Well, I have always known that I liked Children’s books, but it wasn’t until I took a Children’s Lit class my senior year of college that I really understood why. The class was one of my favorites of my entire college career, and in class we had many discussions about what things meant in children’s books. After talking about how each illustration represents something in a picture book, and how the theme in an early chapter book teaches young children about life issues, I finally realized something:
The kids don’t know they are learning all of that! Children take the written page at face value and they learn so much from stories that they don’t even realize they are learning. Through picture books and YA Novels children are learning about life, nature, music, culture, friendship, history, growing up and much much more! As adults, we look at literature with a critical eye and talk about what it “means”.
Children hear a story or read a book and tell you whether or not they LIKED it! I love what literature has the opportunity to teach children when they don’t even realize they are learning. But don’t tell them…it will be our little secret.
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