Linguistic and stylistic features of problem picture books intended for children of early and preschool age

Slikovnica je prva i najvažnija knjiga u djetetovom životu. Kroz slikovnicu dijete stječe navike i sposobnosti koje će mu kasnije trebati za govorenje, čitanje i pisanje. Iz toga razloga važno je pomno birati koje ćemo slikovnice odabrati za dijete. U današnje vrijeme roditelji i odgojitelji sve češće posežu za problemskim i edukativnim slikovnicama kako bi djetetu pomogli pri shvaćanju i prihvaćanju života oko sebe. Čitajući djeci aktivno utječemo na njihov kognitivni, socijalni i emocionalni razvoj. U ovom radu ukratko je opisana definicija slikovnice, njena povijest, vrste i funkcije. Objašnjen je pojam problemske slikovnice, što ona zapravo jest i čemu služi. Naglašava se uloga slikovnice u djetetovom cjelokupnom razvoju. U radu su navedeni funkcionalni stilovi hrvatskoga jezika te stilska i gramatička obilježja koja se najčešće koriste u slikovnicama. Za potrebe ovoga rada odabrane su četiri problemske slikovnice autorice Trace Moroney koje su analizirane te sažeto opisane.A picture book is the first and most important book in a child's life. Through the picture book, the child acquires habits and abilities that he will later need for speaking, reading and writing. For this reason, it is important to carefully choose which picture books to choose for the child. Nowadays, parents and educators increasingly turn to problem and educational picture books to help their children understand and accept the life around them. By reading to children, we actively influence their cognitive, social and emotional development. This work briefly describes the definition of a picture book, its history, types and functions. The concept of a problem picture book is explained, what it actually is and what it is for. The role of the picture book in the child's overall development is emphasized. Functional styles of the Croatian language and stylistic and grammatical features that are most often used in picture books are listed in the paper. For the purposes of this work, four problematic picture books by the author Trace Moroney were selected, which were analyzed and briefly described