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Children's Book Illustration:
Tortillas and Lullabies/Tortillas y Cancioncitas
by Lynn Reiser; Pictures by Corazones Valientes

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   This visual interpretive analysis was designed by Denise E. Agosto, Ph.D.   

Study the sample illustration from: Tortillas and Lullabies/Tortillas y Cancioncitas. Text by Lynn Reiser. Illus. by Corazones Valientes. (New York: Greenwillow, 1998.) It is best to examine the entire book to see the interrelationships established among the illustrations and text.

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Choose the answer that reflects your interpretation of the illustration:

1. How does this illustration portray time periods?

• through layout
• through color
• through image details
• through framing

2. How are some of the cultural clues in this illustration presented to the viewer?

• through shape
• through background images
• through style

3. What characteristics of this illustration give it a focal point?

• line
• size
• space

4. How does this illustration create a mood?

• through image details
• through value or tone
• through shape