The 2022 edition of the Close Mother Tongue Graded Reading List (0-12 years old) was officially released on April 2, and the bibliography received widespread attention and praise after its release. And successfully held an online bibliography conference, inviting a number of experts and scholars to actively participate, to help good books into tens of millions of families.
For more than 20 years, Close to The Mother Tongue has been committed to the research and promotion of children's reading, aiming to provide a "classic book list worthy of every family's trust". This year's expert group adheres to the educational concept of cultivating "whole person", no longer dividing the 0-3-year-old bibliography into "literature" and "cognitive encyclopedia", but comprehensively presenting 80 high-quality picture books, so that children can be exposed to nutrient-rich "spiritual milk" at the beginning of life.
In the reading stage of 0-3 years old, parents often have many questions, such as:
"0-3 year old baby, is reading really that important?"
"How do adults choose books for such a small baby?"
"What aspects can you choose for your baby?"
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Below, let's follow Wang Jian, the founder of Nanjing Sanhuaitang Nursery and a standing member of the Infant and Child Care Committee of the National Maternal and Child Health Research Association, into the 0-3 picture book world and answer these questions one by one!
Heavy guests
Wang Jian
Founder of Nanjing Sanhuaitang Conservation. He is a standing member of the Infant and Child Care Committee of the National Maternal and Child Health Research Association and the director of the 0-6-year-old childcare education research center of the Institute of Basic Education of the Chinese Academy of Management Sciences, and has been committed to researching the theory of early development of infants and young children aged 0-3 years for many years.
Question 1
The necessity of reading for 0-3 years old
The American psychologist Rosenzweik once did a famous experiment. He selected a group of mice with similar genetic qualities into three groups:
The first group of rats were fed in monotonous iron cages;
The rats in the second group were isolated and the environment was dark;
The third group of rats, with the largest number of rats, was kept in a spacious and bright cage with various "toys" such as swings, slides, and wooden ladders.
Months passed, and Rosenzweig was surprised to find that the last group of rats was the most active, and the isolated mice were the most obtuse, and later anatomical observations corroborated his findings.
Rosenzweik's experiments reveal the importance of the acquired environment for brain development, in the same way, a rich and colorful living environment is also very important for children's development, and a rich and colorful living environment, especially a suitable picture book, can provide a variety of life experiences and positive stimulation for the baby's development.
Many people have questions: is it enough for children to often play with puzzle toys such as building blocks, cars, and puzzles? Why do you have to read picture books?
This involves the relationship between "reading" and "experience". Let's take a look at the differences that Teacher Wang Jian sorted out:
● Reading experience (overwhelming): virtual, other,indirect, open;
● Toy experience (overwhelming): real, own, direct, gathered;
Through comparison, we found that the picture book in the infant stage needs the company of adults and can also act as a game prop between peers, which has become a very good medium, which can promote the interaction and communication between babies and adults and peers. It not only immerses children in the world of solo play, but also promotes high-quality interaction between children and others, helping to establish attachment relationships and social development.
We all know that 0-3 years old is the critical period of attachment relationship, the quality of attachment relationship on the future adult interpersonal relationships, especially intimate relationships, the impact is huge, good interpersonal relationships are also the cornerstone of mental health, and picture books can have an immeasurable effect.
Question 2
How to choose books for 0-3 year olds
Understanding the importance of reading at 0-3 years old, what dimensions can adults consider when choosing books? To this end, the bibliographic group proposes "three steps" for thinking:
Step 1
Pay attention to the material of the picture book
The so-called material considerations are mainly three, namely touch, smell and taste. Little babies first explore the world through these three senses, and parents should fully satisfy them.
Toy books with rich touches and interesting cave books are all conducive to children's space exploration. Such a book, children can play with their index fingers, play with their eyes, and play with children. Here, it is highly recommended that Tomoyuki Irisan's "Chicken Ball Touch Toy Book". In this set of books, there are 28 kinds of touch materials, different shapes of page turning and holes, and sound-emitting presses, which can bring babies a rich tactile and auditory experience.
Chicken Ball Touch Toy Book (all 5 volumes)
[Japanese] Tomoru Irisan/Author/E; Cui Weiyan/Translation; Nova Press
When it comes to cave books, we will find that there is no one who can't get around - Gomi Taro, he is a particularly interesting person, his entire picture book span is very large, but the most recommended is still his cave series - "Cave Moving", the book of different sizes of interesting holes, will definitely make the baby have fun.
"The Hole Moves" (all 9 volumes)
[Japanese] Gomi Taro / Author; Huang Rui et al. / Translation; Beijing United Publishing Company
The little baby of Nanjing Sanhuaitang is "playing" with the cave book
Step 2
Look at the shape of the book
People's feelings and cognition of space is a lifelong thing, shape books can provide children with a variety of spatial feelings, in the bibliography, this type of books include "Little Mask", "Flower Lattice Elephant Bathing Book: Emma Loves to Bathe", "Crackling Stereoscopic Toy Book · Series 1", "Daddy, The Leg is Wrong!" etc.
"Little Mask" is a book that is very popular with babies, this book looks very strange at first glance, but when you open it, you will find that each opening page has become a cute mask, through the hole in the mask, young children will be pleasantly surprised to find the opposite parent, teacher or companion, which can bring great psychological satisfaction to the baby. Of course, parents can also take the baby to the front of the mirror and guide the baby to play the "mask game" with himself, and the baby will be very happy!
Teachers and students of Nanjing Sanhuai Hall are "playing" with "mask books."
"Flower Lattice Elephant Bath book: Emma loves to bathe" is a palm-sized bath book, made of EVA plastic, put into the bathtub when bathing, the water on the book will change from white to colored, after drying, it will return to its original state, gently squeeze the body of the book, the flute in the book will emit a "chirping" sound, will definitely let the baby play endlessly, let the bath become a joyful thing!
Checkered Elephant Bathing Book: Emma Loves Bathing
David McKee/ Author& Illustrated; Zhang Xincheng/Translation; CITIC Publishing Group
Step 3
The third dimension of thinking is content
According to the theory of developmental psychology, children learn through relationships, emotions, and cognitive external worlds, and cognitive function is the last to mature.
0-3 years old reading should be appropriate for the child's development stage, adults should pay attention to choose some interpersonal relationships and describe emotional aspects of the book, especially noteworthy, overemphasized cognitive books are natural enemies of curiosity, at least after the age of two should be cautiously introduced.
In the list of 0-3 years old books that are close to their mother tongue, there are many books on interpersonal and emotional aspects, such as "Can You Help Me", "Gone", "Flora's Little Blanket" and so on.
"Can You Help Me" tells a very warm story, the whole book basically uses pictures to tell the story, and there are many heart-warming details hidden in the concise and bright picture. Through the mutual help between the little snail and the little turtle, the baby can also subtly feel the beautiful qualities of love, unity and optimism.
"Can You Help Me"
Honghai/Wen,Tu;Jiangsu Phoenix Children's Publishing House.J.J.D.;
The book "Gone" is a book with a very large circulation in Japan, reaching more than 7 million copies. The book emphasizes the very important philosophical thinking, the psychology of disappearing and reappearing, losing and regaining. At the same time, it uses the image of a small bear, and almost every child's childhood has a doll or bear that accompanies it, which is almost the core companion. After Miyoko Matsutani finished writing Gone, all the writers behind her avoided similar topics because there was almost no way to go beyond it, so this is a fundamental reason why we insist on recommending this book.
"Gone Gone" Series (all 4 volumes)
Miyoko Matsutani / Author; [Sun] Yasuo Tsugakawa / 绘; [Sun] Shizuko Saruto / 译; Nova Publishing Co., Ltd.
Swedish photographer Lennart. In the photo album "The Birth of a Child", Nelson records the whole process of human embryonic development. In the narrow mother's body, the growth of the fetus is as magnificent and magical as the evolution of the stars. Life itself carries layers of codes, and every child is a miracle of life. Every child deserves the best children's book companionship.
We believe that "there is a vast world in children's books", especially children's books for 0-3 years old. I hope that this carefully polished 0-3 year old book list can help small children experience the beauty and joy of this world, and can help parents, children's bookstores and staff of childcare institutions to successfully select suitable children's books for their babies.
Later, there is a "3-6 years old" picture book selection guide, please check it out!