Trust your child's taste and vision.
Children are born to appreciate picture books, and picture books are born for children. Therefore, don't doubt your child's appreciation ability and vision for picture books. Picture books that children are interested in and like are generally good picture books.
But there are exceptions to this situation, just as the best antique connoisseurs are sometimes confused. Children are children after all, and sometimes they lack the necessary judgment. For example, all kinds of animated screenshot books of Joy and Grey Taro are shoddy on the surface, but in a strict sense, they are not picture books at all. Please remind parents to pay attention.
Parents should also choose picture books for their children.
Trusting children and letting them go does not mean that parents do nothing.
Although children have a natural appreciation ability, in this process, parents also need to take good care of their children. Give him as many excellent picture books as possible, which are suitable for children's growth needs, and at the same time close those books that are bad and not good for children's growth as much as possible, because children's eyes will be seen as "bad" if they look too bad or not good enough, and in terms of time and energy, these things will definitely take up children's limited time and deprive them of opportunities and rights to approach excellent picture books.
I believe in the award-winning picture books in various awards, but I can't be superstitious about awards.
The easiest way to choose a picture book is to accept all the books in order according to the list of winners of various foreign awards, so as to make sure that the books are excellent. Some friends around me are like this. They try their best to collect all the award-winning picture books and talk about them.
But we should also understand that we believe in the grand prize, but we should not be too superstitious about it. The first reason is that many excellent picture books have not won prizes, because the number of prizes is limited and only a few classics can be rewarded. Simply superstitious about the picture books of the grand prize, you will lose the opportunity to contact other excellent picture books.
The second reason, of course, is that everyone's reading interest and experience are different. Some people may disagree with the grand prize picture book, or it may be controversial. Of course, everyone has the right to evaluate picture books, but few people agree with each other. Therefore, if others say yes, you may not say yes, and if others say no, you may not like it. So are your children.
Choose the works of famous picture book creators
It is also a good idea to choose some series of picture books besides the picture books with big prizes. Some of the world's top picture books are unified in style, while others are constantly trying different creative methods. But I'm sure it will be a masterpiece. It must be true. For example, we are familiar with anthony browne, Leo Lionni, Buhtz, John Berningham, Eric Carr, Miss Porter, Miyanishi, Itsumi Taro and so on. , are worth reading and collecting.
Choosing a picture book cannot be measured by the number of words in the book.
As a picture book reader, you should first make it clear that you can't judge a picture book by words alone.
Picture books originally used a set of pictures to express stories or themes. Text is just an auxiliary tool to express the information conveyed by pictures more accurately. A good picture book can still be read without words. The most convincing thing in this respect is the existence of wordless books. But the general picture book will have pictures and texts, which complement each other. Their relationship is a product, not an addition, not an isolated individual. It is unfair for picture books to judge books or even picture books by the number of "people".
At the same time, words are not equal to language, and less words are not equal to less content. Words are presented word by word, and language flows into children's ears and hearts through sounds. Pictures also convey different languages. People and roles, colors and backgrounds, shadows and blanks in pictures all convey information. Therefore, words are language, so are pictures and blank spaces. The language forms of picture books are diverse and colorful.
Reading with strong utilitarian purpose is not recommended.
The purpose of children's reading and parent-child reading is pure happiness and happiness, and it is the accumulation and extension of family ties. And those functions that we pursue and hope for will only prevent you from devoting yourself wholeheartedly to reading enjoyment. Moreover, you must believe in the true meaning and philosophy of "unintentionally inserting willow into the shade". This view has been highly praised by Japanese picture book expert Song Yue.
It's never too late to choose a picture book and start reading.
In the article "People who should read picture books are great talents", Yanagida Bangnan said that there are three opportunities to meet picture books in life: the first stage: when I was a child; The second stage: when raising children; The third stage: reading for yourself.
People who have experienced all three stages are happy, that is, children now. People who have gone through the first two stages are happy, that is, young parents now. Those who are going through the final stage are lucky. So, what kind of people do you meet with picture books? However, in any case, as long as there is a picture book, you are happy. Moreover, it is never too late to read picture books.
Picture books are created for children, but not limited to children's reading.
Adults and children can get happiness, happiness, warmth and touch from reading picture books. The content and depth of the picture book make it not only suitable for children.
Under the influence of their children, more and more young parents are obsessed with the picture book world. This shows that the charm of picture books is not limited to children, and beautiful things are loved by all mankind. Adults not only satisfy their warm childhood memories from picture books, but also bring a lot of thoughts and feelings.
Moreover, the theme of children's picture books is not limited to children's topics, it can cover all topics that human beings are concerned about, such as war and peace, love and affection, life and death, fear and anxiety, and so on. These topics will naturally arouse the interest of adults. And now some picture book creators also have people who specialize in adult picture books.
Therefore, while providing children with picture books, don't "mistreat" yourself. Parent-child reading is the best way to appreciate picture books. Not only can you enjoy reading meals, but you can also gain affection and warmth. Why not?
All recommended books are just a reference.
At present, there are many kinds of recommended books for reading picture books, which provide readers with choices and references, but also bring some confusion and problems.
How to recognize and treat the recommended bibliography? First of all, we must understand that any kind of recommended bibliography is the opinion of one family and cannot be applied to everyone. Secondly, the recommended bibliography not only provides us with reading choices, but also limits and deprives us of the opportunity to choose books outside the bibliography. Thirdly, every child has different hobbies and different growth and development. Therefore, their preferences and understanding ability for picture books are also different. The attitude towards the purpose of the recommendation book should be a reference, but it should not be blindly believed.
Don't always compare your children with the "prodigies" around you.
I believe that every child is the most unique, and so is every child's reading. The reading list of the children around you can be used as a reference.
Don't be discouraged because other children like this book. My children are not interested. Don't compare your children with others. Every child goes through the same stage of development in his own way. There is no right or wrong in the pace of development. Children will study independently when they are ready. The only thing parents can do is to provide their children with enough picture book nutrition and have a normal heart.
The most important magic weapon for reading is love and patience.
Work hard with love and patience, and you will gain happiness and happiness. Of course, the process of enjoying reading picture books is not to tell a story or get information, but to share the multiple feelings brought by picture books. Bringing children into the picture book world requires love and patience.
Look at your children with appreciation and tolerance, and talk to them as equally as possible. Your harvest will be unexpected.