Today metaliterature encompasses the picture book but there are not specifics studies about it. This paper explores picture-book publishing in Italy and analyses the work by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston A Child of Books (2016), recipient of the 2017 Bologna Ragazzi Award. This picture book epitomises the aesthetic and literary features of the various types of picture book. Metaphorically speaking, the book’s multi-layering recalls the bildungsroman as well as the distinction between imagination and the creative power of invention. The iconic code accompanies readers on their journey into the imagination that is at the heart of the reading process. The use of the calligram is both an integral part of the picture and a metatext referring to a multiplicity of other literary works sometimes only touched upon. The paper explains that the best metaliterary pictures enable readers to access the polysemous world evoked by pictures and images while also nurturing the spirit and assisting in the formation of the self. Although their intended audience is children, who are shown how pictures and images are able to generate new thoughts, these books also address adult educators, inviting them to think critically about reading and develop new educational paths to help future readers to grow.
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机译：今天，元文学已经涵盖了图画书，但是还没有关于它的具体研究。本文探讨了意大利的图画书出版并分析了2017年博洛尼亚Ragazzi奖获得者Oliver Jeffers和Sam Winston A Book of Book（2016）的工作。这本图画书体现了各种图画书的美学和文学特征。隐喻地讲，这本书的多层性使人联想起bildungsroman以及想象力与发明创造力之间的区别。标志性代码伴随着读者进入想象力的旅程，这是阅读过程的核心。书法的使用既是图片的组成部分，又是图元文本，它是指有时仅涉及到的其他许多文学作品。本文解释说，最好的元文学图片使读者能够访问图片和图像所激发的多义世界，同时也能培养精神并帮助自我的形成。尽管他们的目标读者是孩子，向他们展示了图片和图像是如何产生新思想的，但这些书还针对成人教育者，邀请他们对阅读进行批判性思考并开发新的教育途径，以帮助未来的读者成长。
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