Angel on Earth. Essays, Volume 2 (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Gao Hongbo
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: As new media like television and the internet increasingly capture children's attention, do they still need traditional reading? The answer is undeniable. However, in today's abundant world of children's literature, what should they read? This is a question worthy of's attention and reflection. Reading during childhood plays an immeasurable role in shaping a person's intellect, emotions, and personality, serving as essential nourishment for a specific stage of life. Yet, parents often focus on supplementing their children's rapidly growing bodies with calcium, while frequently overlooking the provision of rich spiritual sustenance. In children's reading, classic works that have been tested by time and countless readers are invaluable resources. They help cultivate children's pure and healthy aesthetic tastes and enhance their comprehensive qualities as modern civilized individuals. A significant portion of these works has accompanied several generations of children, offering gentle comfort to their tender hearts when they need it. We believe that childhood can be shared, and the spirit of childhood is universal. These high-quality works will undoubtedly provide today's children with rare literary nourishment and spiritual solace. This is precisely the motivation behind compiling this series, "Angels Among Us – Selected Works of Love-Reading Renowned Authors." This series is not a comprehensive showcase of China's nearly century-old achievements in children's literature but is instead curated around the theme of "love," featuring two volumes of novels, one volume of fairy tales, and one volume of essays. During the curation process, we were once again deeply moved by the richness and vastness of "love." We had not expected that such a seemingly outdated and singular theme could encompass such diverse forms, and it truly made us understand why "love" has become an eternal theme in literature. "Love" is indeed an enduring narrative. From these works, we also discover that children's innocent hearts are so sensitive to "love"—whether it is familial love, friendship, teacher-student affection, or even nascent romance, they yearn for it so deeply. I believe today's children share this same longing. This series can nourish their hearts, helping them to experience, contemplate, and find the true essence of love. At the same time, this series holds significant historical value. China's Children's Publishing House has recently published a series of classic works, such as the "Children's Literature Treasury" and the "Complete Works of Bingxin Children's Literature" (Illustrated Edition). Their rediscovery of China's classic children's literature has made sincere and practical efforts to promote a healthy and pure new mainstream reading orientation in children's literature and to protect the development of China's original children's literature. The planning and publication of this series, "Angels Among Us – Selected Works of Love-Reading Renowned Authors," undoubtedly once again demonstrate their vision, breadth, and taste. The reading and promotion of children's literature is a long-term, comprehensive systematic project that requires the joint attention and support of schools, families, authors, the publishing industry, and. I believe this series will provide an excellent model for the reading of children's literature.