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Childrens books - Through books and stories, children learn to cope more constructively with complex emotions like fear and jealousy or stressful experiences like starting school or moving to a new neighborhood. | |
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| Children often identify strongly with storybook characters, fanciful or
realistic, and indirectly work through their day-to-day problems by reading
about others' similar problems and solutions. Children take comfort in knowing
they are not alone. Once you find a particular book at the library or bookstore, read it through before sharing it with your child to determine whether it will help your child make sense out of his or her feelings. Books can form a vital springboard for parent-child discussion. To enhance the therapeutic value of books for your child: Select books that sensitively portray a similar problem or emotion your child is experiencing. |
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You might gently introduce your child to the book by saying it is about an experience
the main character is having with a certain problem or feeling. Do not make a direct association between your child and the storybook character. In addition, do not force your child to read or listen to a story. (Older children are usually resistant to a direct book recommendation from a parent. Instead, have books on topics like divorce, death, or sex education openly available.) Read the book over and over again. Your child needs time not only to absorb how the character handled the situation, but also to think about how the problem and solution might personally apply. Informally discuss the problems and concerns of the book's main character. Listen to your child's interpretation of the feelings and expectations of the main character. Stop to answer all of the questions your child asks. Your conversation is more important than the story itself. Finally, tell your child about a time in your childhood when you experienced a similar feeling of vulnerability, fear, excitement, or disappointment. Parents, educators, librarians, and poetry enthusiasts have wondered for years how to get children really interested in poetry. Until now, there hasn't been a collection of poems and poets that spoke directly to that elusive audience. Poetry Speaks to Children cracks through that barrier by packaging the best poems by the best authors along with a CD-making the engrossing and often mischievous verses come alive in the voices of many of the creators. Poetry Speaks to Children reaches into the world of poetry and pulls out the elements children love: rhyme, rhythm, fun and, every once in a while, a little mischief. More than 90 poems, for children ages six and up, celebrate the written word and feature a lineup of beloved poets, including: Roald Dahl; J. R. R. Tolkien; Robert Frost; Gwendolyn Brooks; Ogden Nash; John Ciardi; Langston Hughes; Sonia Sanchez; Seamus Heaney; Canada's best-loved children's poet, Dennis Lee; Rita Dove; Billy Collins; Nikki Giovanni and X. J. Kennedy. On the accompanying CD, 52 of the poems are brought to life-most read by the poets themselves-allow the reader to hear the words as the poets intended. Hear Gwendolyn Brooks growl her rhyming verse poem "The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves, or, What You Are You Are" with verve and inflection-relaying the story of the striped cat who "rushed to the jungle fair for something fine to wear," much to the hoots of his jungle peers. Amid jeers, sneers and sighs, the tiger eventually learns to be comfortable in his own striped skin (or fur as it were!). Follow Ogden Nash as he tells of the brave little Isabel, who "didn't worry, didn't scream or scurry" when confronted with a ravenous bear, a one-eyed giant or a troublesome doctor. Her clever solutions to problems ("She turned the witch into milk and drank her") will keep even the most reluctant readers interested. Turn the page and tune in . . . kids won't be the only ones hooked! |
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