無字繪本（wordless picturebook）之召喚式結構與閱\聽人美感反應：以美感交流 歷程為思辨起點
The inviting structure of fiction picturebooks and the aesthetic response of the audiences: An example of communication through aesthetic perceptions of wordless picturebooks
This study analyzes the aesthetic response of audiences appreciating wordless picturebooks from the perspective of aesthetic communication. The communication process can be assessed according to the inviting structure and readers’ interpretation process. For the inviting structure, most of the examples used in this study are picturebooks that received the Caldecott Medal or the Hans Christian Andersen Award. A narrator can use the image syntax and sequence to balance the consistency and continuity of the images. The referential system or context that readers associate with masterpieces increases their enjoyment and appreciating of picturebooks. When viewing pictures, readers can switch between different frames and pages to interpret the causal relationships that form the story. Because wordless picturebooks do not have anchor text or determinate answers, they provide readers with room to imagine. Readers must recreate the story every time they read a picturebook, which enables readers and authors to co-construct pictorial narratives and aesthetic experiences. Keywords: inviting structure, children’s literature, aesthetic response, imagination, pictorial narrative