Le conte en randonnée, un classique pérenne de l’école maternelle

Abstract

From the beginning of pre-school in France (1887), teachers have been using formula tales with their young pupils without any prescription in curriculums. That tradition shows that preoccupations have been, for a teacher, to adjust narrative stories to a real expertise on young children: Andre Petitat in Geneva and his team have proven that formula tales are closely adapted to child development. We will explore two editorial initiatives, “À petits petons” published by Didier jeunesse and the collection “Narramus”, by Retz: we shall put into perspective the literary and artistic quality of the works, how they were related to traditions and educational use, in a period where the importance of culture for all is being highlighted.

Keywords

• fairytale
• formula tale
• understanding
• iconotext
• classic
• childhood