Bilderböckers familjekonstellationer : En kvalitativ analys av fyra bilderböcker

Sammanfattning: This study includes an analysis of a limited number of images from today (1999-2016), to see which family constellations are represented in them. The purpose of the study is to see which family constellations children in pre-school age can identify with. Narratological method is what I have used in this study, which I based on Nikolajevas (2000) and Kårelands (2015) books with their theories and concepts of picture books. In addition, I have also used a norm-critical perspective to see what standards are reflected in children´s literature. In the research overview, previous research has been described, where Gallo (1997) argues that single families have increased, which shows a change in children´s literature and the nuclear family reduced their representation in picture books. My studies results show further change in children´s litterature, where there are still more representations of family constellations in the present time compared to Gallo. My conclusion from this study is that there are several family constellations in picture books that children can identify with, given the community´s developed family constellations.