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Purpose: Social and emotional development are the two areas of development that are described as highly interactive in the literature and include the skills necessary for the children to manage their own emotions and behaviours in the preschool period. Various educational programs such as dance and creative drama are provided to the preschool children to learn these skills. Additionally, values education and illustrated children's books come to the forefront in providing children with social and emotional skills. Therefore, the aim of this study is the values-themed illustrated children's books in terms of social-emotional development area outcomes and indicators in MEB 2013 Preschool Education Program. Method: The present study is a case study. The study includes 75 children's books with illustrations on the themes of friendship, respect for differences, sharing, cleanliness and empathy determined by the cluster sampling method. Data were collected through Outcomes and Indicators Form (OIF) and analysed by the descriptive analysis method. Findings: The most commonly represented indicators were “O4I1: Tells others' emotions,” “O5I1: Explains positive / negative emotions using verbal expressions” and “O4I2: Tells the reasons for others' emotions.” On the other hand, there is no statement representing 10 indicators. It has been determined that the gains and indicators do not show a balanced distribution. Implications for Research and Practice: A children's library that includes a wide range of themes, outcomes, and indicators will be more effective in supporting children's social-emotional development. It may include books of different values and other areas of development in the future studies.
| Anahtar Kelimeler: | Values Children’s Books Social – Emotional Development |