesnt it? Emergency Librarian, 21,
14-17.
Doonan, J. (1993). Looking at pictures in picture books. Exeter: Thimble Press. Doonan discusses how
she encourages children to examine closely and make meaning from picture books. She briey
reviews how words and pictures work together to create a picture book, and also discusses concepts
related to art and understanding picture books.
Jalongo, M. R., Dragich, D., Conrad, N. K., & Zhang,A. (2002). Using wordless picture books to support
emergent literacy. Early Childhood Education Journal, 29(3), 167-177. Although this article targets
the use of wordless picture books in childrens classrooms, there are principles here that also will
work with adult learners.
Beckett, S. (2012). Crossover Picturebooks: A Genre for All Ages. London: Routledge.
Continuum Press.
Arizpe, E. (forthcoming 2013). Wordless picturebooks: historical, critical and educational
Arif, M. M. and Hashim, F. (2008). Reading from the Wordless: A Case Study on the Use of
Arizpe, E. (2010, September). Minority Voices Create Words for Wordless Picturebooks. Paper
presented at the 32nd International Board on Books for Children and Young People
Canizares, S., Ph.D., & Church, E. B. (2001, September). Reading the Pictures The value of
Cassady, J. K. (1998, March). Wordless books: No-risk tools for inclusive middle-grade
Jalongo, M. R., Dragich, D., Conrad, N. K., & Ann, Z. (2002, Spring). Using Wordless Picture
Books to Support Emergent Literacy. Early Childhood Education Journal, 29(3), 167
177.
Lysaker, J. T. (2006). Young childrens readings of wordless pictures books: Whats self got to
Frank Serafini. (2014). Exploring Wordless Picture Books. The Reading Teacher, 68(1), 2426 doi:
10.1002/trtr.1294
Result 1 of 1 in this book for Raines, S. C., & Isbell, R. (1988). Tuck talking about wordless books in your
classroom. Young Children, 43(6), 2425