A literatura infantil e a formação do leitor crítico: uma abordagem identitária em o cabelo de lelê, de Valéria Belém

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to study children's literature and the formation of critical readers based on the discussion around the importance of developing reading in Early Childhood Education, in the process of acquiring and interest in reading. The formation of a children's literary system has its roots in past centuries and became more consistent from the 19th century onwards and consolidated from the 20th century onwards. Literature contributes to the childhood phase when the child's first contact with language occurs, and for now, with reading and the imaginary world, to the formation of the critical reader. In O cabelo de Lelê, the book discusses children, the curiosity to understand themselves and show that this child (Lelê) is a reader. In addition to bringing reflection on the importance of literature as an understanding of the world through the eyes of children. Lelê didn't understand why her hair was so full of curls, and reading was able to show her the answer to her question. The methodology of the article is based on bibliographical research. The choice of theme came from reflections on the writer’s work O cabelo de Lelê (2012), by Valéria Belém. Among the main theorists are: Lev Vygotsky (2000), Paulo Freire (1989), Spósito and Silva (2014), Coelho (1981), Cosson (2014), Lima (2017), Carvalho and Oliveira (2020), Ghizani and Bonfim (2019), Silva (2017), Zilberman (2005), Soares (1999), between others.