Techniques of hybridity in picture books: a case study of The Tale of war and peace

This study aims to study and analyse different types and techniques of hybridity in Morteza Khosronejad’s The Tale of War and Peace (2012) illustrated by Mohammad Ali Bani-Asadi, based on the types of hybridity introduced by Helma van Lierop-Debrauwer (2018) which include Semiotic hybridity, Genre hybridity, Material and medial hybridity, Artistic hybridity, Hybridity of address and Cultural hybridity. This case study is conducted through a close reading of the book using deductive and reflective content analysis of both text and pictures independently as well as . Among the six types of hybridity van Lierop-Debrauwer (2018) has introduced, all but the cultural hybridity can be traced in the book, however, semiotic, artistic and address hybridity are more noticeable and significant in the book. Regardind the two types of hybridity that Bakhtin (1981) puts forward, namely organic and intentional hybridity, some of the hybridities in the text are clearly intentional while some others are organically and unintentionally merged and establish a network of semiotic interactions with multiple interpretations. Enriched via these hybridities, the book is then turned into a dialogic/multilogic field which welcomes the readers into more dialogues with itself. Apart from aesthetic, artistic and literary values of hybrid picture books, such books can help develop visual literacy, aesthetic literacy, reading skills and social aptitude s of children.