Imagens que contam histórias : a representação gráfica em Da minha janela e De passinho em passinho, de Otávio Júnior

Abstract

This study analyzes the works Da minha janela (2019) and De passinho em passinho (2021), by Otávio Júnior, focusing on graphic representation and the role of illustration as a narrative, aesthetic, and political language. Based on the premise that the image is not accessory but actively participates in the construction of meaning, this qualitative and bibliographic research draws on authors such as Van Der Linden (2011), Gomes (2005, 2017), Bourdieu (1989), Barthes (1984), and bell hooks (2019). The first chapter presents the theoretical framework, discussing children’s literature as a field of symbolic dispute and the picturebook as a multimodal device. The second chapter develops a critical analysis of the works in five dimensions: paratexts and materiality, visual composition and color, text-image relations, spaces of silence/absence, and ethno-racial representation. The study concludes that the visual and narrative choices in Da minha janela and De passinho em passinho reframe the favela as a territory of affection, creativity, and cultural power, breaking away from stigmatized views. Thus, these books highlight the potential of the picturebook as an aesthetic and political instrument capable of expanding cultural repertoires, fostering critical perspectives, and contributing to more inclusive reading practices.