Policies for training readers at the end of the 1960s: Nancy Larrick (1969) and guidelines for parents and teachers

Abstract

In order to contribute to the understanding of the history of teacher education and the history of Brazilian children's literature, the textual configuration of the Parents' Guide in the choice of children's books, by Nancy Larrick, an expert in matters related to reading, was analyzed for children, published by the Center for Librarianship for Development of the Institute “Roberto Simonsen” (SP), in 1969. This book is the translation of the North American original A parent's guide to childreen ́s reading, published by Franklin Book Programs, in 1958. The translation into Portuguese was done by professor Alcina Jorge de Almeida and the adaptation by journalist Leonardo Arroyo, under the supervision of professor and psychologist Manoel Lourenço Bergström Filho. The results obtained through the analysis of the Parents' Guide ... have contributed to the understanding of the need pointed out by specialists in children's literature, reading and libraries for childhood, in the mid-20th century, among them Leonardo Arroyo and Lenyra Fraccaroli, regarding guidance from parents and teachers in choosing good books for children and young people. In this Brazilian educational context, the creation of children's book catalogs also stands out, a practice initiated by pioneers Lenyra Fraccaroli and Leonardo Arroyo.