THE INFLUENCE OF ANTHROPOMORPHISM IN ENGLISH CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Abstract

The article is devoted to anthropomorphism in children’s literature. Children’s books and fairy tales help to learn the language and the benefits of picture books for children’s language development. Picture books are a valuable source when it comes to children’s learning of new concepts, language, and lessons have reviewed a body of findings on the impact of picture book features on children’s learning and transfer of words and letters, science concepts, and problem solutions from picture books. The review focuses on how the three key develop­mental factors such as symbolic development, analogical reasoning, and reasoning about fantasy may have an impact on children’s learning and transfer from books to the real world.