@inbook{173eb29db8074a248296b2cd39d369d8,
title = "THE POSTMODERN PICTURE BOOK Developing Textual Author {\textquotedblleft}ity{\textquotedblright} in Elementary Readers",
abstract = "Young children in today{\textquoteright}s society need experiences that position them as agents who understand how texts work and how to manipulate texts for a variety of social purposes {\textendash} most importantly to practice literacy as social actors who contribute productively to the world in which they live. This chapter explores the postmodern picture book, a genre that provides a venue for classroom teachers to engage even the youngest of students as {\textquotedblleft}designers of meaning.{\textquotedblright} The chapter highlights the constellation of features found in postmodern pictures books through an analysis of several texts readily available to classroom teachers and librarians. It presents a typology of features draw from classroom research on this genre and includes a lesson plan designed to support pre- and in-service teachers in closely analyzing these texts with a critical literacy focus in mind.",
author = "Patricia Paugh",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 Sense Publishers. All rights reserved.",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1007/978-94-6209-875-6",
language = "English",
series = "Imagination and Praxis: Criticality and Creativity in Education and Educational Research",
publisher = "Brill Academic Publishers",
pages = "97--115",
editor = "Patricia Paugh and Tricia Kress and Robert Lake",
booktitle = "Imagination and Praxis",
}