ABSTRACT
Picturebook scholar Barbara Bader's oft-quoted assertion that the success of the picturebook "as an art form hinges on the interdependence of pictures and words, on the simultaneous display of two facing pages, and on the drama of the turning of the page" invites consideration of multimodality, the impact of page-layout decisions, and pacing. The display of facing, single-page pictures with text accompanying each one is another, less formal layout choice, with each page presenting a distinct moment in the multimodal text. When one attends to the materiality of the picturebook codex, these components attain greater complexity as the reader engages with the physical nature of the book and perhaps even comes to value the unique potentials of the codex in the digital age. Full-bleed page designs can result in a dynamic, inviting presentation that o.
