This research paper explores the trends of presenting political and social realities in Arabic children’s literature through a content analysis of 26 award-winning Arabic children’s books published between 2011 and 2018 — after the Arab Spring. The origins of Arabic children’s books are first investigated from a number of different standpoints, and are shown to have traditional, religious, and global ties. I also explore the recent rise of interest in creating Arabic literary works for young children. I deduce that the causes of this increase are a cultural reawakening, globalization, and government support and funding. Finally, the 26 children’s books studied show links between the ethnicity of their authors, their dates of publication, and the illustrations and themes that appear in them. This provides support for the idea that Arabic political reality is often reflected in Arabic children’s literature.

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通过对2011年至2018年（阿拉伯之春）之后出版的26部获奖的阿拉伯儿童书籍进行内容分析，本研究论文探索了在阿拉伯儿童文学中展现政治和社会现实的趋势。首先从许多不同的角度对阿拉伯儿童书籍的起源进行了研究，并证明它们具有传统，宗教和全球联系。我还探讨了最近对于为幼儿创作阿拉伯文文学作品的兴趣上升。我推断造成这种增长的原因是文化的重新觉醒，全球化以及政府的支持和资助。最后，研究的26本儿童读物显示了作者的种族，出版日期以及其中出现的插图和主题之间的联系。