Readers\u27 responses to silent picture book

Magistrsko delo opozarja na pomembno vlogo slikanic in pozitivnega odnosa pri razvoju otroka. Hkrati poudarja ključno vlogo odraslih pri prvem seznanjanju otrok s knjigami in njihov pomen pri razvijanju motivacije za mladega bralca. Magistrsko delo zajema predstavitev slikanice kot posebne oblike literarnega dela, ki ni le skupek slikovnega in besednega, temveč v sebi skriva interakcijo omejenih delov in tvori povsem novo celoto. V magistrskem delu so v začetku predstavljena obdobja branja in recepcijskega razvoja otroka. Temeljito so predstavljene tudi zahtevnostne stopnje slikanice, ki pomagajo pri izbiri knjige za mladega bralca oziroma določajo posamezno stopnjo razvoja, ki pogojuje, kakšno slikanico bomo otroku ponudili. Našteti so tipi slikanice glede na ustvarjalne postopke in predstavljene prednosti oziroma slabosti v povezavi z njimi. Pri sestavi slikanic so pomembna tudi razmerja med besednimi in ilustrativnimi deli. Ta omogočajo nastanek slikanic brez besedila, ki od bralcev zahtevajo aktivno sodelovanje in jim omogočajo vlogo soavtorjev. Predstavljene so možnosti interakcij med besedo in sliko, ki za kakovostne slikanice tvorijo smiselne umetniške celote. V delu so predstavljene tudi funkcijske zmožnosti, ki jih slikanice ponujajo bralcem. Pomembni so različni kriteriji, ki slikanice razdelijo na kakovostne in tiste, ki to niso. V povezavi z njimi so predstavljene likovne sestavine kakovostnih ilustracij, ki gradijo kakovostna književna dela, ki bralcu omogočajo večplastno razumevanje sporočila. Predstavljene so pomembne literarne nagrade, ki jih prejmejo najbolj kakovostne slikanice, ki izidejo v slovenskem okolju. Raziskovalni del magistrskega dela zajema nagrajeno kakovostno slikanico brez besedila ilustratorja Damijana Stepančiča Zgodba o sidru v povezavi s pripovednimi odzivi različno starih bralcev nanjo. Odgovorjeno je na vprašanji, kako se različno stari »bralci« odzivajo na ilustrirano zgodbo in kakšne so razlike v pripovedovanjih. V ospredju so razmišljanja, vrednotenja in dojemanja bralcev, ponujene pa so jim tudi možnosti individualne ustvarjalnosti. Pri tem so poudarjeni pomen individuuma in možnosti različnih interpretacij.The master\u27s thesis points out the important role of picture books and a positive attitude in the development of a child. At the same time it emphasises the key role of adults when children meet books for the first time and their significance in the development of the motivation for the young reader. The master\u27s thesis presents picture books as a special form of literary work, which is not only a set of pictures and words, but in itself hides the interaction of both mentioned elements and forms a brand new entirety. At the beginning of the master\u27s thesis are presented the reading periods and the perception development of the child. Thoroughly presented are also the degree levels of picture books that help in the selection of books for the young reader or indicate the individual\u27s level of the child\u27s development, which determine what picture books should be offered to the child. Then there are listed the types of picture books according to the creative processes and presented their advantages and disadvantages. In the composition of picture books are also important proportions between word and picture parts. They allow the formation of textless picture books, which require the active participation of the readers and allow them the role of the co-authors. Presented are the options of the interactions between words and pictures, which give rise to meaningful artistic whole for high quality picture books. The master\u27s thesis also presents functional capabilities offered to readers by picture books. Important are different criteria, which divide picture books into those of a high-quality and those that are not. Related to them, visual elements of quality illustrations, which build high quality literary works, are presented, which enable the reader to understand the message in a multileveled way. Important literary prizes are presented, which are given to reward the best quality picture books that are published in the Slovene environment. The research part of the master\u27s thesis includes an award-winning quality textless picture book Zgodba o sidru (The Story of the Anchor) by the illustrator Damijan Stepančič, together with the narrative responses of various old readers to it. It answers questions about how differently old »readers« respond to an illustrated story and what are the differences in narratives. At the forefront are the reflections, evaluations and perceptions of the readers, and they are also offered the possibilities of individual creativity. In this context, the importance of the individual and the possibilities of different interpretations are emphasized