Soroor Kotobi’s works, over the course of her writing career, gradually shifted away from being purely instructional and toward indirect teaching, and ultimately toward literature itself. As time passed, she developed her own unique style and language, centered on writing for children. Gradually, she developed a unique approach to incorporating animals, tools, and objects from her home, school, and the child’s surrounding environment into her stories. In Kotobi’s works, the choice of themes across various social, psychological, and environmental domains—whether in the genres of fantasy, realism, tales and legends, or occasionally in retellings of classical works—shows a precise and well- structured approach to the subject. The story elements, characterizations, settings, language, point of view, and structure are all carefully crafted to convey a unified message. The selection of words—meaning the construction of language in her works—takes into account both the atmosphere of the story and the capacity and mindset of the child audience. In most of her works, the language is concise, and she effectively uses dialogue to bring the story’s atmosphere to life.
Mahmoud Barabadi
About the Author
Soroor Kotobi was born in 1959 in Ahvaz. She received her bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Isfahan University of Technology, but later left this field to focus on writing for children and adolescents. Her first story was published in a children’s magazine in 1982. She has written works for various age groups, but most of her writings are for preschool children, and she strives to create works in different forms for this age group. In addition to storytelling, Kotbi has also authored scientific books. Some of her works include The City of Gray Flowers, Star in the Mirror, Oxygen and Its Playmates, The Red Bus, Playing Train, The Mouse and the Fish, Playing on the Slide, Mrs. Ghuleh Goes to a Wedding, Chikam Chikam Chikan Chikan, and Delicious Dreams. Several of her works have been translated into other languages, and some have been recognized at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (Kanoon Parvaresh Fekri) Book Festival, the Book of the Season Award, and the Parvin Etesami Award. Moreover, some of her books have been selected and recommended by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) for children with special needs.
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