Song Juzhi, a master of Japanese picture books, said: "Picture books are not for children to read themselves. Picture books are books that adults read to children. " Some people may say, picture book? Who can't read? Open the page, read it according to the above words, and then point to the picture to show the child. Is that really the case? Peng Yi's picture book should teach us how to read picture books in this way.
Peng Yi was an early picture book researcher in China, and also created many children's literature works.
The first step is to look at the front cover and back cover.
Needless to say, the cover is the first thing that attracts us in a picture book, but do we really read the cover? Teacher Peng Yi said that picture books should be read like this. Besides the words and pictures on the cover, we should also look at the creators and publishers.
If you see an author you often pay attention to, you will feel like an old friend. Publishing houses are often neglected, and each publishing house will have its own strengths in publishing. Teacher Peng Yi said: An excellent publishing house is the guarantee of a good picture book. Next time you look at a picture book, you might as well have a look and get to know the author and publishing house.
The back cover is also a part that we often ignore. In The Picture Book Should Be Read This Way, Teacher Peng Yi said to read the back cover: read it at least twice-read the story first and then read it. After reading the story, I have to watch it again.
Some authors put the end of the story on the back cover, and sometimes the back cover echoes the back cover. Read the front cover and back cover together, so as not to miss anything.
Step 2: Ring lining
What is a ring lining? At the beginning of How to Read Picture Books, Mr. Peng Yi put the pictures in a thoughtful way.
Ring lining is only available in hardcover books, but not in paperback books. In addition to white, the ring lining can be turned over. In fact, even if it is white, it will stay for a second. In The Picture Book Should Be Read This Way, Mr. Peng Yi explained the function of the ring color in this way: color will give you a psychological hint, please accept it, use it to adjust your mood, and then enter the following story.
Every picture book is carefully created by the author. Careful observation shows that there are many differences in the color of the ring lining.
The ring lining of the lion's room is red.
The circular lining of dietary wisdom;
In addition to solid color ring linings, some ring linings have patterns:
The ring lining of the big bear chair;
Front ring lining of children's art books;
Ring lining of "colors around the world";
Next time you open the ring lining, stop for a few seconds and feel the psychological hint brought by the color of the ring lining.
Step 3: Words and pictures
Besides words, the most attractive thing about picture books is pictures. Teacher Peng Yi said in the picture book that it should be read like this. A picture book contains at least three stories:
The first is a story told by words, the second is a story told by pictures, and the third is a story produced by the combination of words and pictures.
For illiterate children, writing work is done by parents reading aloud, and children mainly look at pictures.
The fourth step is to look at it again and again.
Teacher Peng Yi said: Many pictures in the world classic picture books are works of art in themselves. Works of art need constant taste, and good books need repeated reading. Look at some details and understand the meaning conveyed by the author.
Sometimes children are better at observing details than adults. Every time I read The Lion's Room, I will find something new. At first, I didn't find a bird missing. I didn't know where the bird was until I looked back at the next page. But remind my daughter that a bird is missing. Turning to this page, she immediately pointed out that the bird was behind the puppy.
Children's ability to observe details is unimaginable to adults. A good picture book is magical. Adults don't have to say much, and children themselves will always watch it and never get tired of it.
Teacher Peng Yi's "The Picture Book Should Read Like This" is actually a seven-step picture book:
As for turning pages, good books will encourage you to turn down subconsciously; Layout, if you want to know more about how the author creates, you can't miss the study of layout, but for parents who read picture books to their children, this piece can be postponed appropriately.
Discuss together and grade the goals. No one likes to finish reading a book and have a task of "writing a review after reading this book", especially for children. Needless to say, such a discussion arouses children's disgust, and according to Mr. Peng Yi, the best age for discussion is in primary school. Parents who read a picture book well said to a 2-year-old child: Come on, now tell mom and dad, what is the truth of this picture book? Children will definitely run and ignore people.
Four steps are the entry method of reading picture books. Book design and the meaning contained in books can not be understood at once, and it needs a process of accumulation. Simply put, it is a four-step picture book: the front cover and the back cover; Annular lining; Graphics; I watched it over and over again.
Of course, if you have your own way of reading picture books, just stick to it. After all, reading is a very personal matter, and it is most important to be able to study with your children.