Abstract:As children’s worldview is shaped through books, the ideologies embedded in readings influence young readers’ values and beliefs. There are very limited representations of Taiwanese protagonists and their culture in the mainstream book market of the United States. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to examine the portrayal of Taiwanese children and culture in five picture books published in the US: Livia Blackburne’s I Dream of Popo (2021), Alan Woo’s Maggie’s Chopsticks (2015), Belle Yang’s Hannah is My Name… Show more
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