Poems and Tales of Chukovsky Korney Ivanovich for children: their meaning, what they teach

A bit about Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky

Korney Chukovsky is a Russian poet, children's writer, translator, and journalist. He is currently considered the most published children's writer in Russia.Poems and tales of Chukovsky teach children goodness Photo:Getty Chukovsky spent his youth and adulthood working as a journalist and literary critic, and only turned to children's writing in 1916, when he published his first collection of nursery rhymes. That same year, the world saw his first fairy tale, "The Crocodile," and a few years later, the tales "Moidodyr" and "The Cockroach" appeared. At the same time, the writer studied child psychology and speech. Based on his observations, he published a book for parents, "From 2 to 5." Chukovsky also published a Bible for children, adapted to the principles of the Soviet Union.

The meaning of fairy tales

In each fairy tale, the author put an idea that he wanted to convey to the little reader. Here are just a few examples:

Fly Tsokotukha. Love for others, mutual assistance and support. The child understands how important it is to come to the aid of those who are in trouble.
Moidodyr. The importance of hygiene for the child.
Aibolit Love for people and animals, friendship, understanding, support, help.

Read Korney Ivanovich's fairy tales with your child and try to figure out together what exactly the author wanted to say with each of them.

What do the tales of Chukovsky teach

Each work of this author preparesa small reader to life in the adult world. In a humorous manner, the author teaches the little one all the positive qualities. Love and mutual understanding reign in each work. The child learns to value family and friends, to come to the rescue, to be a support and a pillar for parents. All works end with a happy ending, which is important for a child's fragile psyche. Nowadays, it is fashionable to look for a deep subtext in fairy tales and prove that, for example, Stalin became the prototype for Cockroach, etc. In fact, Chukovsky did not put anything into his poems and fairy tales except kindness and boundless love for children, because he himself was the father of 4 children. It was important for him, like any father, to cultivate courage, a sharp mind, a sense of humor and other character traits in his heirs. Get Chukovsky's books in your home children's library. At first, you will read them aloud to the children, and later they will be able to learn to read from them. It is always easier for children to read what they like.