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At My Playroom, we envision picture books as a lot more than just mere stories; they are one pathway to learning and development. Our handpicked collection will cater to the nurturing language, social skills, creativity, and emotional intelligence of the 3-5-year-olds.
Between 3 and 5 years, children grow a lot in such features as cognitive, emotional, and social ones. In this respect, picture books become an important tool for teaching those basic ideas, such as colours, shapes, and numbers, in some sort of game-like way. They inculcate very initial stages of concentration and listening, even creative skills since words started matching pictures in an understandable language in the context of the surrounding world.
Books with illustrations make it easier to learn new words and structures that might be used in sentences. Through illustrations those words are brought closer to meanings, making it easier to understand the language. This would result in children synthesizing the word identification and meaning that picture reading brings with word-to-word connections.
A lot of the picture books are centred around emotions, friendship, and day-to-day hardships children go through. Recapturing fears, learning how to -say- it feels, or getting through relationships will provide an opportunity for a child to grasp and respond to emotions. Such books would give consolation to him and lead the child to a safe area where to go and discuss his emotions.
Picture books introduce diversified characters and situations to children for the development of empathy and appreciation for differences. A way to teach politeness, sharing, and respect is taught to kids through stories. Therefore, picture books become the medium for teaching values socially toward developing a sense of compassion among children.
Picture books inspire creativity in children due to their imaginative plots and colourful illustrations. Most stories take them to some enchanted land where they fantasize and create; hence, thinking out of the box. Interactive books with textures and flaps also invite the child into a tactile experience for further enhancement of cognitive skills.
Reading together is one good way for parents to be close to their children. The picture books offer shared experiences that promote communication, discussion, and literacy. This together taken time will generate closeness and will inculcate the reading habit at an early age.
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View full detailsISBN: 9780141329949 By: Eric Carle A beautiful re-issue of this bestselling format - wiggle, munch and count your way through this book!Eric Carle...
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View full detailsBy: Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson, Lisa Kennedy (Illustrator) ISBN: 9781925936315 Age 3-6 Our Way is old.Older than the red earth.Older than flicker...
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View full detailsISBN: 9780789213822 Flip and flop heads, tails, and bodies to make 1,000 remarkable birds!From the best-selling illustrator of Mix-a-Mutt, Flip-o-s...
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Where is the Green Sheep? (Board Book) by Mem Fox, Judy Horacek Kids Picture Book Australian Authors
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View full detailsA deeply satisfying, laugh-out-loud treasure trove of visual tricks and rhyming reveals, destined to become a picture-book classic!Is this a pear? ...
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Guess How Much I Love You Out and About in 100 words (Board Book) by Sam McBratney Kids Picture Book
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View full detailsHead out for a building site adventure in this fun-filled, interactive counting book!Find cute and colourful counters to move and simple prompts to...
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View full detailsThis beautiful hardback gift edition presents J. M. Barrie's classic children's story, Peter Pan, featuring original full-colour illustrations and...
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View full detailsISBN: 9780008520953 A spectacular concept board book from world-renowned artist Oliver Jeffers, based on his million-copy selling, global phenomeno...
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View full detailsISBN: 9781760680640 The Feelings Series are beautifully produced picture books that cover different emotional concepts for young children.The Feeli...
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View full detailsISBN: 9781943200009 "What do you do with a problem? Especially one that follows you around and doesn't seem to be going away? Do you worry about it...
View full detailsISBN: 9780241003008 By: Eric Carle "In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf."*********The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a classic children...
View full detailsWHY YOU'LL LOVE IT Screen free fun for little ones 120 pages of nature inspired activities for kids Perfect for kids aged 4 - 7 years old w...
View full detailsby Jess Racklyeft ISBN: 9781925972917 Tides will rise and moons will fall,I’ll be beside you through it all. Filled with love, hope and possibil...
View full detailsISBN: 9780143787181By: Anna Walker From this master picture-book creator comes a warm, funny and empowering story about overcoming fear, and the un...
View full detailsAuthor: Frane LessacISBN: 9781760652272 On a coral reef in the big blue sea, count the ocean creatures 1, 2, 3.Count from one giant whale shark all...
View full detailsISBN: 9781633226241By: Jessie FordFor Ages: 3+ years old Presents a colourful world of possibilities - from astronaut to zoologist and everything i...
View full detailsFrom desert dinosaurs and ice age animals to mighty mammals and powerful predators, this colourful book is packed with 199 creatures that lived lon...
View full detailsJoin Spot on a busy day as he finds lots of new friends to play with in this classic lift-the-flap tale - the perfect companion title to the bestse...
View full detailsHello! I'm Costa.I love nature, and my garden is a place filled with much to explore and discover.Fruits are like little treasures that grow on tre...
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