Didactic Literature in Indonesian Children's Islamic Novels

Abstract

The Indonesian children's Islamic novel Baju Biru Yang Bolong by Chris Oetoyo contains didactic values. It can be seen from the expression written by the author. This study aimed to describe didactic literature in Indonesian children's Islamic novels in terms of the content/expressions of Islamic literature. This research used qualitative research with descriptive methods. Data analysis was carried out based on the Islamic theory of didacticism. The results showed that the author's expression in the Indonesian children's Islamic novel Baju Biru Yang Bolong by Chris Oetoyo follows. (1) The contents/expressions contained in the novel contain creed, sharia, and ihsan (morals). (2) The didactic literary content in the novel provides moral, religious, and social teaching. (3) The novel contains factual, conceptual, procedural, and metacognitive knowledge dimensions. (4) The novel can be used as a source and solution based on sharia knowledge. From the results of this study, it can be concluded that didactic literature in the Indonesian children's Islamic novel Baju Biru Yang Bolong by Chris Oetoyo is very relevant to be used as children's reading material because it has didactic values ​​that can build children's character.