Recently, I've been bringing picture story books to the office everyday, showing them mainly to the people in my team. There are three distinct responses.One of them have always been interested in picture story books, enjoys and comment on them critically.
One of them really loves them, spend a long time reading each book I brought back, and often exclaimed "This is a very touching story" or "These books are very meaningful" He said he never read such stories during free time, but has recently declared that he really wants to buy some and decided to go to the bookstore with me during the weekend. (He's now google-ing one of my favourite children's book author/illustrator Shaun Tan)
The third one can't understand most of the books I brought back, often ask "is this the end? what happens next?" But have secretly bought the books I showed him.lol
They also shared with me the books they like, one of them draw CG with his friend,and the other draws comics. But they told me not to show their creative work (website) to others in the office...
What effects can Children literature have on adults?
(picture: From Shaun Tan's - The Arrival, a long wordless story of immigrants. Highly highly recommended, go to the nearest bookshop and have a look. Also look out for The Rabbit - a story about Colonisation written from the perspective of the colonised.)
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