Kid’s Corner: Helen Eikla’s Sennahoi ja Nurrnopsu Stories

VINCENT TEETSOV

As the primary reading material for a child progresses from picture books to early readers and into chapter books, the presence of fantastical characters and charming illustrations of them becomes diminished, exchanged with many books about going to school, making friends, and the drama that springs from that.

While some chapter book readers, between the ages of 7 and 10 approximately, want to read stories about the world they see around them, others may feel as though the themes and characters they used to enjoy aren’t allowed anymore. Stories like Finders Keepers by Keiko Kasza or The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. Stories with unexpected turns of events and things that happen just because. Illustrations help readers imagine what’s happening at the same time, making a story extra appealing.

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