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The Tale of Peter Rabbit Meets the "E-Book"
What happens when we use an e-book with young children? Does the story reading session change and what are the best uses of the technology?
The Tale of Peter Rabbit, first published in 1901, has become a classic children’s book. Obviously, Beatrix Potter never imagined the story being read as an e-book. Yet, the enticing nature of technology and the ease of its use by young children set the stage for all of the formats of e-books.
Younger and younger children are using technology: laptops, smart phones, or I-Pads.
Quality e-books still need child/adult interactions of reading, interpreting, predicting what will happen, and general joy of sharing a rich story together.
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From my continued experience working with and reading to young children, I strongly recommend e-books be used as additional resources.
While we have a responsibility to offer positive technology activities, there is something still magical of children (and the parent/child) holding the physical, small books of Peter Rabbit, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, and The Tale of the Two Bad Mice, turning the pages, and carrying the treasures with them.