Resumen

OCHOA, Desireé; PARRA, Maryiri  y  GARCIA, Carmen Teresa. Los cuentos infantiles: niñas sumisas que esperan un príncipe y niños aventureros, malvados y violentos . Revista Venezolana de Estudios de la Mujer [online]. 2006, vol.11, n.27, pp.119-154. ISSN 1316-3701.

This paper is a part of a research focused on the most read child stories by teachers and glanced through by children in Preprimary schools of Mérida city. The theme is handled in three parts. Firstly: Some ideas about child literature; secondly: methodology, organisation of field work and a look at Preprimary schools visited, and thirdly: analysis on child stories from the gender perspective, some conclusions and recommendations

Palabras clave : Child stories; Kindergarten; Mérida; Venezuela.