IMMIGRATION IN THE LITERARY PNLD: the immigrant’s conception(s) of children and childhoodPNLD Literary; children's and youth literature; immigration; child; childhoods.
This research aims to identify the conception(s) of child(ren) and childhood(s) present in works that address the theme of immigration approved by the National Book and Literary Teaching Material Program (PNLD Literary) for Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education. Documentary research was carried out, based on a search in reviews of the PNLD Literary Guides, from its implementation in 2018 to 2022, of books on the topic of immigration. Three works were found that specifically deal with this topic, one approved in 2018 for Elementary School I and two approved in 2020 for Elementary School II. They are, respectively: Marwan's path, written by Patrícia de Arias, illustrated by Laura Borràs, translated by Roseana Murray and published by Trioleca in 2017; A sheet of infinite threads, written by Susana Ventura and published by Gaivota in 2019; and Layla, the Syrian girl, written by Cassiana Pizaia, Rima Awada Zahra and Rosi Vilas Boas, illustrated by Veridiana Scarpelli and published by Editora do Brasil in 2018. Considering that conceptions of children and childhood are shaped by cultural diversity, we start from the following question: in what way do children's books approved by PNLD Literário and aimed at Brazilian public schools represent the childhood experiences of immigrant children, including refugees? As a theoretical foundation, we use the humanizing conception of literature, by Antonio Candido, the role of illustrations in children's books, by Graça Ramos, and reflections on the conceptions of children and childhood, by Marisa Lajolo, Regina Zilberman and Peter Hunt. Based on the proposed research, we intend to contribute to the urgent discussion about immigrant childhoods and the important role of literature in sharing cultural diversity and welcoming these children.