The study talks about the research realized in the SERVIÇO SOCIAL DO COMÉRCIO - SESC, with the members of the Project One upon a time... intergenerational relationship activities with the objective to understand the intergenerational relationship since the perception of the old and the children about the old age, and the role of children s literature in the dialogue between the generations. The study is based on arendtiana perspective. The results disclose that children s literature has a significant role in the intergenerational groups and make possible the dialogue and the transmission knowledges between the generations. The dialogue among the intergenerational groups renew s the opinions and visions about the world, the maturing process and the citizenship.