ABSTRACT
Children's literature in the Gulf region is part of a larger entity: Arabic children's literature. Although the Gulf states have their history, traditions and economy that differ from other Arab countries, yet GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) states share Islamic and Arab culture with the rest of the Arab region. Even though the GCC consists of six separate political regions, similarities among those regions in language, history, culture, economy, traditions and beliefs constitute them as a unit, which encouraged the declaration of what came to be called the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States on May 25, 1981. The GCC states share a unique history that shapes their contemporary culture. After their independence, the Gulf states turned into fast developing countries that took care of education and childhood among several other pillars of modern society. Tracing the development of children's literature in the GCC states is not easy, as the size of the area covered poses a hindrance.
