When one thinks of books the first thing that comes to mind is studies, school tuition, exams etc. Activity, picture, colouring, drawing, fun learning, stories, puzzles etc are other set of terms which come to mind when we talk about books. One common aspect in both the above cases is children. Both these sets of books are meant for kids starting from the age of 2-16 years of age.
Broadly children’s books can be divided into 2 main categories in terms of content, use as well as age.
Generally kids till the age of 8 years or so prefer the second set i.e. books which are fun, meant for basic learning like alphabets, numbers, activity and picture books and ones above 8 years have to concentrate more on the study and education part.
Books are a part and parcel of every kids childhood. They are a source of learning in a simple and easy manner and also help them develope basic habits. These are the kinds of books that are available for children
Education books-
Books which are informative and increase a child’s knowledge about subjects like history, geography, math and many more which are a part of the school curriculum.
Picture books-
These are books mainly for small kids. They teach a child about different kinds of shapes, alphabets, numbers etc.These books contain more of illustrations, comic strips as a means to provide entertainment to kids.
Activity books-
They are types of books which contain interactive content such as puzzles, crosswords, pictures to colours etc. aimed at children above 3 years.
Story books and bestsellers-
These are books which contain stories for children. These stories are with or without a moral. These books are used by nannies and parents to put children off to bed.
Drawing and painting books
As the name suggests these books teach children how to draw and paint. These can also be sub divided according to the age of the child. There are ones which are meant for toddlers to scribble and just have fun and then there are other meant for grown up kids which help them develop and learn their actual drawing skills.
Every child whether he/she likes or not has to use the above categories of books at some point in his/ her childhood. There are very many children who love reading books and learning from books and quite a few who absolutely don’t like the sight of books.
Now in the internet era all these books are available in the form of e- books and are easily accessible as most of the children have computers. Also majority of the kids are tech savvy and do not have to depend on parents or teachers. They by themselves know how to download the online version of the books read and use them.
Not much has changed in the relation between kids and books. They were and are a part of every child’s growing up days. The only difference between now and then is that now online version of the books are becoming more and more popular and easily accessible.
