Description Book Introduction To read a picture book is to read your child. Picture books are where the hearts of parents and children meet. Seo Cheon-seok, who has become one of our era's leading parenting mentors through active work across various media, has published Reading Children's Hearts Through Picture Books, a work filled with warm affection and deep analysis of picture books. Emphasizing that the true owners of picture books are children, not adults, the author gently guides parents through how children's ever-changing inner worlds are reflected in picture books, and how parents can better understand a child's inner life that is so different from their own. Covering over 100 domestic and international picture books, this book offers a comprehensive view of today's picture book landscape. Through Seo Cheon-seok's characteristically sensitive and caring interpretations, readers will feel comfort and encouragement extended to parents worn down by child-rearing and to children striving to move through each stage of growth. The author hopes this book will become a treasured resource for parents wishing to understand their child's heart, for adults wishing to soothe the child within themselves, and for writers and readers seeking a deeper understanding of the world of picture books. Table of Contents Author's Note Why Should We Read Picture Books to Children? When Should We Start Reading Picture Books to Children? What Kinds of Picture Books Should We Read? Chapter 1: Developmental Tasks by Age and Picture Book Reading Understanding Object Permanence Repetition and Learning Through Play Immersion and Exploration Attachment and Love Serving as a Mirror Formation of Self-Esteem Passing Through the Monster Phase Development of Sociability Understanding Parents Imagination, the Power to Overcome Reality Growth Through Adventure Challenging Conventions and Establishing Identity Understanding Time and Change Chapter 2: Symbols That Capture Children's Hearts Poop, a Child's Precious Alter Ego The Bear, Where Warmth and Wildness Coexist The Train, a Child's Dream of Escape The Forest, a World of Taboo and Unconscious Healing Clouds, the Eternal Playground of Imagination The Sea, a Symbol of Life's Turbulence The Shadow, the Unacknowledged Other Self Grandfathers and Grandmothers as a Child's Future Snow, a Symbol of New Beginnings Chapter 3: For Children Facing Emotional Difficulties The Sad Child The Angry Child The Anxious Child The Fearful Child The Shy Child The Mischievous Child The Child Who Throws Tantrums The Child Afraid of Animals The Child Afraid to Face the World The Child Who Struggles with Separation from Parents The Child Who Struggles with Sibling Relationships The Child Who Feels Lonely Within the Family The Rebellious Child The Child with a Disability The Child Living in a Dangerous World The Child Who Needs to Grieve a Loss Chapter 4: Picture Books Parents Recommend, Picture Books Children Want When Parents Talk to Children About Love Sleep and Dreams, Children's Half-World Morality and Sociability as Presented in Picture Books