There’s story coming: the reconfiguration of storytelling experiences in children’s e-picturebooks

Abstract

This article aims to investigate new ways of reading and telling children stories from the different formats of media and experiences provided by the dissemination of mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones. As a basis for these reconfigurations, it is intended to apply theories of both audiovisual media cultures and new technologies, as well as the electronic and child literature, specifically the children’s picture book. Digital-storytelling concepts, e-picturebooks, remediation, among others, are intended to launch a scientific-investigative look at the award-winning works of the Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award and the Jabuti Prize in the Digital Infantile category in the years 2016 and 2017, totaling four titles listed as object of this research.

Keywords
digital storytelling; children’s picture book; e-picturebooks; new media; remediation