Perhaps you are curious why there are adults who are still interested in a wide array of childrens educational story book. The answer to that question is because there is something different yet exciting children’s literature provide to readers not just for kids but for all ages. The lessons that are embedded in the tales are more meaningful and substantial that brings you closer to reality. Hence, making readers learn and enjoy at the same time without even getting drained or tired.
Roald Dahl, Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, Marcus Pfister, Janet Councilman, Caroleann Rice, and William Martine Dalmas are some of the best authors of educational story books for kids. They are providing both kids and adults the opportunity to become a better person full of wit and delight. So, if you want children around you and even yourself to be educated in different approach — provided below are the meaningful children’s story books that promote learning.
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
In 1969, the picture book by William Steig titled Sylvester and the Magic Pebble was published by Windmill Books. It centers on a donkey named Sylvester who resides in Oatsdale. He is gathering pebbles that have unique characteristics. One day, he discovers a pebble that can extraordinarily give him what he desires — like a genie in a bottle! Right after the discovery, there was a lion that frightened Sylvester; hence, he was caught off guard and out of fear, he wished to become a rock. When he was turned into a rock, the pebble fell off because he doesn’t have legs or arms to hold it anymore. Sylvester cannot return to his donkey form because to do that, he will need the pebble. Would Sylvester find a way to become a donkey again? That’s what you need to find out!
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
This award winning books is written by Matt de la Peña with illustrations by Christian Robinson. Last Stop on Market Street was published by Penguin Books in 2015. It successfully bagged the Newbery Medal in 2016, Caldecott Honor Book in 2016, Coretta Scott King Honor Book for the illustrator in 2016, Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book in 2016, and other awards. CJ, a little African-American boy, is the protagonist of the story. He and his Nana are leaving the church in the middle of a rainstorm. They decided to walk from the church to the bus stop when CJ raised a question as to why they needed to walk in the middle of the rain. His Nana filled his curiosity by saying that water is essential to trees.
When they arrived in the bus stop, CJ asked why they don’t have a car when his friend Colby is riding one with his dad. They boarded the bus and went to the front seat. That is when he met a blind guy and saw two boys that possess iPods, a guy started to play a song using his guitar. In that moment, CJ finally feel and realize genuine beauty.
There’s a Fish in My Tent by Paul Du Fresne
Dog Ear Publishing, LLC published There’s a Fish in My Tent by Paul Du Fresne in 2017. This remarkable book is a product of a collaboration of two brilliant minds, the author Paul Du Fresne and illustrator Tom Shannon. These two talented individuals shared the delight of kids and grandkids who serve as their muses. There’s a Fish in My Tent is the second piece that Du Fresne and Shannon produced, and they still hope to create a whole lot more.
Often times, the things that we sincerely yearn for appear to be kind of difficult than what we expected — this is one of the lessons that the book is telling its readers. Hence, the story is all about assisting in educating readers that sometimes things don’t go their way. There are some bumps in the road and deceiving corners that make the end result a little less similar than what we thought they it would be. But with planning and determination, they can make everything in line and achieve what they have been hoping for so long.
Oliver’s Twist 