Abstract:Given the widespread expectation that children's war literature should be morally instructive, it is not surprising that epiphanies are a regular plot device used in children's picture books. This article will analyse four children's picture books about the 1914 Christmas Truce which are framed by epiphanic experiences -Shooting at the
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