I'm here growing up reading series -- Night's magnificent fairy tales

Author: Mei Zihan Yao Hong
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: "Growing Up Reading" Series, launched by Jiangsu Children's Publishing House after the "I'm Great" Early Childhood Growth Picture Books, is another key series of books targeting children aged 5-10, focusing on cultivating children's interest and ability in reading. This is a newly created picture book series crafted by renowned authors, with nine touching, humorous, and fun stories specially tailored by nine famous writers including Jin Bo, Cao Wenxuan, Qin Wenjun, Zhang Luzhi, Chen Danyan, and Gao Hongbo. Nine painters hand-draw illustrations for each book, and nine children actively participate as readers of the works. The series is divided into three tiers based on readers' cognitive abilities and age: first, helping children transition from kindergarten to primary school reading; second, cultivating children's literary appreciation skills; and third, enhancing children's reading aesthetic abilities, providing necessary supplementary teaching for literary appreciation and writing.
At around seven o'clock in the evening, it should be a happy time, a wonderful time. The whole family could enjoy some fruits, watch TV, tell stories, or play hide-and-seek outside, count stars, or simply go to bed early for a good sleep. However, Li Liar's evenings were not like that—none of his evenings were like that, and neither were the evenings of all his classmates. For Li Liar and all his classmates, the "happy moments at seven o'clock in the evening" were nothing more than a dream, a beautiful wish, a fairy tale that seemed within reach but was never attainable. This is a fairy tale about fairy tales, which depicts a scene that could have been ordinary, normal, fun, and joyful for children, but in reality, it is just an unattainable dream, a distant fairy tale.
In reality, parents always think that there is no difference between a child and an adult—homework should start immediately after school, just as Mom starts washing dishes and cooking as soon as she gets off work. In the dream, Li Liar and his parents are still the same, but this is because the parents have also become children. Under Li Liar's guidance, they embark on a grand adventure of play.