<![CDATA[ABSTRACT The low reading interest among first-grade students can be influenced by the lack of innovation in the use of learning media in the classroom. It is necessary to have engaging learning media to increase students’ reading interest. This study aims to develop illustrated storybook learning media to improve reading interest among first-grade students in elementary school. This research uses the Research and Development (R\&D) method with the ADDIE model, which consists of five stages: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. For validity testing, assessments were conducted by three experts: material expert with a percentage of 90,91%, language expert with 92,00%, and media expert with 91,66%. In addition to these expert assessments, feasibility was also evaluated based on responses from educators and students. The educators’ responses resulted in a percentage of 94,50%, and the students’ responses produced 94,30%. Thus, it can be stated that the illustrated storybook is very valid and highly feasible to be used for learning in lower grades. Furthermore, to test students’ reading interest, assessments were taken from questionnaires and resulted in a percentage of 80,92%. Therefore, it can be concluded that the illustrated storybook is effective in increasing students’ reading interest]]>
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