Abstract:

Many generations, who grew up in the period until 1980, have read the stories of Tuğcu, which generally deals with the themes of pity and love in his works, and they grew up with his pessimistic works. Although the people we call middle-aged today grew up with Kemalettin Tuğcu's works in the past, there is an important part of the society who thinks that many of the books written by the author are not suitable for children today. However, the author's ability to make children love reading in general and his successful use of Turkish make him very important in Turkish children's literature. Novels and stories are literary works that consist of four basic elements: time, place, event and person, and contribute directly to the healthy development of children after school and family. For this reason, particular attention should be paid to the age group when writing works for children. An effort should be made to create realistic, not idealized, exemplary events and characters based on the world of children. The benefits of literary works for children have attracted the attention of many scientists from the past. Accordingly, the studies on the literary works in question have reached an important point until today. In this article, selected stories (My Father and Me, Mermaid, Street Dog) from Kemalettin Tuğcu, whose name is constantly discussed in Turkish children's literature, will be analyzed using the “story mapping” method. Thus, the elements that make up the texts will be determined in the most concrete way and supported by visuals, and the stories in question will gain more functionality for children.

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