Nope, it’s not scary, it’s interactive—it engages you to play detective together and complete some tasks, so it’s best to read when your child is fully awake and active.
The Child is Becoming a Detective
While reading Julie and Wooly your child will become a detective and investigate along with the book’s characters. They will also learn to draw a composite sketch(so do not forget about the crayons while reading!), get to know words associated with detective work, and decide which trail the characters should follow. In addition, you will find clues that will help your little detective solve the case of Lulu’s missing doll on their own before the story even ends.
Sounds interesting? But that’s not all. Extra tasks await your child. It’s not going to be easy, but I am sure your children will manage and get to put their names on the detective’s badge attached to the book.
Small Kids like to Make Decisions
Why is this book interactive? Well, because it’s created for young children over the age of four who may still have difficulty concentrating. By making it interactive, I wanted to encourage children to learn to think on their own and experience a sense of empowerment (in the book they have the power to decide which trails to follow). I was also keen for them to learn concentration skills and an association of facts as well as deduction. Those are pretty useful life skills, right?
Plus, I am convinced that reading books is a brilliant way to spend time together, and that’s what kids want most of all—to spend time with their parents.
