First, choose books according to their colors, lines and shapes. Most of the contents of the book are contained in the picture, so the picture should provide the main plot to convey the main content, and the likes and dislikes, personality and emotions of the characters should be revealed in the picture through actions, expressions and even clothes. The atmosphere of a book can be set off by color and layout. The secondary plot provided by the picture background should help children find and understand the contents of the book.
The second is to choose books according to literary elements such as plot, theme and text. Plot is the road map of story development, which guides children to gradually accept the meaning conveyed by the story. Therefore, teachers should have plot stories, let children participate in them, feel the development of conflicts and the emergence of climax, feel psychological satisfaction with the happy ending, and be deeply fascinated by the story. Stories, characters, etc. It can convey certain emotions, thoughts or meanings as a whole. Books should convey rich connotations, profound emotions and profound philosophies including love and life through the simplest content, so that children can get subtle feelings and enlightenment. In addition, the story should have vivid words, beautiful words, repeated paragraphs, catchy words and rhythmic beauty. In practice, we find that children's physical and mental development needs, children's cognitive and language development at different stages are naturally different in reading preferences and needs. On the basis of analyzing the characteristics of children's favorite books, combined with the development characteristics and educational requirements of different ages, we summed up the characteristics of books suitable for children of different ages, that is, children's favorite books:
Small class: Small class children keep short attention time, are interested in familiar, concrete and vivid things, have a preference for actions and sounds, and love to imitate. Therefore, we should choose a book with short and vivid content and simple plot, which can be read at one time. Books with vivid literary words and sentences, such as onomatopoeia, verbs, reduplication, etc. Multi-action dialogue with overlapping sentences makes children read catchy and have a sense of rhythm. They are willing to imitate and reproduce the language and actions of the characters in the book through language and actions. Familiar with books about interesting animals and characters, close to children's daily life experience, the characters in the books are few and anthropomorphic, easy to identify, and make children feel safe. The picture is bright and colorful, the subject image is lovely and prominent, and the background is relatively faded, giving people a warm and happy feeling. Single-picture pages with large and exquisite layout are more popular with children.
Middle class: On the basis of reading in small classes, middle class children are willing to appreciate and learn books with clear plot, clear structure, imagination, appeal and thought. The plot is changeable and suspenseful, but not too tortuous. And I like books with vivid personality, which can express the feelings and moods of the characters. I like beautiful language that describes the artistic conception of the story and the inner feelings of the characters. The use of lines and colors in painting is more abundant, which vividly shows the different moods, likes and dislikes and personalities of the characters and accurately conveys the meaning or feelings to be expressed in the story. And at this time, children like to appreciate books with different styles of painting, such as collage, gouache and colored pencil drawing.
Big class: children are full of curiosity and desire to explore new things. They are willing to enjoy excellent stories and fairy tales with various themes and forms, books with fantastic ideas, unexpected magical events and characters, and even books that explore some abstract concepts or fears. The books selected for large class children should have ups and downs in plot, changes in characters' psychology and emotions, delicate, humorous, imaginative and romantic language, and books with profound themes should also be welcomed by large class children. On the basis of the middle class, lines, colors and composition are more abundant, which embodies the characteristics of the characters and sets off the unique atmosphere of the story.