The late king: an absurd and interesting story calling for childlike innocence

The king's lateness is a favorite of many children. There will always be laughter and many novel discoveries when turning pages again and again. What is its charm? Let's find it together!

Start with the cover.

We have usually heard of "King of Stories", "King of Singing", "King of Games", "King of Farting" and "King of Sloppy". The reason why he is called the king of a certain aspect is that he is different from ordinary people in this respect. Some people are superior in technology, while others are often accompanied by some bad habits. The topic of "the late king" is very interesting. Generally speaking, we think that "late king" is a derogatory term, which exaggerates the bad habit of children being late. When we look at the topic, we can't help asking some questions: Who was the late king? Why do you call him "the late king"? Should the late king receive some education? Now, we attach great importance to children's study habits. Fewer and fewer students are late, and children are disgusted by being late. So what interesting things will happen to the late king in this picture book?

The most attractive picture books are these pictures, which can not only arouse readers' endless imagination, but also arouse our emotional ripples, so that readers can be happy or sad, angry or hate, afraid or secretly happy, suspicious or inquiring, which can be said to be inseparable from the main theme of the works. There are only two characters on the cover of The Dead King, a big teacher and a child. The teacher is surprisingly big, three or four times bigger than the child, not only tall but also fat, with a fat head, a fat body, slender legs and big feet. Looking at this teacher, you will think of a terrible crocodile, with a long mouth, sharp teeth and protruding eyes, and a sharp nose. At first glance, it looks like an English nose. The teacher wears a doctor's hat and a doctor's uniform, which symbolizes the authority above. Everybody pay attention to the teacher's hands. Slender fingers are like devil's fingers, which seem to crush a person. The teacher has a big head. What's in it? Looking at this picture, I think of the headmaster in the Indian film Bollywood, his closed mind, book-style teaching, rejection and suppression of innovation and so on. Are very much like the image of the teacher in our mind.

Look at this innocent little boy again. The little boy stood upright, with a schoolbag in his right hand, and looked very nervous. His eyes are like peas, and his mouth is closed, so he dare not say more. In particular, his hair and body have been dripping, and even the soles of his feet have a pool of water. Is it fear? Or what? Think about the topic again, he may be late! How will the teacher punish him? What story will happen between them? I believe that the words in the picture book will give us a reasonable explanation, so that those imaginative children can get different emotional experiences while reading stories.

These two days, I read two picture books, Bao Er and Going to the River with Uncle Gan, from Berlin, and I saw the tolerance, love and care of children from Berlin, because he firmly believed that everyone has his own good side. Picture book stories always convey a kind of positive energy, subtly telling people not to know the world with a narrow mind, but to be kind to everything. Maybe so did the late king. Every child who is late has a little secret in his heart. Maybe he was a naughty doll and was abandoned on his way to school. Maybe his family is special and always distracts him; It may also be that children haven't finished their homework and are afraid of the teacher's blame and reprimand ... how should we treat every young heart? Follow Berlin Han into the story!

About front and rear ring linings

When you get the picture book and turn it over, the first thing that interests the children is the front and rear ring lining. Rows of black words, neatly arranged there. Really, it is rare for children to write so neatly. Although these words are big and small, and the strokes have changed or even forgotten, the children are generally very disciplined. However, when I was tired of writing and had a rest, I got the ink on my notebook, and the notebook became a painting cat. The child will sigh, "Wow, who wrote this? It's amazing to write so much. " "Teacher, how many times has he written it? 1, 2, 3 ... Teacher, it is 48 times. Wow, I'm exhausted. " The children were even more amazed when they found that the back ring lining was like this. The children's emotions are sympathy and confusion. In a word, he can't help looking for the answer in the story.

Title page, romantic road to school.

The sun sets in the west, Xia Guang reflects the sky, white clouds are blooming, and the fields and villages in the distance are all colorful. The little boy looked so calm and lonely when he strode home. I scanned the text of the picture book. This picture looks like a picture of a little boy going to school, but it has changed and its direction has changed, so I imagine it as a little boy coming home from school. This has something to do with the end of the story. What will the little boy do when he gets home? What would you say to mom and dad? We can keep the story going. ...

Words, absurd and interesting, the call of childlike innocence

The most interesting picture book is the plot of the story, which is very surprising. In "The Dead King", the Berliners designed the ending that the little boy was late for three times and didn't know whether he was late or not. After encountering crocodiles, lions and huge waves, he was late. From the macro environment, there are forests, fields, rivers, bridges and highways on the way to school for the little boy. What a complicated way to go to school. Imagine that even if he is not late, the little boy will have to go to school for a long time. So, we see that the little boy sometimes goes to school in the dark and sometimes in the daytime, but he is always alone in walking to school. The story happened in such a big background.

This story conforms to a creative idea of "change, change, change, change very much". "distress-escape-punishment" appeared three times repeatedly, and the danger was greater every time and the punishment was more than once. Finally, the teacher was in distress, and the little boy dealt with him as he dealt with you. When we feel wronged for the little boy again and again, the story turns, and the teacher is caught on the roof by chimpanzees, just like chimpanzees fighting for the little boy, which makes people applaud.

What do you mean by "the late king"? One is being late every day, and the other is being late for no reason. There is a picture book of the same type. I was late because … it was written by David and Benjamin. Children find absurd reasons for being late, such as ninja attacking me, gorilla eating school bus, meeting mysterious mole, being attracted by magic flute … Similarly, John's reason for being late is not credible, but it is fun for children. Without absurd elements, there would be no childlike interest, childlike innocence and childlike taste. So, as the little boy's teacher, why did he suffer in the end? Let's see how he treats John's lateness. The pictures in the picture book are realistic and exaggerated. For the first time, the teacher slapped his palm with a cane and knocked on the table, showing a very severe look and threatening meaning. The teacher only paid attention to some visible changes in the little boy, but ignored what the little boy said, "Where can there be anything?" In short, there will be nothing. "You stay for me", you can't resist. "You can't ... you can't ..." It's just an order, and you can put the little boy in the cold without looking at it yourself. Time and time again, even the punishment is getting bigger and bigger. 300 times, 400 times, 500 times ... it's chilling. If you meet such a teacher in real life, who will like him? Therefore, it is every child's dream to give him some color to see see!

Words, chew carefully and find out.

John Parker, Roma and Mackenzie walk to school. (start)

John Parker, Roma and Mackenzie hurried to school. (twice in the middle)

John Parker, Roma and Mackenzie walk to school. (End)

The expression in the middle changed because John was timid after being punished by the teacher and the pace of going to school accelerated. There is another reason, I don't know if I understand it correctly. From the picture, John set out before dawn on the first day, after dawn on the second day and just after sunrise on the third day. Because John started late, he had to hurry to school. So what did he do at night? Why is the departure time late? It is also worth imagining. After the teacher was caught on the roof by chimpanzees, John was not in such a hurry to go to school. What could he be thinking? Haha, interesting picture books are so intriguing!

Deny John's reasons first, and then put forward the punishment methods and times. The third time, he also stressed the need to hit with a stick. Will children feel unafraid?

"You can't ... and you can't ..." is a compound sentence with a coordinate relationship, which puts forward two requirements in one sentence, making people feel that the teacher is unreasonable.

There are many sentences in the picture book The Late King that are worth learning by children. For example, the accuracy of verbs such as "drilling", "biting" and "barking" when monsters appear, and John's constant pulling and waiting when fighting monsters are all new words that can be read and used.

Where will children enjoy reading? Different children have different concerns. Some may always think it is impossible, some may think it is an interesting picture book, some may dance with the picture, and even know that the teacher loudly reprimanded John, because they are students and know John's psychology best. It's not too late to walk into the classroom with a picture book and try to figure out the children's reading feelings. The point is, what should we learn from it? For me, as a teacher, I should reflect on my words and deeds, with one eye and one thought, and not become an "authority" on high. Where are the children? What will they learn? Maybe make excuses for being late? Maybe make up some more bizarre stories? You can also have a good communication with the teacher and give the teacher your own suggestions!

A picture book, if it can touch our hearts with laughter, is the charm of everyone in the picture book. Look forward to more communication with you!