A importância de livros ilustrados na construção do prazer da leitura literária nos anos iniciais

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the importance of illustrated books in fostering the pleasure of literary reading in early school years, analyzing their impact on reader development and textual comprehension. The research adopts a qualitative and bibliographic approach, drawing on theorists such as Antonio Candido, Marisa Lajolo, Paulo Freire, Jorge Larrosa, Regina Zilberman, Sophie Van der Linden, Luís Camargo, Lucia Santaella, and Odilon Moraes, among others. The work is organized into three sections: the first examines children's literature as a fundamental right and the role of schools and teachers as mediators of reading; the second explores the concept of the illustrated book, its visual elements, and the complementary relationship between text and image; the third analyzes two works — O vovô da Lalá, by Agláia Tavares, and The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!, by Jon Scieszka — examining how the verbalvisual articulation constructs meaning and promotes significant aesthetic experiences. The findings demonstrate that illustrated books, by simultaneously engaging verbal and visual language, constitute a powerful resource for the formation of literary readers, particularly in the early stages of schooling, contributing to the development of sensitivity, imagination, and the pleasure of reading.