Mar 13 (edited) • Discussion
The Purpose of Children's Books
Having edited two children's books for my protégé, I once asked her this question or something like it:
Do you think it is important for a children's book to have a moral?
I originally thought for a long time that children's books should have a moral to teach children some kind of life lesson. But, as my protégé pointed out, Children sometimes just need to be entertained. This is so true and of course that came from a mother's perspective, which I unfortunately have not experienced. Even so, without a moral a children's book has a value beyond entertainment and that is the value of simple learning. When they read, young minds being the sponge that they are, are training in many skills, the least of which is morality. They are learning to understand communication, social interaction, and much more.
Of the many benefits of children's books, what is the greatest benefit of children's books to the child and should they be realistic or imaginative? Is it detrimental for the child to read fantasy---a frog talking, for instance---due to the fact that it is not a real thing in life. Many children's books and cartoons these days have fantastic themes and I just can't help but feel it is setting them up for failure in life. Is it possible that the fantasy children are exposed to is driving them to have unrealistic expectations in life? Could these fantasies read about in childhood be causing many young adult minds entering an unstructured world, like after they leave school, or earlier be causing the fantastic behavior seen in society today?
What do you think?
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The Purpose of Children's Books
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