The fearful connecting of worlds in Rose Blanche

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unusual for a children's picturebook.The front cover portrays a child looking fearfully out of a window that reflects tired and wounded soldiers during World War II.The whole page is illustrated in grey tones.If placed beside the bright colours and cheerful subjects of many children's books, Rose Blanche would almost seem as if it were not meant for children at all.It seems like a book that would upset or scare children rather than entertain them.It is not surprising, then, that Innocenti and Gallaz's book has been challenged for reasons relating to the fear that it causes its readers.Focusing on the front cover again, it is notable that Rose is not fearfully looking out at the reader, but rather she is looking out at the soldiers.The reader can see the window's reflections of the same soldiers that Rose sees.Therefore, the reader is looking fearfully at the very same thing that Rose herself is looking at: a scene of war.The window serves as a connection between the reader and Rose and

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