Children’s Books in the United Arab Emirates: A Bibliographic and Statistical Study

Abstract

This contribution examines children’s books in the United Arab Emirates through a bibliographic and statistical study that documents the characteristics of publishing for children and analyzes its thematic, physical, and editorial features. The study begins from the premise that the book plays a central role in shaping the child’s personality and in establishing cultural and educational values at an early stage of life, especially amid rapid social and cultural change. In this sense, the article treats children’s publishing not merely as a segment of book production, but as an influential educational and cultural instrument in the formation of language, imagination, and awareness.

Methodologically, the study combines bibliographic description with statistical analysis across several dimensions, including target age groups, subject distribution, authorship, physical format, and years of publication. It then presents a detailed bibliographic list of children’s books published in the UAE and concludes with multiple indexes designed to facilitate retrieval and reference use. The work therefore serves a dual function: it is both an analytical survey of publishing trends in children’s literature and a documentary reference tool for researchers, libraries, and specialists interested in children’s books and the local publishing landscape in the UAE.