Best books for kids ages 4-6

As the famous Russian writer Maxim Gorky said, "I owe everything good to the book ... People stop thinking when they stop reading" ...

Indeed, his words have a meaning in our modern world. The world of books is amazing, it allows you to learn, recognize and develop. Children between the ages of four and six learn a lot from books, they allow them to distinguish between good and evil, to determine what is bad and what is good. Modern children's literature is not only interesting, it is more informative and exciting. Young "why" learn a lot of interesting things from the books that their parents read to them while they are still small. Children of preschool age are interested in everything. Which one to choose among the best books for children from 4 to 6 years old.

A bit of history

It is interesting that it is difficult to name the exact date when literature for children appeared in Russia. At first, it was mixed with folk literature, which included fairy tales, fables, epics and legends. However, some scientists and researchers are of the opinion that such literature has existed for a long time, but has not survived to our times. In those distant times, at rich houses, elderly women were often kept, who shared fairy tales and songs with children.

Handwritten collections of fairy tales appeared in the second half of the 12th century, and they began to write especially for children only in the 17th century.

In those distant times, children's literature was significantly different from what we are accustomed to today. The bulk was represented by religious and moral literature. Such books were considered a source and a means of children's education, religious themes could be found in alphabets and primers.

A new stage in the development of the history of children's literature can be called the period of the reign of Peter 1. It was he who paid attention to children's education and believed that without the right literature there would be no full-fledged education. The purpose of children's literature is upbringing and education. During this period, alphabets, primers and other educational and cognitive literature began to appear.

Light reading genres such as fables and ballads, fairy tales and legends, novels and ballads appear.

In the second half of the 18th century, children's literature began its active development. Such well-known writers as M.V. Lomonosov, A.P. Sumarokov make their significant contribution to its development. Derzhavin G.R. and many others. However, it should be noted that many ideas were borrowed from other writers of foreign countries (France, Austria, Germany). Speaking about the genres of children's literature, these were stories and stories, poems and odes.

If we try to generalize the concept of children's literature, then we can say that this is literature where fairy tales and stories are generalized, stories that are interesting and cognitive for children of different ages.

The main task of literature for children is, of course, the educational and upbringing function, the development of language and the perception of various artistic images.

Signs of children's literature

Speaking about the main features of children's literature, the following should be highlighted:

• the main role is assigned to children;
• the subject matter of literary works corresponds to the age of the child;
• not too large volume, colorfulness, the presence of drawings and illustrations;
• clear and simple language;
• advantage in the works of dialogues and certain actions, minimalism of descriptions;
• description of exciting adventures and amazing stories;
• joyful and happy ending of the work;
• the educational goal of children's literature is one of the main ones.

Probably, it is difficult to overestimate the importance of the book in the life of a preschooler. Its significance is great. They allow him to broaden his horizons, to get to know the world around him better, with things, nature, animals of the worlds, in general, with everything that surrounds him every day.

Parents are those people who can instill in their child a love of books, because they are the ones who read them to him for the first time, form his preferences and tastes when choosing literature.

It is imperative to read books with him. This does not just bring them closer, it disposes children, allows them to speak out, share their impressions and experiences. Reading books aloud, children after a while begin to distinguish the structure of a literary work, understand and predict the plot. Listening to reading, they learn to think logically, which means they develop. The child will be better able to formulate his thoughts, express himself, his vocabulary will become richer and more diverse, imagination will also develop. He will develop and develop the ability to listen, this quality is important. In addition, reading helps to better understand the language and develop imagination.

As practice shows, those children to whom books were read in childhood love reading and in adulthood, they read a lot. Conversely, children who grew up in families where reading books is rare, growing up are not fond of literature.

It is important to know that forcing reading is also wrong, this approach can discourage reading altogether. Find time when the child is inclined to listen, read your favorite work. Do not refuse him and refer to personal employment, be sure to take the time and read the book to your child.

For a normal upbringing and full-fledged development, it is important for him not just communication, but when attention is paid to him, and it is joint reading that allows him to receive all this. Indeed, in the process of reading a book, a child sits next to his parents, hugging him and feeling his own warmth, he teaches a sense of security and closeness. These moments are difficult to compare with anything, they significantly affect the formation of a comfortable and cozy feeling of the world.

It is important to understand that reading books has a positive effect on the formation of values ​​in children, on their moral ideals. Indeed, often the heroes of fairy tales or stories perform different actions, experience various emotional states and situations in life that are familiar or unfamiliar to the young listener. Children often take an example from the heroes of fairy tales, learn to distinguish between good and evil, betrayal, faith and honor. Reading or listening to a book, the child worries or rejoices for the hero from the work, tries to understand him, maybe overcome some of his fears of experience.

Modern parents are more likely to worry that children today read negligible. Who is to blame for this is difficult to answer unequivocally. This is the over-employment of parents, moments of laziness, gadgetomania and, of course, the availability of the Internet, various computer games.

At present, children refuse to read, they are much more interested in the virtual space, the availability of gadgets, alas, takes reading into the background.All this fascinates children, and often prefer a computer to literature. This process should be closely monitored by adults, and the time spent behind “gadgets” should be limited.

Helpful advice for parents

• choose books with beautiful covers, bright pictures and interesting design;
• instill a love of reading from childhood;
• try to turn the reading process into something interesting and exciting;
• do not reduce the reading process to a duty, do not discourage the child from desire;
• read together, aloud with different intonations;
• when the child masters reading skills, invite him to read small works on his own, praise him;
• do not give the child a plank, do not voice the number of pages that he is obliged to read;
• give the child the right to choose, let him choose books that are interesting to him;
• discuss the material you read, do it seriously and carefully, speak yourself and give him the opportunity to speak.

What books to choose for a child

When choosing literature for a child, it is important to understand what is interesting to him at this or that stage of development. Small children are attracted not by the content of the book, but by its design, large illustrations in bright and interesting pictures.

For children aged 1.5 to 3 years, it is better to pay attention to small books made of cardboard. These can be fairy tales or small poems. It is convenient to take such books with you for a walk or a trip, you will not have to worry about her condition. A child can taste books decorated in thick cardboard. In books of this type, a lot of attention is paid to pictures that help develop children's thinking and imagination.

Children of preschool age need to choose books taking into account that its main task is the development of the child and his speech. Of course, he is still attracted by the bright and beautiful design of the book, large print letters, high-quality printing. The content is also important, choose good fairy tales and instructive stories. Books with different tasks and logic tasks are very interesting.

When a child enters adult school life, the role of beautiful illustrations decreases. The main thing in the book is its content. Offer small stories, try to keep his attention on the plot and meaning. The child will love the works of Vitaly Bianchi and Mommy-Sibiryak, Lewis Carroll. Interesting and fascinating books such as Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Clive Lewis and other adventure books with elements of mysticism and fantasy.

As a child grows up, his reading habits will also change. Offer him works with serious content, where he can think and analyze, draw conclusions and learn something new. Tell and books that were interesting to you at his age, maybe some will interest him too.

Of course, the child may be intimidated by the volume of the works, but calm him down and offer to read several pages of text. It happens that a book fascinates you so much that you don't even notice how much you've read. Offer him adventure stories, such as The Three Musketeers, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Twenty Thousand Leagues across the Sea, and many other interesting books.

Remember, to attract a love of books and reading, it is necessary that the books are at home, and not gathering dust in the garage or in the attic. Let your home library not be large, it is enough to select good and interesting books that will not lose their relevance and will be interesting, despite the time and different generations. Let the books become loyal and reliable friends for your child, because this is an amazing world that is difficult to compare with.

You should know! At the age of 4, a child perceives texts differently, and there is a leap in their perception. He fantasizes, and you can offer him books without voluminous illustrations. However, you shouldn't offer books without pictures at all.

Rating of the best books for children aged 4-6 years

"Brownie Kuzya"

author: Tatiana Alexandrova.

Language - Russian, published in 2006, Publishing house - "Samovar", artist - illustrator - Sher A.S.The weight of the book is 324 grams, the number of sheets is 128.

Price - 109 RUR rub.

This collection consists of three parts of the fascinating travels of the brownie. The content of the book differs from the animation film familiar to adults and children. According to many readers, the book is even more interesting than the cartoon. There are illustrations, they are few, but they are meaningful and colorful.

• price;
• interesting content;
• bright illustrations;
• medium density paper;
• comfortable text font.

• the text contains phrases that are difficult for a child to perceive.

"The best puzzles for children from 3 to 6 years old"

author - Elena Cherenkova;

Language - Russian, published in 2010, Publishing house - "House of the 21st century", weight -116 grams, number of sheets - 189;

Price - RUB 44.

This edition contains puzzles for children that allow them to develop their logical thinking. The book allows you to do mathematics and develop your child. Tasks in an accessible and easy form, the child will be happy to study and answer questions. By performing the exercises, he will be able to prepare for the school curriculum, the learning process with a book is interesting, tasks can be completed playing and not bothering the child.

• price;
• content.

• newsprint;
• lack of color illustrations.

Geometric shapes for kids from 4 to 6 years old

author: Pavlova Natalia;

Language - Russian, published in 2005, Eksmo publishing house. Weight - 434 grams, number of pages - 64;

Price - 110 rubles. rub.

At the age of 4 to 6, the child takes the first confident steps in mathematics. He is interested in figures and their names. The book contains various tasks that allow you to learn the world of geometric shapes. Joint activities with the book will give a positive result, and the child and parents will be satisfied.

• price;
• cognitive content;
• comfortable font;
• bright illustrations;
• cover type - hard or varnished.
• thick sheets.

• not found.

Reader for reading in kindergarten

Children from 4 to 6 years old;

Artists - illustrators - M. Fedorovskaya, E. Volodkina, E. Petrova;

Language - Russian, published in 2007, publishing house "Makhaon". Weight - 1250 grams, number of sheets - 368;

Price - 357 RUR rub.

This is a wonderful collection of children's classics. On cold winter evenings, you don't have to look for a book to read. Here are collected wonderful and interesting fairy tales, stories, stories for children aged 4 to 6 years. The works in the anthology will tell about good and evil, moral deeds and deeds. Reading the book, the child will find himself in an amazing fairy-tale world, this reader will take its rightful place in the home library.

• the content of the anthology;
• the brightness and attractiveness of the book;
• large and convenient font of works;
• uniform decoration;
• dense and reliable binding;
• bright and large size illustrations.

• book weight.

Seasons. When autumn comes

Artists - Boguslavskaya M., Glushkova N .;

Language - Russian, published in 2018, publishing house - "Litur". Weight - 364 grams, number of sheets - 144;

Price - 420 RUR rub.

Here you will find folk tales from different countries, literary masterpieces of Russian classics, as well as works of contemporaries. All stories and poems are dedicated to autumn. This beautiful and colorful season. This book will be interesting and exciting for the child.

• the brightness and attractiveness of the book;
• common theme;
• large and convenient font of works;
• uniform decoration;
• dense and reliable binding;
• bright and large size illustrations.

• not found.

We get to know the world. For children 5-6 years old

Cognitive notebook;

Author: Rousseau, Chauvet .;

Language - Russian, published in 2015, publishing house "Klever Media Group", weight - 316 grams, number of sheets - 80;

Price - 483 RR. rub.

This collection includes four sections. This is writing, math, reading and lessons from the world around you. The tasks for the child are very competently selected, by completing which he develops various skills and abilities, he has an interest in learning new and interesting things. There is no need to complete tasks in a row, the child can be invited to complete those that he liked, smoothly leading him to other exercises. Each section is different in design and color. This literature belongs to the series "My first discoveries" and is a set of several notebooks - books for children aged two to seven years. For a child of a certain age, publishers offer four exercise books. This series of books - exercise books has found its recognition among educators and teachers.

• interesting content;
• bright illustrations;
• medium density paper;
• convenient text font;
• stickers.

• soft cover.

Masha's tales. Best Fairy Tale Machines

author: Denis Chervyatsov, illustrators Gazizov R., Trusov I., Zatsepina E .;

Language - Russian, published in 2018, publishing house - "Egmont". Book weight - 820 grams, number of sheets - 160;

Price - 1700 RUR rub.

This literary edition presents works retold by Masha in her own way. The book will appeal not only to children, but also to adults. The plots are as fascinating as in the cartoon. The illustrations are bright and colorful, the child will certainly become interested in this book.

• registration;
• content;
• coated pages;
• bright and colorful illustrations;
• beautiful fields with a pattern;
• large print of fairy tales.

• weight;
• high price.

The best stories for the little ones

editor Pimenova Tatiana, retelling by Elena Tokareva

Language - Russian, published in 2017, publishing house - "Egmont". Book weight - 884 grams, number of pages -160

Price - 1700 RUR rub.

The edition contains the best fairy tales based on the Disney animated film. Fairy tales will appeal to even the most demanding readers. They are easy to read and unconstrained, perceived easily, will be interesting for children both at the age of four and a little older. The fairy tales in the collection are selected in such a way that they allow you to get to know the world and get to know better, with things that are always interesting to children. Reading fairy tales, the child will be able to make friends with such fabulous characters as Bambi the fawn, Sofia the First, Ariel and Cinderella, and plunge into a fabulous and mysterious world. He will certainly like the fairy tales from the collection - very beautiful and tastefully decorated.

• beautiful and bright design;
• well-chosen content;
• coated pages;
• bright and colorful illustrations;
• beautiful fields with a pattern;
• large print of fairy tales.

• weight;
• high price.

The best pony stories

Editor Batalina Vera

Language - Russian, published in 2017, publishing house - "Egmont". Book weight -818 grams, number of pages - 160

This book will acquaint the young reader or listener with the travel and life of kind and cheerful ponies. This is an amazing and kind world of friendship and carelessness. Many have already watched the animated film with the same title, the stories written in the book are no less interesting. The collection consists of nine stories. It is good for a child to read these tales and discuss what he has heard, to find out how he would have acted in a given situation, which he had exhausted for himself from the stories. The kid will certainly like the evenings, cozy and kind, with their favorite heroes of fairy tales.

• interesting and rich design;
• content;
• dense coated pages;
• beautiful and eye-catching illustrations;
• beautiful fields with a pattern;
• convenient font for stories.

• weight;
• high price.

Conclusion

It is important to remember that children are a sponge, they quickly absorb both good and bad. The qualities instilled in him from childhood will form the child as a person, and much depends on the material that children receive from adults.Choose good and informative books for your children, read and be able to listen. The modern book market is diverse and multifaceted, and you will surely find something that will please both your child and you!

Books will help you spend interesting rainy autumn days, long winter evenings or plunge into the world of fairy tales in the summer heat of lunch.