As I said a few days ago, I wanted to bring to our pages a comment about the collection of Teo's books that begins today with the newspaper The country.
This is a promotion that goes on sale for € 0.50 every Saturday and Sunday in Spain (except in Catalonia) composed of 18 titles. The title of the first book that I already have in my hands is "Teo and his birthday." They are short books, hardcover, eminently visual, because great color illustrations They occupy every double page.
The books are intended for the smallest readers, because there is a very simple and brief text that tells some moment in history, but also for children who still do not know how to read and will be delighted with the color of the drawings and the simple characters that they populate each page, especially the redhead Teo.
There is a detail that I liked, and that is that the stories include a didactic guide At the end to get the most out of each of the illustrations, where advice is given to the elderly who accompany the reading of the book to know what topics can be discussed on each page.
For example, in the first title appear concepts such as friendship, personal tastes, animals, games ... And each drawing can be taken quite a bit, even with questions to the little ones to reflect or invent, to talk to us and give your opinion, giving wings to your imagination.
Fundamental, in my opinion, to encourage conversation after reading any story, since, apart from knowing if they have understood what we read to them (or what they read once they can do it alone), they exercise the language and share moments Very good with them.
Therefore the final guide It gives us more clues and we can take more advantage of each page, since there are topics that can be overlooked but they are very interesting to talk with the little ones, especially about values such as peace, family ...
Each story presents a daily situation in which the main thread is Teo's curiosity and affection for his friends, his family or animals ... and we are not presented with extraordinary situations, since it is a very normal child. The good thing is that through these everyday situations, they learn important topics such as what we have pointed out in a fun way.
This is the complete list of titles with the dates on which they will be delivered:
1- Teo and his birthday 09/14/08
2- Teo in the pool 09/20/08
3- Teo and his sister 09/21/08
4- Teo and his friends 09/27/08
5- Teo and sports 09/28/08
6- Teo by plane 10/10/08
7- Teo on the farm 10/5/08
8- Teo on the train 10/11/08
9- Teo at the zoo 10/12/08
10- Teo disguises herself 10/18/08
11- Teo on the boat 10/19/08
12- Teo is sick 10/25/08
13- Teo plays at home 10/26/08
14- Teo goes to the market 1/11/08
15- Teo goes to a friend's house 11/2/08
16- Teo at school 11/8/08
17- Teo goes on a trip 9/11/09
18- Teo in the snow 11/15/09
Finally, I will remember that the authors Teo's books include the Catalan Carlota Goyta and Asun Esteban, whose names are hidden under the pseudonym Violeta Denou.
His stories have received awards such as the Children's Book of Interest Award (Ministry of Culture), the IX Giovanile European Literature Prize in Italy and the Bologna Critics Award.
I think that for € 0.50 it is a very interesting collection, especially for the little ones in the house. I have to say that I have been watching Teo's book with my 11-month-old baby, and although he will not have learned much about the story, he laughed a lot with the drawings ... And, by the way, the hardcover is excellent for conservation and survival of these books that are available to children.
