Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.21066/carcl.libri.8.2.4

The Accordion Format in the Design of Children’s Books: A Close Reading of a Portuguese Collection

Ana Margarida Ramos orcid.org/0000-0001-5126-4389 ; University of Aveiro, Portugal

Abstract

This text aims to analyse accordion books in general and more specifically the collection of four accordion picturebooks titled “Desconcertina” [“Disconcerting”], published in Portugal between 2011 and 2015 by the designer André Letria. This article is divided into five parts and deals with a particular type of book object, namely accordion books. It starts by explaining the general format of an accordion picturebook and then goes on to discuss a selection of contemporary accordion picturebooks published between 2009 and 2016 in Europe and around the world. Finally, it presents a close reading of a Portuguese collection of accordion picturebooks by André Letria and discusses the importance of the materiality of accordion books in the promotion of interactivity in the reading process, challenging the readers’ competences.

Keywords

accordion book; book design; format; interactive reading; materiality; Portugal;

Hrčak ID:

229727

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/229727

Publication date:

4.12.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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