That is what Little Rabbit wonders one moonlit night. She loves living in the city. She has a wonderful home. Her favorite cafe. A park to play in. But sometimes she is just a little . . . lonely. And then one night, as the moon shines brightly, Little Rabbit meets Brown Rabbit. Could he be the friend she was wishing for?
The space around the rabbit creates lonelyness. The colours used creates a certain atmosphere: the blue (because it is night) creates coolness, distance. The orange and redtones on the spread where the white rabbit find its friend creates warmth, the warmth of a friendship.
You have looked at several picture book with some minimal text, and others that are entirely wordless. I wonder if you can identify the key differences in the illustration between these two categories. Presumably even the presence of just a few words helps to 'anchor' the message communicated in the image (see Barthes on ‘anchorage’)? Does an illustration with no accompanying text have to be clearer? Or, do such illustrations take advantage of the fact that they may be interpreted in different ways?
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