Most psychologists, readers, and successful people worldwide can recall a moment when they came across a life-changing idea, especially when their eyes were glued to a fiction storybook.
You can recall a dog-eared story about an ancient kingdom or a magical fairytale if you’re an avid reader. Or, do you remember hiding a flashlight under your blanket to discover the end of a horror story?
Choosing an exciting storybook for your kid will encourage them to learn new things, develop their imagination, build their vocabulary, stimulate their curiosity, and help them treasure beautiful memories. Once your child is on the road to growth, gifting them a book will improve their comprehension and writing skills.
Consider these things when choosing the best fiction books for young children. Let’s take a look at them.
- Choose Good Books
Select books that will help your kid to learn more about imaginary worlds. However, the lives led by the characters should be something your child can always relate to. Even if the story’s setting revolves around fairies and monsters, the characters should be optimistic. It will encourage your child to discover the joys of overcoming challenges.
- Books Teach us Important Lessons.
Whether your child is interested in reading the story of The Tortoise and The Hare that teaches them about the value of steady progress or grasping the numerical, the number of days in a week, or the name of fruits- a good book will help your child to learn effortlessly.
Choose short storybooks that will deliver a critical moral at the end or impart essential skills like counting, seasons, colors, or the alphabet.
- Don’t Pick Books that are Confined to your taste.
Libby Gleeson, a famous children’s author, states that when parents are looking forward to choosing the best book for their kids, they should give up the willingness to stick to the books they were fond of at a young age. Your child’s interests can differ from yours when it comes to classics. Gleeson states children are changing with the ever-changing world.
- They Should be Easy to Understand
Choose a book with a few tough words- remember the book should also feature a glossary covering all the difficult words and their meanings. If your child finds it difficult to read, read it aloud with them. There’s nothing wrong when introducing your children to a bit of complex language. However, if you think the concepts and language will refrain them from enjoying the tale- replace it with a simple book.
- Books with Strong Illustrations
If your kid’s age is between four to eight, you can choose books with clear, colorful, and vivid images. Choose storybooks that come with beautiful illustrations and can form a storyline. You can choose a wordless book and ask your child to interpret the images to write an intriguing story.
- Picture Storybooks
Storybooks with colorful and clear images will help your child understand and visualize things more clearly. They’ll get an opportunity to use their creativity and think out of the box.
