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This study aims to analyse 41 children's picture books published by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) for children aged 3-6 in terms of gender. Document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods was used to analyse children's books in terms of book title, characters on book covers, the main character of the book, gender distribution of the characters in the books, their appearances, the place where they were depicted, the professional roles of the characters, their actions, the tools they used, and their verbal descriptions. Data were analysed using content analysis. Findings revealed that although there are some representations other than gender stereotypes in terms of the professions, actions and places of the characters in the picture books, mostly gender stereotypes persist in the visual and verbal texts in the books. For this reason, it is recommended that institutions, organizations and publishing houses that publish children's picture books should develop gender-sensitive criteria and prepare the books in line with these criteria.

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