Description On the 10th Anniversary of 'Let's Give Our Child Wings of Books' A Word Before the Book Books and Children What Books Mean in a Child's Life Why It's Good to Read Aloud to Children Why Don't Children Read? There's No Need to Rush Learning Hangeul! The Reading Environment Surrounding Children The Importance of Reading Instruction Building a Classroom Library Never Take Your Child to the Bookstore?! Creating an Environment Where Children Can Grow Close to Books Children's Books and Adults Do as I Say, Not as I Do The Hidden Power Behind a Reading Environment Reading Instruction Is Not a Side Job A Teacher Is Not a Religious Missionary I Am Part of the Reading Movement The Story of Children's Libraries Let's Join the Reading Movement Change Our Thinking, Root Out the Problem Enough with the Melodrama! Enough with Books Like These! Is 'The Little Prince' Really Suitable for Children to Read? The Utterly Distorted 'Our Twisted Hero' Translation Means Approaching the Author's Heart Is Cutting Out Newspaper Clippings Really NIE? Misguided Fixed Ideas About Books A Look at Recommended Reading Lists Prejudice Against Picture Books Picture Books, the First Step into Reading Picture Books Are the First Works of Art Children Encounter Choosing Picture Books That Match Your Child Picture Books in My Travel Bag Choosing Books Another Standard for Choosing Books in an Age of Globalization Choosing Books for a Visit to the Royal Palace Mom, Buddha Has Bare Feet Let's Read Myths, the Roots of Western Civilization Encyclopedias and Plant Guides You Can Look at but Never Find What You Need Choosing an Encyclopedia Topics That Deserve Attention in Children's Books Topics That Must Be Addressed in Children's Books Stories That Carry Prejudice Beyond Alternative Fairy Tales Sending Children's Books to North Korea Reading and the Arts Can't Study, Doesn't Like Books, So Let's Have Them Learn an Instrument? Sumi Jo's 'Peter and the Wolf' Picture Books Are Export Products Too What Gets in the Way When Talking with Children What to Avoid When Talking with Children That Dreaded Book Report Don't Do Your Child's Book Report Homework for Them Diaries: Writing for Yourself The True Meaning of Processing What You've Read Conclusion – A Life Made Happy Through Books What Will Hunting Needed The Teacher I Met Through Books Saving the World Through Books Books Mentioned in This Book Into the Book When you read to your child at bedtime, eyes meeting theirs, they blink slowly until, before you know it, they drift off to sleep. Seeing that peaceful face, you completely forget the frustrations of the day's mischief and feel as though an angel has descended into your home. You pat their round little back, kiss their soft, downy cheek, and gaze down at your sleeping child. In that moment, you forget the busyness of life and are wrapped, if only briefly, in happiness. Perhaps the person who benefits most from reading to a child is you, the parent, yourself. –p.25 By the time children reach 5th or 6th grade, they start heading off in small groups to large bookstores. As a parent, you might think, 'How admirable, going to a bookstore!' But that's far from the whole story—it's actually a big mistake to assume so. Large bookstores don't stock only good books; plenty of poor-quality ones line the shelves too. And the books most visible to children's eyes tend to be comics and lighter reads. Expecting children to sit on the noisy floor of a large bookstore and read quality books is simply unrealistic. Children need adult guidance until they develop the judgment to choose good books on their own. Until then, let's set aside the idea that children should choose entirely for themselves! –p.31 Picture books are the very first works of art a child encounters. A well-illustrated picture book is, in itself, a work of art. Children look at their favorite picture books several times a day, and sometimes the pages wear out so much that a new copy of the same book must be bought. You can imagine how great an influence a picture book has when viewed over a hundred times. So what standard can ordinary people use to judge whether the art in a picture book has real artistic value? Truly good illustrations make even non-critics want to cut them out and hang them on the wall. Somehow, looking at them makes your heart feel warm, excited, or brings a smile to your face... Art that touches the heart is, after all, the very best. –p.149