Picture Books Featuring Literary Characters with Special Needs

dc.creator	Batič Janja
dc.creator	Haramija Dragica
dc.date	2013-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:14:51Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:14:51Z
dc.identifier	1855-4431
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ced31a5bfd02427e993c873c430aac8b
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/17165
dc.description	This paper introduces a selection of picture books that feature a person with special needs as the main literary character. The selection of the books to be showcased was based on three crucial aspects: the form of the (picture) book, as we wanted to underline the visual importance of a literary character with special needs; the age limit of the readers the books are intended for (preschool and early primary school); and undisputable quality of the literary and artistic components of the picture books. The picture books we have selected based on the above criteria are Veveriček posebne sorte by Svetlana Makarovič and Marjan Manček, Mrožek dobi očala by Peter Svetina and Mojca Osojnik, and Zakaj je babica jezna by Lela B. Njatin and Alenka Sottler. Picture books about literary characters with special needs can help highly sensitive children accepting people that are different, while children with special needs can build a better self-image based on such books. Quality literary books which foster a positive attitude towards a character with special needs promote tolerance and can thus play an important role in the early childhood, with regard to awareness of an inclusive society.
dc.language	Slovene
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Univerza v Mariboru
dc.relation	http://www.pef.um.si/content/Zalozba/clanki_2013_st_4/REI_letnik_6_st_4_cl_3.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1855-4431
dc.source	Revija za Elementarno Izobraževanje, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 37-51 (2013)
dc.subject	children’s literature
dc.subject	literary characters with special needs
dc.subject	picture books
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Picture Books Featuring Literary Characters with Special Needs
dc.type	article