In view of the need for a more proactive involvement from school psychologists, this study aimed to analyze, based on a social information processing approach, a sample of 100 children's books aimed at preschool children aged between 4 and 6 years. The books were analyzed by considering the occurrence of the six components of an American program for the reduction in aggressive behavior through children's storybooks. The results showed that 32% of the books offered an excellent repertoire and 47% evidenced a significant repertoire of social traces, pointing to the viability of the use of national storybooks for children as a resource for promoting socio-cognitive development and preventing issues concerning aggressive and anti-social behavior in the educational context.
Cognitive processes; Literature; Educational psychology
