Working with fairytales in preschool period in different media

By reading stories we introduce preschoolers to the world of literature. With proper selection of stories we can expand and enrich the child's literary selection and introduce them to the literary arts. We need to pay attention to the quality of stories, the child's age, his ability to comprehend and experience, and to the appropriate means of conveying stories. Listening to stories is the best incentive for the child’s development; in this way we influence the child’s emotional, intellectual, imaginative, experiential and moral growth. The experience can be upgraded in the kindergarten by using cartoon, made after a fairy tale. The thesis deals with the theoretical aspects of the fairy tale and the cartoon. The aim of the empirical work was to investigate the reading interests of preschool children to determine how they perceive a story in print and in audio-visual, and how the parents choose the stories. Children aged from 5 to 6 in a kindergarten experienced five Disney animated productions and five stories (Aladdin, The book of Jungle, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Sleeping Beauty) which were used as the basis for the cartoon production. The aim was also to produce a full list of Disney animated cartoon film production and determine the prevailing stereotypes of the main character. The study showed that children are able to follow both the story and the cartoon, are able to distinguish the difference between the two and understand the final message of the fairy tale. The objective was also to determine whether the child can comprehend the Disney cartoon production as an advanced form of animation. The results showed that children could watch the cartoon untill the end, but only those preschool children who are aged between 5 and 6