"What Makes A Good Children's Book?" Part 2 - Adventure By Suzy Davies, Copyright 09/21/2016. All Rights Reserved. No Copying.
Adventure.
Clearly, while characters promote empathetic understanding in boys, as well as in girls, a sense of adventure in a children's book will help develop self-assurance and assertiveness in a child, irrespective of gender, so that they are prepared for when they venture out, and discover the world for themselves.
Books provide a risk-free rehearsal for life, from the relative safety of home. When kids read, they find out, through this virtual kind of travel, their own likes and dislikes, and their preferences. They discover who they are, their potentials and their possibilities.
When children read about tales of derring-do, the world seems to be an exciting place; when different escapades are introduced, and the characters gain mastery over their environment, this is all to the good.
Children sense that they have some power in the world, and that they can adapt to circumstances and situations, as they emerge and change.
Indeed, good children's books inspire kids, and make the world a bigger, more inviting place, to explore and enjoy.
In the next part of this article, I will introduce more key elements of what makes a good children's book.
Copyright Suzy Davies, 09/20/2016. All Rights Reserved. No Copying.
Clearly, while characters promote empathetic understanding in boys, as well as in girls, a sense of adventure in a children's book will help develop self-assurance and assertiveness in a child, irrespective of gender, so that they are prepared for when they venture out, and discover the world for themselves.
Books provide a risk-free rehearsal for life, from the relative safety of home. When kids read, they find out, through this virtual kind of travel, their own likes and dislikes, and their preferences. They discover who they are, their potentials and their possibilities.
When children read about tales of derring-do, the world seems to be an exciting place; when different escapades are introduced, and the characters gain mastery over their environment, this is all to the good.
Children sense that they have some power in the world, and that they can adapt to circumstances and situations, as they emerge and change.
Indeed, good children's books inspire kids, and make the world a bigger, more inviting place, to explore and enjoy.
In the next part of this article, I will introduce more key elements of what makes a good children's book.
Copyright Suzy Davies, 09/20/2016. All Rights Reserved. No Copying.
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