Professional Storytelling and Children literature in Oman

The history of Oman has played a significant role in shaping the Omani culture and identity. Omani literature is a rich including various forms of poetry and folktales to modern fiction and drama. The current research focus on the professional storytelling and children literature in Oman. The researchers use the historical and analysis distractive research methods to investigate the history of recording children's literature in the Arab world, the Omani children's storytelling writers, the role of technology in transforming children's literature into visual materials. This research concluded that the Arab culture and Omani culture in particular represents high-quality literature including children’s stories, which aids the reader to understand the values, culture, heritage, and traditions of Oman. Also, the digital platforms and technology have transformed the children's literature in the Arab world in different devises such as mobile applications, e-books, and online platforms have made children's stories more accessible. As a result, the contemporary technology transferred the children's literature, stories, and folk melodies into visual drawings, which has resulted in the creation of new chances for participation, creativity, and education. Therefore, Interactive e-books, Animated Adaptations, Virtual reality (VR) and Educational Apps were appearing as alternative contemporary approaches for professional storytelling in the 21st century. On the other hand, the contributions of Omani storytellers were emerged of modern children's stories with the Omani culture and identity in the original matter. However, the issue of transferring the Omani storytelling into visual curative drawing is still remain. Therefore, the researchers recommend further investigation in this issue in the future studies.