Death, Playfulness and Picture Books

Maggie Jackson

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Death, Playfulness and Picture Books

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This chapter offers a brief overview of the ways in which death has been addressed in children’s picture books in a playful or light-hearted manner. The books here are a small purposive sample showing the ‘ordinary’ way, in which death can be dealt with in picture books rather than looking at books with a speci c therapeutic intent. The concepts of ‘playfulness’ and also ‘carnival’ are explored before four books are analysed.
Keywords: Picture books; playfulness; death; children; carnival; ordinary

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Death, Culture & Leisure: Playing Dead
Editors	Matt Coward-Gibbs
Publisher	Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Chapter	4
Pages	55-66
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9781839090387
DOIs	https://doi.org/doi:10.1108/978-1-83909-037-020201011
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2020

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