Who am I? Why am I here? and Where do I come from? Responding to philosophical picturebooks. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Evans, Janet
• Is Part Of: Education 3-13. Volume 44:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 53
• Page End: 67
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: Reader response theory -- picturebooks -- philosophy for children; Education -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Education, Primary -- Periodicals; Education, Elementary -- Periodicals; 372.942
• DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2015.1109815
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0300-4279

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article gives a brief overview of reader response theory before sharing the views of some nine-year-old children working collaboratively as part of a community of readers. Prior to responding to some philosophical picturebooks the children talked about what they thought philosophy was, they then shared their thoughts on some of the very questions of existence to include: Who am I? Why am I here? Where did I come from? and Where will I go to? Their initial thoughts and responses were followed by detailed reading, thinking and responding to one specific picturebook, Die Schopfung (The Creation) by F.K. Waechter.