How does 'Herbert and Harry', written by Pamela Allen use visual and verbal text to work on the reader's emotions?

The genre of picture books is predominantly aimed at younger readers and often referred to as children's books. Herbert & Harry is a children's picture book, written by Pamela Allen in 1986, which tells the story of two brothers who have a falling out over treasure they found. It is a picture book which not only tells a story but which possesses moralistic values and ideologies through the story. Together with the written aspects of …

…ways." (Nodelman et al, 2003). A junction of the two aspects of any picture book, the visual and the verbal text allow for the interpretation of any moral, or ideological message within a story. REFERENCES *<Tab/>Allen, Pamela, HERBERT & HARRY, 1986, Melbourne, Nelson Publishers *<Tab/>Nodelman, P and Reimer, M, 'Picture Books', from THE PLEASURES OF CHILDRENS LITERATURE, 3rd ed, 2003, Boston, Allyn & Bacon, pp. 274-301