How should children of different ages choose books? As a parent who has stepped through countless pits, but also as a professional picture book lover, let me talk about my biggest feelings. I think the picture book thing really needs to be graded. Not only children must be graded, but parents must also be graded. Why do parents also need to be graded? Speaking out may offend some parents, but, in a responsible manner, let's be honest. There are two reasons why parents want to grade.
First, the strength of parents is not enough. Because picture books are really expensive, some picture books are really reluctant to buy. If parents don't earn enough, it's impossible to buy it for their children.
First, parents do not understand picture books. There are many parents who actually do not understand picture books at all. I don't understand this, but I also need to talk about the situation specifically, I will talk about my two common situations.
The first: think that picture books must be meant to make children learn something.
There are some picture books, in the eyes of parents, there is nothing to see at all. Therefore, he could not read it to his children. For example, some parents always feel that their children should learn something through picture books. In fact, some picture books are designed for games, not for children to learn at all.
Picture books are divided into 5 categories, namely: play, games, education, knowledge, and education. So each type of homework is not designed for "what the child must learn" at all.
The second: blind self-confidence.
There is a type of parent, when reading a picture book to their children, find that the child is not interested, and think that the child does not like the picture book. Some parents, still more confident, think that picture books are very simple, do not do anything to prepare, pick up and read to their children. At the end of reading, I found that in fact, I didn't have anything to tell my children.
Both of these situations I'm talking about, including myself, are things that come across a lot. Therefore, before parents choose picture books for their children, they must think about why they choose picture books for their children and what standards they should refer to. On this point, it was also proposed at the two sessions, I will take a screenshot of the picture, parents can take a look.
The second point emphasizes graded reading and reading ability tests, which are really crucial for children. And this is also something that parents need to understand. So, I've compiled a list of graded reading standards for children aged 0 to 12. Parents can choose some picture books for their children according to this standard and with reference to their own economic strength.
This is a hierarchical reading form, which is more popular in Taiwan. When parents choose books, my advice is to arrange relevant books for children according to their children's characteristics. For example, if a child doesn't like literature at all, there's really no need to force a child to read a picture book about literature.
In order to facilitate more parents, a book list has been compiled for everyone. Here's a special reminder: just a reference! Just a reference! Just a reference!
At the same time, I would like to remind you again that when choosing picture books for children:
Don't copy expert book lists!!!
Don't copy expert book lists!!!
Don't copy expert book lists!!!
Remind important things three times! Remind important things three times! Remind important things three times!
Well, without further ado, let's show the list of books for parents.
The first category: self-growth picture books.
The second category: mood and character picture books
The third category: warm family picture books
The fourth category: picture books for living in harmony
The fifth category: imaginative picture books.
The sixth category: aesthetic education picture books
The seventh category: gender equal rights picture books.
The eighth category: caring for love picture books
Category 9: Picture books of the social environment.
Category 10: Nature Picture Books.
This list of books is from Taiwan's Fang Suzhen's collation, the content is more classic. Moreover, most of them are imported products. This is also understandable, mainly because this list is indeed older. The old book list has advantages and disadvantages. The good place is that the content is relatively safe, and the bad place is that the literature is stronger, and many parents may not understand it.
Now we already have bad children's books and picture books in China, and they are also more classic and good. Like Grinding Iron, CITIC Children's Books, Beidou, etc. I also sorted out some of the screenshots that parents can take a look at.
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These publishers believe that everyone is no stranger, and many children may have read their books. For example, many children's books in CITIC, such as Pu Pu Lan, such as the wave flowers and blossoms. They are absolutely professional when it comes to buying and making books. So, you can buy it with confidence.
Some of the above my sharing, to give you a reference.