Otroška literatura je za otroka v njegovem razvoju zelo pomembna. Slikanice so za otroka v njegovi zgodnji dobi eden najpomembnejših medijev. Z branjem in pripovedovanjem se otrok lahko sreča že v prvem mesecu svojega življenja. Slikanica ga nato spremlja skozi vrtčevska leta in naprej v otroštvo ter mu pomaga razvijati vsa področja njegovega razvoja. Vse, kar otroku preberemo, in vse, kar vidi v različnih knjigah, vpliva na njegovo dojemanje sveta. Pomembno je, da starši otroku berejo, kolikor lahko. Prav tako je dobro, da vzgojitelji uporabljajo čim bolj raznovrstno literaturo in vedno iščejo novo, primerno literaturo za svoje skupine.
V diplomskem delu sva poskušala ugotoviti, katero zvrst otroške literature vzgojiteljice in vzgojitelji uporabljajo pri načrtovanju jezikovnih dejavnosti v vrtcu, katere književne vrste uporabljajo in kaj je po mnenju vzgojiteljev in vzgojiteljic dobra in primerna knjiga za otroke v predšolskem obdobju.
V teoretičnem delu diplomskega dela pa sva predstavila, kaj je mladinska oziroma otroška književnost, kako se je ta razvijala pri nas, kakšna je vloga otroka v mladinski književnosti, vlogo in pomen slovenske slikanice pri nas in po svetu, začetke slovenske slikanice, problemsko slikanico, vzgojitelje in starše kot promotorje branja v predšolskem obdobju, družinsko branje, kdo je mladi bralec in biblioterapijo kot pomoč pri delu z otroki. V empiričnem delu sva z anketnim vprašalnikom s 17 trditvami, ki so jih vprašani ocenili po Linkeartovi lestvici s petimi stopnjami, želela ugotoviti, ali vzgojitelji in vzgojiteljice poznajo razliko med otroško in mladinsko književnostjo, kakšno literaturo uporabljajo v skupini, ali jim je težko iskati novo literaturo in literaturo s problemsko tematiko. Zanimalo naju je tudi, ali spodbujajo otroke in starše, da berejo doma in katere zgodbe se jim zdi vredno brati v skupini.Children\u27s literature is of out most importance for a child in his development. Picture books are one of the most important media for children in their early years. A child can encounter reading and storytelling already in the first month of his life. The picture book then accompanies him through the kindergarten years and further into childhood and helps him develop all areas of his development. Everything we read to a child and everything he sees in different books affects his perception of the world. It is important that parents read to their children as much as they can. It is also good that educators use as diverse literature as possible and are always looking for new, suitable literature for their groups.
In the thesis, we tried to find out which genre of children\u27s literature educators use when planning language activities in kindergarten, which literary genres they use and what, according to educators, is a good and suitable book for children in the preschool period.
In the theoretical part of the thesis, we presented what youth or children\u27s literature is, how it developed in our country, what is the role of the child in youth literature, the role and importance of Slovenian picture books in our country and around the world, the beginnings of Slovenian picture books, problem picture books, educators and parents as promoters of reading in the preschool period, family reading, who is a young reader and bibliotherapy as an aid in working with children. In the empirical work, we wanted to find out whether educators know the difference between children\u27s and youth literature, what kind of literature they use in the group, or whether it is difficult for them to find new ones. literature and literature with problematic themes. We were also interested in whether they encourage children and parents to read at home and which stories they think are worth reading in a group
