Starring in the intimate space: picture book narratives and performance semiotics

This article examines the impact of narratological pragmatics as applicable to both theatre and children picture book performances. The premise is interdisciplinary in that it negotiates points of intersection between performance semiotics and theoretical approaches to Children's Literature. Employing a comparative case study of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days and John Burningham's picture book Aldo, the research assesses the narratological outcomes of intersecting semiotic codes in relation to these specific texts.

A Narratological investigation of Australian graphic novels for children

This thesis analyses a selection of contemporary Australian graphic novels for children and young adults. Using comics theory and postclassical narratology it demonstrates the diversity and richness of these texts and reveals that their blend of visual and verbal language requires a distinctive mode of reading.