Dream children's education

Text | Ma Wei Mu Ying

In 1959, a book entitled "What should you say? Was introduced to China. This book is one of the few picture books suitable for children aged 0-3 in Cadillac Award.

Most of the picture books of Cadillac Award are suitable for children aged 3, 5 or even older. Although few are suitable for children under 3 years old, it can be said that this book is a classic and rarely steps on thunder!

What should you say in this book? "It is a book full of childlike interest and imagination, so that children who babble can learn languages, master language logic, and understand how to use picture books of civilized and polite languages in any occasion.

For example:

When introducing his "elephant baby" to the child, the picture book tells the child to say hello: hello!

When getting help from the other party, the picture book tells the child to use "thank you" as a linguistic reward.

When you accidentally bump into someone, the picture book tells the child to apologize and say "I'm sorry"

1 1 life scenes, teaching children to learn 1 1 polite expressions.

From the cultural background, the picture rendered by maurice sendak, the painter of picture books, has a strong European and American style.

There are medieval knights and legendary dragons in the picture;

There are cowboys and Indians in the western United States;

There are English court dances. ...

Although some characters do not exist in life, every scene is close to life, so that children will not only be interested in reading, but also remember what the corresponding polite expressions are in each scene. When reading, parents and children will remember the language before applying it to their lives.

"What should you say? There is also a supporting article called "What should you do? "Not only teach children polite language, but also guide children how to treat others with self-cultivation and courtesy on different occasions. It can be said that it is the first book to improve children's emotional intelligence!

This book also introduces the historical and cultural background of the Knights of the Round Table and Robin Hood.

Maurice Sandak, the painter of this book, is also a writer who has won Cadillac Award for many times. Her "Animal Country" with the theme of children's emotions is really a classic among the classics. I especially like her painting style, full of imagination and a little childlike.

Guess what God said is also a set of polite expressions for children over 2 years old. There are two books in the series, one is Two Generals Hum and Ha, and the other is Hong Haier and Nezha.

The characters are all in China's inherent traditional culture, and they are all immortals.

For example, Nezha, Hong Haier and the Monkey King are immortals in The Journey to the West.

Kuafu and other immortals in Shan Hai Jing;

Immortals in folklore stories such as Chang 'e and Magic Pen Ma Liang; There are also Fu Lushou immortals in the traditional religious culture of China. ...

If parents and partners prefer to edify their children with the culture of China, then perhaps these two books are more suitable for such parents.

Moreover, the child has always been in the atmosphere of traditional culture. He may be the first to know who these characters are and where they come from. He may have a more sense of substitution than the Knights of the Round Table and the Western Cowboys!

Judging from the content presented in the picture book, "Guess What the Fairy Said" also uses stories and scenes to guide children to use polite language.

Each book has 14 scenes, and each page will first tell a short story about this immortal, such as how the Monkey King was crushed under Wuzhishan and what difficulties Kuafu encountered every day. Then, with this short story as the background, introduce a scene where polite expressions are used to guide children to skillfully use different civilized expressions in specific scenes.

At the end of each short story, there is also a story-telling session for mothers. Parents who guide their parents to read will substitute this polite expression into real life and ask their children questions to see if they have mastered this polite expression!

From the childlike interest of painting style, different people have different views. My baby likes Cadillac Silver Award "What Should You Say" (maybe there is a princess in it? Personally, I prefer Cadillac's blue lines full of childlike style.

From the perspective of wide coverage, Cadillac Silver Award "What should you say? Sister, what should you do? The civilized behavior of guiding children comes from polite language and involves a wider range.

Admittedly, the development of picture books in Europe and America is indeed more advanced than that in China, and the tide of picture books only flooded into China around 2000, and it took nearly 20 years for the public to gradually recognize them.