| "body"> | | | | can relate to our nation today? With unemployment |
| Do you have an imagination? Ever wanted to captain | | | | at an all time high, so many people out of work and |
| a pirate ship? Or soar high among the clouds like a | | | | hunger an ever pressing problem these days, placing |
| bird? Or how about exploring another galaxy far | | | | a story such as one which teaches to love his or her |
| beyond our solar system? Great kids books can do | | | | neighbor regardless of the color of their skin or the |
| this and more when placed in the hands of an | | | | language that they speak, giving a child a book that |
| inspiring child eager to explore his or her imagination. | | | | teaches them about helping those in need will not |
| I know that I did when I was a child. I can still recall | | | | just have an impact on their lives, but it will |
| to this day, (and it's been quite a long time mind you) | | | | eventually influence the lives they touch as they get |
| of reading stories about jungles and castles. Flying on | | | | older. |
| the back of a huge creature to an emerald city or | | | | Let's face it, kids these days have so many issues to |
| adventuring deep into the heart of the Amazon | | | | deal with. It can be frustrating for any parent or |
| jungle and finding a city made of gold. I would lock | | | | grandparent to deal with so many issues in a society |
| myself for hours in my room and begin the trek into | | | | that seems to keep losing its way. And to be honest, |
| the vast world of make believe by an author who | | | | it's difficult, or it can be anyway, to entrust a child to |
| truly understood the wonders of a good imagination. | | | | many books or preschool childrens books that one |
| Grown ups love to read and children are no different. | | | | might be unsure about what to give to their child. So |
| Reading great kids books can bring about a sense of | | | | what do we do as parents or uncles or |
| meaning or understanding to what is going on in the | | | | grandparents? We do the research, or at least take |
| world. Preschool childrens books can be a wonderful | | | | a look at what is available and if the book has a |
| way for children to learn, understand, to share | | | | spiritual appeal which incorporates traditional Christian |
| feelings or concerns and even emotions. For a child, | | | | values, you can be assured that you will find those |
| nothing can be as cozy as snuggling up in a warm | | | | particular books ideal when placing into the hands of a |
| blanket on a cold winters evening with a great kids | | | | child whose mind is open to new ideas and |
| book; or reading that one special book with Mom or | | | | meaningful teachings that reflect your own Christian |
| Dad or even Grandma, or Grandpa. | | | | values. |
| Or maybe it's a warm and sunny summer afternoon | | | | I have a two year old niece and she is a doll. Even at |
| and your child has found themselves sitting down | | | | two she is alert and always running from one thing to |
| next to a creek, their feet dangling in the crisp cool | | | | the next as everything seems new to her, and of |
| water as they read about a young boy hitching a ride | | | | course it is. But I also noticed that during the late |
| on a Delta Queen. Regardless of what they are | | | | afternoon, she will casually walk over to her basket |
| reading, the opportunities are unlimited and the | | | | of preschool childrens books, many were supplied by |
| stories they will get from each turn of the page will | | | | myself and the many family members we have, and |
| last forever. | | | | she will sit down and begin to look at everything, |
| Great kids books capture a child's imagination. It can | | | | touching, feeling, laughing and of course yelling when |
| take a child into a new world far from their everyday | | | | she can't turn the pages fast enough. So what does |
| life and touch their mind with the gift of learning in a | | | | that mean? Her mind is open and ready to learn. |
| way that other media formats cannot. When parents | | | | The first few years of a child are the most |
| open up a young mind through the wonders of | | | | important of any as their brains begin to develop |
| preschool childrens books or through great kids | | | | more, their understanding starts to expand and their |
| books, then the opportunity for imagination, | | | | reasoning matches their logic skills. |
| development and learning will begin to unfold in that | | | | But the most important thing is the fact that it is |
| child and enable him or her to expand beyond their | | | | during this crucial time in their lives that they will learn |
| reach in ways that we cannot even imagine. | | | | morals and why it is so important to love others as |
| This is the power of God's gift to us, through our | | | | they are loved. This is the place that they will find |
| creativity. | | | | and this is where we as parents and Uncles and |
| Jesus told many stories that are all recorded in the | | | | Grandparents can gather quietly with them and share |
| Bible. One of his most important lessons that we | | | | the joy and the experiences they will discover all |
| have learned from, or should, is the parable of the | | | | within the pages of a magical place and time - within |
| Good Samaritan. Think about that story and how it | | | | great kids books. |