Analysis of Yavuz Bahadiroğlu's "40 Tales for 40 Nights" based on basic principles of children's literature

The aim of this study is to reveal whether Yavuz Bahadıroğlu's book "40 Nights 40 Tales" is suitable for the design and content features that should be found in children's literature products. Document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. The scope of the study consists of forty tales in the author's book "40 Tales for 40 Nights". In the research, Yavuz Bahadıroğlu's work "40 Nights 40 Tales" which includes the fairy tales recommended by the Ministry of National Education and written for child readers, has been examined in terms of the basic principles of children's literature. The tales are analyzed under two headings as design and content features. The book, in terms of design features, cover-bound, page layout, font, paper, size and pictures; In terms of content features, it was evaluated under the titles of subject-fiction, theme-theme, message, language and expression, educational and literary features, character-hero features and environmental features. In the study, evaluations are based on the basic principles that should be found in children's literature products. It has been concluded that the examined tales are qualified to give children readers the habit of reading, give literary and aesthetic pleasure, and are also suitable to be included as reading texts in textbooks.