Illustrations and Interdisciplinary Pedagogical Implications in Brian Jacques’ Selected Work Using Midjourney, ChatGPT and DALL-E

Illustrations are widely acclaimed form of communication particularly in children’s literature. The ability of illustrators is exemplified through the creative and innovative picturization of a story. In the world where Machine Learning has a prominent role and position in every field, the boundary of literature has expanded through the employment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. Therefore, taking this into account, this paper uses quantitative approach to examine efficiency of illustration production by three main AI tools like Midjourney, ChatGPT, and DALL-E through prompts taken from Mariel of Redwall, a novel for children. The study reveals creative, modern, and novel illustrations for the selected prompts by showcasing the significance of application of AI tools in education which can be used as a pedagogical method in classroom. Though the prompts are the same for all the three AI tools, the resultant illustrations differ from each other. Further, from each prompt interdisciplinary aspects are identified by descriptive and textual analysis. The study has invented new modern illustrations for the novel, Mariel of Redwall and has identified the interdisciplinary pedagogical implications implied by the author which can assist children in acquiring knowledge in various disciplines. The study supports the notion that AI tools can be utilised in the field of illustration, storytelling and as modern pedagogical tool by fostering creative skills and enhance pedagogical techniques.