A importância da literatura para a criança em seu processo de formação

Abstract

This final course project, entitled "The Importance of Literature for Children in Their Formative Process," addresses literature as an instrument for critical, emotional, and ethical development throughout childhood. The research seeks to discuss and analyze how literature can contribute to the child's formation as a social individual, acting as a tool in the construction of their identity and worldview from early childhood. The objective is to highlight the importance of reading and literature in childhood as a source of knowledge and experiences necessary for life in society, contributing to the child's learning to perceive and understand the world through literary reading. For this purpose, an analysis of a children's book will be carried out; the chosen book is A casa da madrinha (2012) by Lygia Bojunga. In addition, some other works by the author will be cited, such as Os colegas (2004 a), Angélica (2006 a), Sapato de salto (2006 b), Tchau (2010 a), O abraço (2010 b), O sofá estampado (2004 b). The methodology used is bibliographic research, resorting to academic texts of a theoretical nature such as those by Antônio Candido, Leonardo Arroyo, Ana Maria Machado, Vera Maria Tietzmann Silva, as well as critical studies such as those by Kelio Junior Santana Borges, and children's and young adult literature.