MORAL VALUES IN THE AMAZING ISLAMIC FAIRY BOOK BY BEBY HARYANTI DEWI AS MATERIAL TEACHING FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD

Abstract

The literary work contains the values that are beneficial to the reader in his life. In general, the freight values in literature are the value of education, religious values, moral values, social values, and aesthetic value. Moral values as a rule that needs to be enforced in a society because it can be used as guidelines in our daily lives. One form of literature that contains of moral values is a fairy tale. This study is not only talking about the classic fairy tale but also modern fairy tale that has moral value. The Amazing Islamic Fairy Book by Beby Haryanti Dewi is a collection of fairy tales which contains of 34 fairy tales from Islamic countries in three continents. One example of a fairy tale in the collection of these tales teaches about the importance of listening and obeying parents. Based on this background, (1) The author would like to express moral values contained in the Islamic book of fairy tales; (2) can be used as an alternative teaching materials for early childhood literature.