All kinds of imaginations about summer are hidden in these five picture books.

Blue sky, rainy night, green trees, cicadas singing, colorful tomatoes covered with water droplets, frozen delicious watermelons and children running around in the community are the most classic elements in summer.

However, how to describe to a two-year-old baby what summer is?

The cognitive characteristics of two-year-old children are as follows:

At this stage, the baby's cognitive ability is still relatively simple, and picture books are the most suitable way.

I have carefully selected six picture books with various summer elements, each of which will make people sigh "This is summer". Let's feel the summer in the picture books with our children ~

Watermelon swimming pool

Picture book information

Author: An Ning Da [North Korea]

Press: Guangxi Normal University Press

Douban score: 8.9

brief Introduction of the content

On a hot summer day, grandpa found a big watermelon that split in two. He turned the big watermelon into a cool swimming pool and told the news to the men, women and children in the village.

The quiet little village suddenly became lively.

Everyone ran to the watermelon swimming pool in high spirits. Children play in the swimming pool, use watermelon skin as a slide, practice diving on watermelon leaves, and make melon seeds and watermelon meat into huge statues. ...

As night falls, the stars in the sky decorate the beautiful night sky. Everyone is happy to go home and the watermelon swimming pool will be closed.

Recommended reason

This is the first Korean picture book I have ever read, and I admire the author's rich imagination. Turning watermelon into a swimming pool and playing with neighbors will bury the expectation of summer in children's hearts and the hope of getting along well with others.

Summer sky

Picture book information

Author: Peter speer [America]

Publishing House: China City Publishing House

Douban score: 8.6

brief Introduction of the content

A brother and sister and two dogs are playing on the endless grass.

Facing the boundless blue sky, the unpredictable white clouds aroused the children's infinite imagination.

They can see all kinds of animals, ships, trains and soldiers from the vague cloud shapes.

Recommended reason

This is a book without words. It only tells a simple story. But it is this simplicity and imagination that will arouse children's endless curiosity.

There is not a word in the book, but it shows the world in their eyes in the way of children.

The pictures on every page are amazing. This is the charm brought by the unpredictable clouds and weather in summer.

Mom, buy mung beans! 》

Picture book information

Author: Zeng

Publishing House: Tomorrow Publishing House

Douban score: 9.3

brief Introduction of the content

Po and his mother go to the street to buy mung beans. After returning home, grandma always reminds her mother about all kinds of mung beans: soaking mung beans, cooking mung beans, eating mung bean soup, making mung bean ice and planting mung beans. ...

A series of small things are the ordinary and warm summer life of Po and his mother.

Recommended reason

Very retro painting style, whether it's the dress of Po and his mother or the decoration of furniture, opening the book made me instantly travel to my childhood.

Warm and homely picture books are full of realistic life details, ordinary but precious.

This book has a magic power, and many babies will let their mothers explain it repeatedly ~

Little Summer

Picture book information

Author: Song

Press: Guangxi Normal University Press

Douban score: 8.5

brief Introduction of the content

Every summer vacation, my mother will send some to my grandmother's house.

Grandma has beautiful oranges, a peach garden full of fruits and birds flying around.

At grandma's house, Diandian can always eat the best food, and she can also listen to grandma's stories at night.

Recommended reason

Fresh and natural, warm feelings between grandparents and grandchildren, this is the happiest summer, and it is also the summer that many people remember.

14 Rats in Dragonfly Pond

Picture book information

Author: Kazuo Iwamura [Japan]

Publishing House: Relay Publishing House

Douban score: 8.8

brief Introduction of the content

On a hot summer day, ten mice asked their parents to allow them to play in the dragonfly pond not far from home.

Along the way, the older children took care of and maintained the safety of their younger brothers and sisters, showing deep brotherhood.

The mice were more creative and original. They made boats from local materials, paddled in the pond and spent a cool and pleasant summer afternoon.

Recommended reason

In the picture book, the author shows his careful observation of nature and describes the ecology and habits of various dragonflies and small creatures by the water.

After reading the book, the children seem to swim in the dragonfly pool with the little mouse and enjoy the happy summer time.

Which one do you like best? Might as well take the children to read together!