Abstract
Fiction books are learning media that can be used to introduce various experiences about other people's views and emotions to preschoolers through story characters. At preschool age, children already have a need to interact with other people, especially with their peers. Children's understanding of the desires and feelings of other people known as theory of mind (ToM) helps them to be more accepted and adjust when playing with their friends. The effect of fiction books on the ToM development of preschoolers was tested through experimental research on 44 (forty four) preschoolers (23 boys and 21 girls). Two experimental groups read fiction and non-fiction books and one control group (coloring). Based on the results of data analysis, it is known that there is an average difference between the 3 groups. It is known that the fictional experimental group has a better ToM score than the non-fiction experimental group and the control group with a significant p value <0.05 (Ⅹ² = 7.07 , p = 0.029 ). In conclusion, fiction books have an influence on the ToM development of preschoolers.
Keywords
fiction books, theory of mind, preschool age children