Motif of the play in the croatian children's novel

U završnom radu Motiv igre u hrvatskome dječjem romanu glavni cilj rada bio je prikazati kako se dječja igra manifestira u hrvatskome dječjemu romanu. Prije toga, u radu se definira dječja književnost, zatim se pobliže opisuje hrvatski dječji roman. Osim spomenutoga, u radu se definira dječja igra i njezina podjela na vrste. U radu se pokušava istaknuti važnost dječje igre. Dječja se igra pokazuje neizostavnim elementom u hrvatskome dječjem romanu. Zastupljenost igre analizira se na romanu Druţba Pere Kvrţice, Mate Lovraka, na romanu Milivoja Matošeca, Tiki traţi neznanca, na romanu Anice Gjerek i Maje Gjerek Lovreković, Bijeli Dimnjačar, na romanu Odrastanje autorice Maje Gluščević te na romanu Maldena Kopjara, Čokoladne godine.In the final thesis Game motif in croatian children's novels the main aim of the thesis was to show how children's games manifest in croatian children's novels. Prior to that, the thesis defines children's literature, then details what a croatian children's novel is. In addition to the above, the thesis defines children's games and their division into types. The thesis attempts to accentuate the importance of children's games. Children's games have been shown to be an unavoidable element in croatian children's novels. The thesis analyzes the representation of games in Mate Lovrak's novel Druţba Pere Kvrţice, in Milivoj Matošec's novel Tiki traţi neznanca, in the novel Bijeli Dimnjačar, written by Anica Gjerek and Maja Gjerek Lovreković, in the novel Odrastanje by Maja Gluščević and in Mladen Kopjar's novel Čokoladne godine