Children's Book Illustration:
Dinner at Aunt Connie's House by Faith Ringgold

This visual interpretative analysis is designed by Marjorie Farquharson

What do the actions of the children in the illustration communicate to the reader?

Study the sample illustration from: Dinner at Aunt Connie's House by Faith Ringgold. (New York: Hyperion Books, 1993.) It is best to examine the entire book to see the interrelationships established among the illustrations and text.

It is important to read the accompanying text to this illustration.

 

Choose the answer that reflects your interpretation of the illustration:

 

  • Melody is a leader.
  • Lonnie is supporting Melody.
  • Doors should be opened to understand the past.
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    Created March 27,1999 Reviewed and Last Updated March 29, 1999