The story of Peter Rabbit and Voices in the Park were published in the late 20th century, a period that saw the creation of the modern children's picture book. They are both extremely prestigious examples of illustrated books of their genre, one very traditional, the other surrealist and postmodern. The definition of "picture book" used here is Bader's: "an art form [that] is based on the interdependence of images and words, the simultaneous display of two pages side by side, and the drama of page turning" (Bader, cited in Montgomery, 2009, p. Unlike a simple picture book, the picture book can use all the technology at its disposal to produce an indistinguishable whole, the meaning and value of which depends on the interaction between all or some of these aspects. Moebius's statement that they can "represent the intangible and the invisible[...], ideas that escape easy definition in images or words" is particularly relevant to these two works by Potter is, al beyond its Victorian didactic narrative, extraordinarily subtle and subversive in its attitude towards childhood and in its message to its child readers Browne's Voices in the Park, on the other hand, dispenses with any textual narrative; using the devices of postmodernism, visual intertextuality and metaphor, he creates a work of infinite interpretation, in which the active involvement of the reader is fundamental. While The Story of Peter Rabbit is not a "modern" picture book, and was written to a different childhood concept than Voices in the Park, it definitely fits Bader's description. Susan Hill described the events of the book as reflecting "the world of the Victorian nursery... The wickedness can be understood... in the middle of the paper... h the message is conveyed". Potter's juxtaposition of images and words also rewards the reader for trusting the evidence of their eyes, rather than simply submitting to the authoritative voice. By comparison, Voices in the Park is endlessly complex and layered with meaning and symbols, everywhere the reader is meant to. choose to find it. Moebius' statement is fully realized here as Browne combines all the technology of his medium - words as text and image, the use of symbol, intertextuality and space - to portray ideas that remain intangible and concepts that are infinitely open to definition. In this he shows the complexity of his experience and that of his readers, in the way that Potter, in his own way, did with his..