On page seven, there are two frames. Each frame is the same size and shape, juxtaposing them against one another. Dodo stands in the rain, a bright pink shape against the dreary rain filled background. In the second frame, there is another window inside of it showing Dodo sitting in the Captain’s shed. Outside of the window, readers can see the Captain peering out of his window at Dodo. The frame within a frame is jarring and eye-catching, these double frames also imply movement of the rain and the characters. Considering design, the clean cut images contrast against the white background attracting the reader’s eyes. The fact that there are two frames on this page suggest an expert understanding of movement, since readers' eyes are drawn from the left image to the right, their eyes falling across the page almost like the rain does in the book. The images enact a feeling of whimsy and gain the reader's attention. The artistic design in Dodo Gets Married continues to bolster feelings of whimsy and humor that readers already receive from the text.

Considering the book’s shape, this book doesn’t stand out, but its size does. The book is small and narrow. Another aspect of the physical design that must be considered is the placement of the text on the page. As mentioned above, beyond the two frames there is white space. Sitting below the frames and written in an easy to read font is the text of the story. Rather than placing the text inside the image like other books, the text here is static. Considering the placement of the text clearly in the white space and its size making it easy to hold, it is clear that the book was designed with the intention of a child tackling the text by themself. The whimsical story accompanied with easy to read text and easy to follow art cements this picturebook as a first book to read on one's own.

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Works Cited:

Mathers, Petra. Dodo Gets Married. Atheneum, 2001.