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Kim, Seoyoung. “Interanimation and the Characteristics of Fantasy Picturebooks -Using Christ Van Allsburg’s Works.” Studies in English Language & Literature. 39.4 (2013): 57-75. In exploring picturebooks, it is important to consider not only literary elements but also illustrative elements of the picturebooks. The central idea of what picturebooks do is the synergy of the words and illustrations. The interactions between words and pictures serve as ligaments that provide coherence with the stories while contributing great variety to the picturebook realm. There are picturebooks in all genres, among which fantasies have special qualities to convince readers of the unrealistic situation and make the stories logically consistent. In this study, I will examine how words and pictures work in a picturebook to create a distinctive new story using Allsburg’s wellknown fantasy picturebooks such as The Polar Express, Jumanji and Zathura. And the special qualities of fantasies in Allsburg's such adventure stories will also be scrutinized. Therefore, I’d like to show that young picturebook readers can get the advantages of reading fantasies, such as new perspectives toward the world and abilities to solve problems while experiencing the fuzzy line between realistic and fantastic stories. (Hannam University)