就傳播歷程觀之，閱聽人之所以有「故事好看」的感動，可取決於文本結構、讀者及此二者之交流歷程。本研究則初步解釋孩童之審美視域、繪本的圖文整合之文本結構、讀者如何以想像力和作品對話、其間所引發之美感體驗質素，以研析兒童之接收與美感反應歷程。研究發現，審美視域乃是孩童先前對作品之知悉組成，如其對卡通、影片或電玩等圖像之理解。另孩童之家庭環境、親子關係、玩耍、求學與友伴共處等經歷，亦可影響孩童預期繪本情節走向，與「審美期待」相繫。

Reception aesthetics paradigm mentioned aesthetic responses coming from interaction of audience’s horizon and textual structure. Interaction between audience and text could be regarded as “hermeneutics circle”, like Heidegger and Gadamer have pointed out.From reception aesthetics perspective, we can bring different ways to think about the ontology of audience, communication processes, and the essence of aesthetic responses in communication studies. This article want to discuss interaction between children’s aesthetic horizon and picture book’s text structure to elaborate the process of children’s aesthetic communication.