Wen | Yilu Qiqi
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" > primer</h1>
How can a child's childhood be accompanied by stories and cartoons? Those colorful cartoon images carry many children's childhood dreams. In a plot that is born out of reality and out of the blue, you can always discover the unique ways in which children understand the world.
For example, the train represents travel in reality, and as the tracks extend, the heart of the little teenager also runs to the distance. If on that train, in addition to the expression and personality, it is even more magical existence, expanding the infinite imagination. Thomas the Little Train and his friends showed their unique quest in this way.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="02" > Who is Thomas's little train? How was it born? </h1>
The image of Thomas was born more than 70 years ago. According to legend, its story is the story of a priest father who created a story when his child was sick with urticaria and was in bed, in order to relieve the child's illness and loneliness.
Thomas the Little Train was carved by the priest's father in the image of his childhood favorite steam train. During his son's illness, Dad used this little train to tell his son many wonderful stories. After the child recovered, the story of the little train became a way of communication between father and son, and continued.
The stories that extend from this little train have endured and have been adapted into cartoons, stage plays, books translated into multiple languages, etc., which have influenced generations of children.
The reason why we are still talking about Thomas today is not because there are not enough stories and not rich enough, but because the kindness, enthusiasm, courage and other qualities of this little train from the bottom of their hearts are worthy of children's praise for a lifetime.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="03" > why do children want to read seemingly simple stories? </h1>
First of all, the most important thing is, of course, that the story itself is touching.
The Thomas series of books we share today are bilingual picture books in Chinese and English, and two stories are particularly impressive, one is called "Animals Everywhere" and the other is called "Thomas and the Shark", which seems different and shows Thomas's helpful spirit.
Book cover
The origin of Animals Everywhere is the different attitudes of Thomas and his friend James towards dreams.
Thomas saw the circus performing and imagined that one day he would be one of them. James scoffed at its idea, arguing that there could be no little train in the circus.
However, an accident occurred, the circus monkeys stole the caretaker's keys, the animals were released from their cages, and the whole theater fell into chaos. In order not to disappoint the children, Thomas helped find the escaped animals.
Everything is back on track, the circus is performing as usual, the animals and the clowns are thanking Thomas, the monkey gives him a silly hat, and the clown gives him a prop nose. Its friend James readily admits that you are a circus train.
A simple sentence, but full of deep meaning. In fact, the name is omitted here, Thomas proved his strength while helping others, gained the recognition of the circus, and can even be said to be cheering, of course, qualified to be one of them.
If parents continue to guide their children in depth along this line, it will be a great moment of motivation, and we must tell our children: do not give up your dreams easily at any time, because no one is great with dreams, there will be miracles with courage, and perseverance will always usher in your own brilliant sun.
"Thomas and the Shark" begins with a seemingly ordinary transportation plot, with all eyes on the shark carriage transported by Selty in the first half, and a series of chain reactions due to an accidental collision in the second half.
Although the derailment of the shark carriage caused an accident, it also gave Thomas, the only one who had not been able to see the shark before, a chance to see the shark, and finally rescued the shark and transported it to the designated location.
Friends callEd Thomas a hero, the success of this rescue was actually a win-win for both courage and strategy. Planning the route ran in front of the shark carriage and used the flour on his car to stop the derailed and out-of-control carriage, making it stop, which was a crucial step.
When the child is questioning here, we can just say:
Times make heroes, opportunities are left to those who are prepared, and Thomas can make the right choices at key moments because he likes to think positively and learn in his daily life.
A lot of people say that either reading or traveling, body and soul always have one to be on the way. Thomas's own advantage is that the body is often on the road, so the soul naturally has to rely on itself to cultivate more.
Secondly, the sense of substitution of the picture should be strong.
In "Animals Everywhere", the monkey steals the key because the administrator helps the little girl clean the ice cream, and it can be seen from the picture that the monkey is taking advantage of its lack of preparation to steal the key, and even if the young child can't see it to help clean up this scene, he can still read the gist from the picture.
This is the beauty of storytelling pictures, which are both clear and clear, and cultivate children's ability to observe.
Later, because the animal was lost, the clown ran out of the tent, and the book portrayed its state as depressed. Even if the child has not learned such advanced words as depression, he can read the sadness in his expression from the picture, and it does not affect the content comprehension.
In the process of finding animals, the animals scattered everywhere still engage in acrobatic-like activities in their own way, especially monkeys, and even the end of the plate seems to be showing off. For children, this layer may not be seen, but while they perceive fun, parents can guide them to think about it. In turn, he slowly understood that the professionalism of doing a line of love and a line of love is a trait that cannot be easily changed deep into the bone marrow.
The storytelling of the sense of picture is expressed in the story of "Thomas and the Shark", which is mainly the change in the appearance of the little trains. From the moment the shark carriage is accidentally decoupled, in the thrilling scenes of the railway tracks and the mountain and the mountain, they try to do something, but they are often powerless to do anything, and can only watch it step by step out of control.
The same is the small train, in addition to the difference in shape, its main performance is in the demeanor, which represents the personality of the small trains, to some extent reflects their state when they encounter things, so that Thomas's relatively calm and calm image is highlighted in no contrast.
Third, there must be a role of edutainment.
High-quality picture books are not only reasoned and inspired by stories, but also informative and entertaining, so that children can learn some basic knowledge in reading and playing while improving emotional intelligence.
As a bilingual picture book in this series, "Thomas" naturally has the addition of English, and it may be difficult for young children to learn the whole sentence. Commonly used vocabulary can stimulate interest in learning, and in the repeated parent-child reading, unconsciously familiar with the mastery.
For example, nouns such as animal names and the names of transported items can consciously infiltrate children. The end of each story is a thoughtful summary of key vocabulary, convenient for children and parents to review, in addition, simple sentences can also be learned step by step, such as: where is something, this frequently used sentence, children can use when they find their own toys.
In addition, in order to facilitate the review of the story and examine the child's logical thinking ability, the end of each story is also intimately set up with a connection question, on the one hand, to establish the connection between the protagonists, on the other hand, it can also be matched by the color of the arrow and the circle, no matter which method, it can deepen the impression and let the child's thinking be exercised.
In any case, in playing middle school, the process of learning is also full of fun, once and for all.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="04" > the way to maximize the use of picture books is to let children learn a little story thinking. </h1>
Plato once said: Whoever tells a story will have the whole world.
For stories with a strong sense of picture, it is a good way for children to learn to repeat the story by looking at pictures. On the one hand, it can improve children's memory. On the other hand, it also allows children to establish logical thinking of narratives in the process of repetition, especially story thinking.
And story thinking needs to be slowly trained little by little in the process of telling, such as starting and turning, such as creating suspense. On the one hand, it is important to express it through the narrator's demeanor, language expression and tone, on the other hand, it is important to try to make your language more graphic and infectious, to make people feel immersed, and then to resonate.
This is of course a higher level of requirements, for girls, it is not easy to do the first step first and be able to tell the story smoothly according to the picture. However, continuous optimization over time, enriching their knowledge base, consciously perceiving which words, which expressions, and which ways are easier to make the audience feel substitution is the top priority for future parents to assist their children and children in consciously training themselves.
After all, in the process of communication between people, most people prefer to listen to stories more than to listen to reason, which can reduce the cost of understanding.
Therefore, if children can learn to tell stories well, they can also occupy a certain advantage in future communication. If every time you read a book and share a story, you can repeatedly train and repeat, the layout of the plot in future speeches and writing is bound to come naturally, and it can be continuously optimized and iterated, which can also be said to maximize the value of picture books.
Back to Thomas's story itself, whether it is the storyline, supplementing knowledge, or extending training, it can make children more deeply understand the brilliance of humanity after the personification of the little train. In the final analysis, judgments of love and beauty know no borders, and the original intention of any story is to purify the soul. Hopefully, every child will learn more qualities and skills that will benefit them for a lifetime while following the adventures of the little train.
Author: Yilu Qiqi, cherish writing, insist on originality, focus on book and film reviews, occasionally write prose travelogues, make friends with each other, and may the words in your pen blossom and plant a warm dream for you