Texts suitable for children? Complicated narrative structures Black and White by David Macaulay Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak iDiot! by Dorte Karrebaek and Oscar K. Subject matter considered inappropriate by teacher or parent Drugs and alcohol abuse- Snow White by Ana Juan Death- Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch La Visite de Petite Mort by Kitty Crowther The Children’s Undertaker by Dorte Karrebaek and Oscar K. Suicide Petit Ane by Serge Koslov and Vitaly Statzynsky Matricide- Die Menschenfresserin by Valérie Dayre and Wolf Erlbruch iDiot! by Dorte Karrebaek and Oscar K. Depression and mental illness- Mama by Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus Red Tree by Shaun Tan Black Dog by Matthew Johnstone Sexuality- And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell and Henry Cole Snow White by Ana Juan Language- Poo Bum by Stephanie Blake Poverty- We Are All in the Dumps by Maurice Sendak Mia’s Story by Michael Foreman (refers to a Campamento San Francisco in san Bernardo, Stgo) Graphics too real Blood- De Tre by Dorte Karrebaek and Oscar K. Drugs and sex- Snow White by Ana Juan Howard Cotton Plymouth University 2015 Violence- Gashleycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey The Angry Man by Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus War- Humo by Antón Fortes and Joanna Consejo Lejren by Dorte Karrebaek and Oscar K. Rose Blanche by Roberto Innocenti and Ian McEwan Bodily functions- Little Mole by Wolf Erlbruch De Tre by Dorte Karrebaek and Oscar K. You may want to read more about how picturebooks work and I can recommend these texts: Arzipe, E. and Styles, M. (2003) Children Reading Pictures: Interpreting Visual Texts, London: RoutledgeFalmer Beckett, S. (2012) Crossover Picturebooks: A Genre for All Ages Oxon:Routledge Colomer, T., Kümmerling, B. and Silvia-Díaz,C. (2010) New Directions in Picturebook Research Oxon:Routledge Doonan, J. (1993) Looking at Pictures in Picture Books, Exeter: Thimble Press Evans, J. (1998) (ed.) What’s in the Picture? Responding to Illustrations in Picture Books, London: Paul Chapman Publishing Haynes, J. and Murris, K. (2012) Picturebooks, Pedagogy and Philosophy Oxford:Routledge Kiefer, B. (1995) The Potential of Picturebooks: from visual literacy to aesthetic understanding NJ: Prentice Hall Lewis, D (2001) Reading Contemporary Picturebooks London:Routledge Sipe, L. and Pantaleo, S. (2008) Postmodern Picturebooks: Play, Parody and Self-Referentiality Oxford: Routledge Howard Cotton Plymouth University 2015 .