How do illustrations in books influence children and sales?

Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Literature - General, grade: 2, University of Innsbruck (American Studies), course: American Literature: Bestsellers and Canons - Popular vs. Highbrow Literature, language: English, abstract: Children’s literature has always been accompanied by illustrations to clarify or reinforce what certain passages of a text want to express. For a long time, the...