Parenting - A Child's Childhood Full of Good Stories

"Parenting" Let Children Have a Childhood Full of Good Stories From the April Preschool Monthly Magazine

Book lovers know that the stories a child reads and hears will not only nourish the child's life, but will also influence the way the child sees the world. Shinya, which continues to promote the concept of "Love is telling stories for children", has always believed that childhood is a wonderful time to be embraced by stories. Therefore, 20 years ago, when children's picture books by Benshi authors were still rare, Shin Yee established the Children's Literature Award and began to nurture the roots of Benshi's picture book creators, in the hope that good stories belonging to our culture and our life experiences would grow out of this land, and that children would be able to proudly pass on the stories.Children's picture books are the art of simplifying things.
Geometrics said, "At the beginning, when you look at a children's work, you will think it's 'simple', but the knowledge behind it is actually very deep and difficult. To create a good children's picture book, you need to accumulate culture, and you really can't rush it. Geometric realized that creating a children's picture book is a very difficult task, not only must the pictures and the text be excellent, but also the most important thing is to consider the "children" as the target audience.

"Children's picture books may be 'simple' but they are definitely not 'childish'".

Storytelling skills make or break a work.

What are the characteristics of a good story for young children? A good story should be able to move children. Children are the most honest and critical audience. If the story itself is not moving and interesting, no matter how beautiful the images and fancy forms are, they will not be able to attract children to walk into the story and read it into their hearts. A good story should be able to bring fun. Watching a picture book or animation should be fun in itself, so don't think that if you are creating a story for children, it must be didactic, as too much dogma is one of the problems that make children feel uninterested. How to make a simple story interesting, moving and meaningful is the biggest challenge. A good story should be able to incorporate the sense of life appropriately. For young children, stories should be close to their life experiences.

A good story is one that speaks from the point of view of the child.

For example, in 'My Father Rabbit', the story of a father with brain injury is told from the child's point of view, and the child learns about his father's fear from the process of not understanding to accepting his father; and in 'Papa's Little Red Umbrella', the story of a bear breaking through many obstacles to deliver a little red umbrella to Papa Bear on a rainy day is also told. All of these stories reverse the roles of "caregiver" and "cared for" and are told from a different perspective. Good stories need to be matured in time and culture. Good stories can materialize children's life experiences and feelings, and lead them to transcend the limitations of life - to the past, the future, or to the world of imagination. Taiwan's cultural and creative industries are in full bloom at the present time, but cultural literacy is still very thin, and many young people have weak sensibilities, so it is necessary to strengthen the connotations of aesthetics and emotion in overall education. It is necessary to strengthen the connotation of aesthetics and sentiment in the overall education. I look forward to the publication of more good books, so that children can enjoy a childhood full of good stories!