Cotton, PenniDaly, Nicola2015-06-2420152015-06-242015Cotton, P., & Daly, N. (2015). Cross Continental Readings of Visual Narratives: An analysis of Six Books in the New Zealand PictureBook Collection. Bookbird: a Journal of International Children’s Literature, 53(2), 36–45.0006-7377https://hdl.handle.net/10289/9432This article argues that, by analyzing the ways in which illustrators use certain visual codes, we can learn much about a country's history/culture and demonstrates this by analyzing the visual narratives of six picture books from the New Zealand Picture Book Collection (NZPBC) Emphasis is placed on how the front covers-which introduce both the stories and the new culture to young readers-are used to facilitate cultural understanding by focusing on Intercultural stimuli/cultural exchanges; respecting beliefs/values; observing cultural lifestyles, sharing visual imagery and discussing the interplay between text and imageapplication/pdfenThis article has been published in Bookbird: a journal of international children's literature. Used with permission.Journal Article