Preserving Algerian Heritage Through Children’s Literature: A Postmodern Analysis of Nouha Deliou’s Mona’s Scrapbook

The transmission of the native culture to the younger generations has faced new challenges due to the digitalization process. Innovative instructional methods, as emphasized by Mark Prensky, are thus needed to minimize the gap between the different generations and to provide the digitally native children with traditional native values. Nouha Deliou’s book, Mona’s Scrapbook Adventure, through the story of an Algerian immigrant family in the United States where the eldest sister is transmitting her native culture and traditions to her little sister in a modern way, exemplifies these efforts by maintaining Algerian traditions and protecting young people from cultural erosion. This paper aims to explore the importance of children’s literature in protecting cultural heritage from oblivion and adapting instructive means to the preferences of the digital generation. It emphasizes the importance of linking technology with cultural heritage to preserve it for future generations.