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This research proposes a participatory co-design approach and employs a quasi-experimental study whereby university art and design students co-create stories with children. It attempts to evaluate the influence of the approach on the students’ writing, illustration, and creative thinking skills. The study endeavors to raise awareness about the participatory co-design strategy among art and design educators and encourage them to explore its potential in their illustration classrooms. It also explores how designers and storytellers can find inspiration in children’s imagination and represents how involving children in the storybook creation process can bring new insights for nurturing the innovative thinking of illustrators and writers, and provide stimulating opportunities for ideation and meaningful learning experiences. The research shifts the role of children from being only readers to being design partners who create ideas with designers during the brainstorming and idea-generation stage. © 2019 Common Ground Research Networks, Sama’a Al Hashimi, All Rights Reserved.
