German best-selling picture book, the works of Ediet Shieber Wick, winner of Austrian Youth Literature Award; It seems to be a story with a wide brain opening, but in fact it implies many abilities such as social communication and artistic creation, which can stimulate children's cherish of friendship and enthusiasm for creation.
Brief introduction to the story
Qiqi rabbit is a different rabbit. It doesn't want to spend Easter alone, so it just wants to invent a "machine for finding friends"
In the process of invention, it met different friends and saw that friends had different troubles. According to the needs of these friends, it invented "carrot washing machine", "Easter egg drawing machine", "preventing foxes from attacking rabbit's nest" and "confusing hunter machine". These ingenious devices helped friends.
Although Qiqi Rabbit didn't invent the "machine for finding friends" in the end, it gained friends and was no longer lonely.
Aesthetic appreciation
There are many "Da Vinci elements" in the story, which started from the cover. Qiqi Rabbit has a brush between his ears and a palette in his hand. In front of him is a portrait of a person, which looks like a rabbit, but it is actually Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece Mona Lisa, which is very interesting.
The story style is fresh and lovely, the characters are simple and interesting, and the seemingly unfathomable inventions are displayed by the author with lines and stick figures, which are easy for children to understand and accept.
Power of words
Qiqi Rabbit's desire to invent a "machine for finding friends" implies its desire for friendship, which is also in line with the real psychology of children.
There are many idioms and metaphors in the story, which can exercise children's logical thinking and language expression ability well, such as: being different, racking their brains, etc. When parents talk with their children in bandu, they should try to use the original text as much as possible, even if the children don't understand for a while, it doesn't matter, just take this opportunity to consult relevant materials together and deepen their impressions.
Observe the details
When Qiqi Rabbit invents different devices for friends, the design drawings are very interesting, which cover a lot of knowledge: mathematics, physics, geography, etc. You can discuss with your children or do it yourself, and encourage them no matter what the result is.
The tools invented by Qiqi Rabbit are particularly rich, which can be carefully observed by children, and you can also find similar tools and equipment at home. When Qiqi rabbit invented different devices, its expression and manner changed, and it was proud and happy.
Surprise eggs
The appearance of Qiqi rabbit in the title page imitates the painter Leonardo da Vinci's "Study on the proportion of Vitruvian people", which is the research and discovery of human body proportion and golden section. Parents can enjoy this work with their children.
Leonardo da Vinci was a genius. Like Qiqi Rabbit in the story, he designed airplanes, parachutes and bicycles. At the same time, he is also a biologist, geographer, painter, sculptor, mathematician, inventor, philosopher, fable, musician, physician, anatomist, geologist, botanist, writer, construction engineer, military engineer and cartographer.
Parenting enlightenment
How to let children learn to make friends? Parents should give more guidance, give full companionship and love at the age when children need it most, encourage children to participate in social activities, and avoid withdrawn behaviors; Learn to communicate with friends. When we greet our friends with an open mind, we will certainly reap precious friendship.
How to encourage children to create? Parents can take their children to visit the science and technology museum, stimulate their interest in invention and creation, encourage their children to operate with their hands, and do it with their children, so as to cultivate their sense of accomplishment and creativity in the company of parents and children.