By Emy Louie. Edited by MM.
It has been said that everything you ever learned, you learned in kindergarten. I am reminded of this all the time when I read children’s books.
Why I read children’s books:
Children’s books are short — especially the books for pre-schoolers. I love short books because I can read them in five to ten minutes. Even for non-children books, when I see an article or a book, I tend to look at the shorter article or book first! Let’s see…I have a choice…read a 200 page book or a 1000 page book? I pick up the 200 page book first.
Children’s books teach usually just one lesson, and I can retain the lesson because there is just one lesson and the lesson is a simple one, such as team-work, visiting a friend, finding a hobby.
Sure, children’s books present simple and basic lessons, but we all forget basic lessons once in a while or we forget basic lessons often! I am surprised when I read a children’s book at night and that lesson applies directly to my work during the day!
So enjoy a children’s book today and enjoy it often!
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