How does the use of a picture book stimulate a child’s imagination?

Most American schools have developed strong left brain learning environments. History, math, and language arts are examples of concrete thinking that requires simple rote learning or practiced rote skills. This is a tragic state of education as school after school continues to cut off right brain learning pathways such as art, music and theater. These are the abstract, problem-solving, and imagination stations of the child’s brain.

This minimization of abstract learning, combined with the instant entertainment of video games, software applications, and the concentration that children spend a lot of time on texting, can reduce their minds’ ability to think imaginatively.

It is difficult to convince an older child, who has already established patterns of dependence on text, to pick up a book or draw a picture.

It’s easy to work with a young child, before they are exposed to all the mind-numbing tech toys if parents start exposing their little ones to picture books from birth.

Picture storybooks are perfect for stimulating a child’s imagination and speeding up the early language learning process.

Picture books encourage imaginary pretend play

Few children will incorporate the character of an action figure that they have seen in a video game. However, a strong character featured in a picture book or simple children’s story will inspire more substantive adventures within private or social playtime.

These children’s books stimulate your child’s imagination by providing persistent mental images. Children love to draw, picture books provide shadow images in child’s mind to help develop their right brain drawing skills. The greater the exposure to these picture books, the greater your creative resources and imaginary adventures.

Storybooks with pictures that fuel emotion

Picture books feed the emotions that lead to the development of dreams and the direction of life. A picture seen through a picture book can help draw out each child’s innate passion for their fears, personal achievements, and goals for understanding. Imagination through visualization is the first step towards achievement. If a child can see the picture book experience happening to him; like hitting a home run or singing a song on stage will go a long way toward making this happen in your personal life.

Benefits of holistic learning

The benefits of these books go beyond the development of the imagination. They are perfect for strengthening an early foundation for language and logic.

A picture book provides the reinforcement to identify sounds for the first time before the child’s mind understands that those sounds make words. Placing pictures with sounds accelerates subconscious understanding of tone, pattern, and reading through word and picture association. Picture books help toddlers and preschoolers develop more language skills through:

1. It helps with understanding the story if all the words are not understood.
2. Pictures offer reading clues when a child begins to practice reading.
3. They help develop a logical sequence of the story; every story needs a beginning, a middle and an end

The love a child feels when snuggling into an adult’s lap to share a historical book is incomparable. These relaxed times are best for a child to begin imaginative learning in a nurturing and supportive environment.

Provide double impact of learning value with a personalized Photo album. These books quickly engage a child’s imagination by incorporating them into the story. However, not just any personalized story will do, it should have quality content, relevant illustrations, and a strong positive message. See the example here.