An Open Book: What and How Young Children Learn From Picture and Story Books

• Main Author: Carmel Houston-Price (auth)
• Other Authors: Jessica S. Horst (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Psychology; illustrations; narratives; stereotypes; story books; early literacy; picture books; anthropomorphism; dialogic reading; word learning; cross-cultural comparisons
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Looking at and listening to picture and story books is a ubiquitous activity, frequently enjoyed by many young children and their parents. Well before children can read for themselves they are able to learn from books. Looking at and listening to books increases children's general knowledge, un...