This thesis is dealing with a renowned work of literature, The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien which belongs to the fantasy genre and represents an important step forward in a development of a high fantasy. At the beginning, the thesis shows the life and work of the author, after which it deals with the notion of fantasy, it addresses the fantasy genre, fantasy stories and secondary worlds throughout the history, as well as the structure of the fantasy story. The next section continues with the analysis of the novel The Hobbit, its characteristics and reviews, its creation, creatures, spacial elements and characters. The last section of the thesis shows the importance of reading in a preschool age. It also brings the proposal for a reading of The Hobbit in preschool institutions as a type of analysis accompanied by the activities which may help children enter the fantastic hobbit world. This section gives a list of possible activities that precede the reading of the novel. These activities would prepare children for a specific environment of a fantastic story. They are followed by a proposition of readings divided into four unites accompanying the activities related to a content of a certain passage. This thesis emphasizes the importance of exposing children to the fantastic world. Being exposed to that world could help children understand, accept and better understand the real world in which they live.