Germany's best-selling picture book, the work of Edith Sheber Wick, winner of Austrian Youth Literature Prize; The seemingly brain-opening story actually implies many abilities such as social communication and artistic creation, which can stimulate children's cherish of friendship and enthusiasm for creation.

Brief introduction to the story

Qiqi rabbit is a different rabbit. It doesn't want to spend Easter alone, so it just wants to invent a "machine for finding friends"

In the process of invention, it met different friends and saw that friends had different troubles. According to the needs of these friends, it invented "carrot washing machine", "Easter egg drawing machine", "preventing foxes from attacking rabbit nests" and "confusing hunter machine". These ingenious devices helped friends.

Although Kiki Rabbit didn't invent the "machine for finding friends" in the end, it gained friends and was no longer lonely.

Aesthetic appreciation

There are many "Da Vinci elements" in the story, all of which start from the cover. Qiqi rabbit has a brush in the middle of his ear and a palette in his hand. In front of him is a portrait of a person, which looks like a rabbit, but it is actually Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece Mona Lisa, which is very interesting.

The story style is fresh and lovely, the characters are simple and interesting, and the seemingly unfathomable inventions are displayed by the author with lines and stick figures, which are easy for children to understand and accept.

The power of language

Qiqi Rabbit wants to invent a "friend-finding machine", which implies its desire for friendship, which is also in line with the child's real psychology.

There are many idioms and metaphors in the story, which can exercise children's logical thinking and language expression ability, such as being different and racking their brains. Parents should try to use the original text when talking with their children in class, even if the children don't understand it at the moment, it doesn't matter, just take this opportunity to consult relevant materials together to deepen their impression.

Observe the details

When Qiqi Rabbit invented different devices for his friends, he designed interesting drawings, which covered a lot of knowledge: mathematics, physics, geography and so on. You can discuss it with your child or do it yourself, and encourage it regardless of the outcome.

Qiqi rabbit invented a lot of tools, so children can observe them carefully. You can also find similar tools and equipment at home. When Qiqi Rabbit invented different devices, its expression and manner changed, and it was proud and happy.

Surprise eggs

The appearance of Qiqi rabbit in the title page imitates the painter Leonardo da Vinci's "Study on the proportion of Vitruvian people", which is the research and discovery of human body proportion and golden section. Parents can enjoy this job with their children.

Leonardo da Vinci was a genius. Like Kiki Rabbit in the story, he designed airplanes, parachutes and bicycles. At the same time, he is also a biologist, geographer, painter, sculptor, mathematician, inventor, philosopher, fable, musician, physician, anatomist, geologist, botanist, writer, construction engineer, military engineer and cartographer.

Parenting enlightenment

How to let children learn to make friends? Parents should give more guidance, give full companionship and love at the age when children need it most, encourage children to participate in social activities and avoid withdrawn behavior; Learn to communicate with friends. When we greet our friends with an open mind, we will certainly reap precious friendship.

How to encourage children to create? Parents can take their children to visit the Science and Technology Museum, stimulate their interest in invention and creation, encourage them to do it with their children, and cultivate their sense of accomplishment and creativity with their parents and children.