Children’s Picture Books about Refugees and Campbell’s Monomyth

Eseta Tualaulelei is an associate professor in the School of Education at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. She teaches literacy education and intercultural communication to early years and primary pre-service teachers, and her research specialises in intercultural education, early literacy and the professional development of teachers.Martin Kerby is an associate professor (curriculum and pedagogy) at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Awarded numerous awards and grants and widely published, his research focuses on historical and educational areas, with a focus on children’s picture books, multiliteracies, biography, military history, and artistic and cultural responses to conflict.Margaret Baguley is a professor in arts education, curriculum and pedagogy and the Associate Head Research for the School of Education at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. She has published extensively, and her acclaimed research encompasses the arts, visual analysis, creative collaboration, creative leadership, and historical commemoration.Alison Bedford is a senior lecturer in curriculum and pedagogy at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Her research investigates the ways in which ideas move through societies, and specifically, how the teaching of national histories supports the development of democratic dispositions and how diversity is represented in children's picture books.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Literature Review.- 3. Separation.- 4. Initiation.- 5. Return.- 6. Discussion and Conclusion.