In China, the development of picture books can be traced back to the early 20th century. 1902, The Picture Story edited by Zheng Zhenduo was published, which is the first real picture book in China. Since then, with the development of society and cultural exchange, China's picture books have gradually developed and many excellent works have appeared.
Children's picture books are a literary genre that combines text narration with visual images. Through vivid pictures, it is easier to stimulate children's reading interest, create an immersive reading experience and cultivate good reading habits from an early age.
Through the stimulation of visual media and the catalysis of human imagination, children readers can immerse themselves in the development of the story, the joys and sorrows of the protagonist, form emotional relationships with the characters in the book, and even become an integral part of the plot development. Objectively speaking, picture books play a positive role in improving children's cognitive ability, increasing knowledge reserves, enlightening social experience and shaping moral concepts of right and wrong.
The reading significance of picture books;
Picture books should not only read words, but also read stories from pictures, so as to appreciate paintings. Of course, picture books can't realize all our expectations for children at once, but high-quality pictures and texts in picture books have an immeasurable and subtle influence on cultivating children's cognitive ability, observation ability, communication ability, imagination, creativity and emotional development.
Experts agree that picture books are the most suitable form for children to read. Teacher Hao Bin, a famous psychologist, said: "If parents can consciously choose some excellent picture books to read with their children, it will not only help their children to construct their spiritual world and promote their mental development, but also help to cultivate their good moral quality and behavior habits. Making good use of it can play a foundation role in a person's life. "