小天使（1526)-有些事說清楚還是比較好(好書推薦）

by 睿ma

孩子很小的時候我就開始給他讀書，先是讀的無字書（他們最喜歡的是瑞士莫妮克的小老鼠無字書共８本），百科全書（中文的）， Baby Faces ，後來開始讀英文的，各種係列： Clifford ， Elmo ， Thomas ， Dora ， Pooh 等等。當然了，中文的也沒放棄：各種童話，三毛等。

孩子慢慢地大了，去 Pre-school 了，和小朋友的交往也越來越多了，我開始給他讀一些關於 Manners 方麵的書。其實這樣的書也不用找，因為基本每一個係列的書都有涉及這方麵的。需要特別提一提的有三套： Jane Yolen 的 How Do Dinosaurs 係列， David Shannon 的 David 係列和中文的基於 Pooh Bear 的《全麵解決育子難題的動人故事》。事實上前兩套是一位在美國教書的朋友推薦的，她說她用來做教材。

上麵提的幾套書的優點我就不提了，反正我孩子非常喜歡，百讀不厭，說說缺點吧。這些書呢基本上都是以動物為主人公，采取童話的形式向孩子講述某一個方麵的好行為。我想作者這樣寫也有他／她的好處，就是孩子容易接受，畢竟卡通動物總是孩子的最愛。可基於我自己的觀察實踐，孩子雖然喜歡這些故事，可有時候很難聯係到自己，更不要提能應用在和小朋友交往的實際中。

在教會主日學進行的 Character Training 係列中，朋友向我推薦了另外一套書，說實話不太出名，但看過後我發現內容非常地好，恰恰彌補了前麵幾套書的欠缺。看看書名吧：

Reach Out and Give

Accept and Value Each Person

Share and Take Turns

Talk and Work Out

Understand and Care

Listen and Learn

Join In and Play

Be Polite and Kind

Try and Stick With It

Know and Follow Rules

Respect and Take Care of Things

When I Feed Afraid

Be Careful and Stay Safe

Be Honest and Tell the Truth

這套書的一個顯著特點就象我剛說的一樣：直接。每本書都基於一個主題，用鮮明簡潔的圖畫表明不同的場景下怎樣才是 good manners ，怎樣才是好的 Characters 。每頁隻有一個句子，非常適合 Preschool 或者 Kindergarten 的孩子自己讀。另外一個重要的特色就是書的結尾有專門供父母加深孩子概念的參考：包括每頁可以和孩子討論的問題，可以和孩子一起做的手工，一起玩的遊戲（這比較適合我這樣的懶人哦。）

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful: An excellent series--get them all!, January 10, 2006 By A House or Readers "Sharon Rey-Barreau" (Kentucky, USA) I would highly recommend any of the books in this series by Cheri Meiners. This book has been especially helpful as my 5-year-old sometimes encounters children who *don't* share well or want to take turns. These books caught my eye because the writing level is just right for pre-K and kindergarten children. Truthful without being preachy or overly wordy, the series shows children and family members from many different ethnic groups in the colorful illustrations, and each book addresses issues which are developmentally critical to this particular age group: sharing, taking turns, being afraid, listening, respecting others, helping out at home, etc. These books have given us a starting point to discuss problems at school or interacting with others, and have helped my son to have more empathy for his peers....I am hopeful that this quality will serve him well as he continues on to kindergarten and elementary school. It is exciting to hear him use ideas from this series to problem solve.