Structure

The structure of the HCLI will contain the following parts:
The first part of this project covers Iranian children's literature from ancient times until the Islamic Revolution.
The subjects of the volumes are as the following:

Volume 1:

Part 1:

• The narration of a territory’s childhood, 
• The appearance of culture and literature in Iran, 
• Children’s status in the pre-historical period, 
• Characteristics of folk culture, 
• Narration and the storytelling tradition, 
• Lullabies, Children’s rhymes, 
• Rhythmic fables, Folktales.

Part 2:

• Iran from the Mede era through the Sassanid era, 
• Intercultural communication between Iran and its neighbors, 
• The Iranian child in the time of empires, 
• Educational views in the Zoroastrian period, 
• Religious and mythical tales, 
• Courtesy literature (books of advice), 
• National and epic stories, 
• The illustration of books in Mani’s time.

Volume 2:

• Iran in the Islamic Period, 
• Children’s Status in the Islamic Period, 
• The Education System in the Islamic Period, 
• Educational Views in the Islamic Period, 
• Religious Tales, 
• National and Epic tales, 
• Courtesy Literature (books of advice), 
• Translations, 
• The Illustration of Books in the Islamic Period.

Volumes 3 and 4:

• Iran in modern times, 
• The relationship between Iran and the West, 
• The appearance of the printing industry in Iran, 
• Children’s status in the Qajar period,  
• The traditional education system (Maktabkhaneh), 
• The story-telling tradition, 
• Culturally progressive pioneers in the Qajar period, 
• Educationally progressive pioneers in the Qajar period, 
• The new education system and its textbooks, 
• The first textbooks (lithographs), 
• The first literary children's books (lithographs), 
• The translation movement, 
• The pioneers of modern children's literature writers and poets, 
• Children’s dramatic literature, 
• Children’s translated literature, 
• The illustration of children’s books

Volumes 5, 6, 7:

• The Pahlavi period,
• Iran in the first and second Pahlavi periods (1921-1961), 
• The cultural situation (1921-1961), 
• Children's status (1921-1961), 
• The new and modern education system, 
• Jabbar Baghcheban, the founder of modern children's literature in Iran, 
• Children’s books authors, 
• The appearance of children’s poems, 
• The appearance of children’s magazines, 
• Children’s books illustrations, 
• Children’s books publishers, 
• Gathering and retelling of old folk and classic literature, 
• First children’s book fairs (exhibitions), 
• First children’s books prizes, 
• Translated children’s books, 
• Children’s dramatic literature, 
• Children’s book criticism, 
• The first children’s libraries, 
• Children’s books illustration.

Volume 8, 9, 10:

• The cultural situation from 1960-1976, 
• Children’s status from 1960-1976, 
• Flourishing of children’s literature, 
• Educational theories in this period, 
• The educational system in this period, 
• The appearance of children’s literature institutes: (the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults; the Children’s Book Council of Iran), 
• Religious attitudes in children’s literature, 
• Specialized private children’s books publishers, 
• Children’s books translations in this period, 
• Children’s dramatic literature, 
• Children’s book criticism, 
• Children’s magazines, 
• Writers, poets and translators of children’s literature, 
• The retelling of old and classic literature for children, 
• National and international prizes for Iranian children’s books, 
• National and international seminars about children’s literature in Iran.