Chapter 202 This fruit is sweet and sour (2/2)
Reading Settings
Fangfang also brought some toys for the baby, including teething toys, rattling sand hammers, and older toys such as building blocks, toy cars, dolls, rocking horses, and ducks.
As Lin Han tidied up, she exclaimed how adorable these baby toys were.
She found a box of picture books that Fangfang had sent over, ranging from a few months old to three years old, as well as talking pens and books with sound.
She suddenly realized that these picture books shouldn't be shown to babies casually in this day and age.
It would be considered reactionary reading material and bring trouble to the Gu family.
But babies do need to be exposed to picture books and reading materials from a young age, what should we do?
Unlike adults, babies are not easily discovered when they put things back in their original place after viewing them.
Children often take out their favorite things and share them with other children when adults aren't looking.
Once the baby is one year old and can walk, you can no longer give them picture books.
Lin Han felt that it was also a very distressing thing to have good things but not be able to share them.
She used to be able to enjoy herself in the space when no one was around, but the babies don't understand and will cause trouble.
Suddenly, Lin Han had a flash of inspiration.
She can draw picture books herself, which can not only be openly shown to babies, but also shared with the children in the compound.
Unsure if her idea was feasible in this era, Lin Han specifically consulted Grandpa Gu and Grandma Jiang before putting it into practice.
"Grandpa and Grandma, I want to draw some picture books for the baby, the kind with simple content and a soothing style. I don't know if this is in accordance with the regulations?"
My main concern is causing unnecessary trouble for my family.
Before Grandpa Gu could understand what Lin Han meant by children's picture books, Grandma Jiang beat him to it.
Grandma Jiang's eyes lit up.
"Yes, Hanhan, you can draw."
Grandma thinks this is great. You might not know this, but the military kindergarten happens to need people with this kind of skills.
Previously, the kindergarten principal had approached the education bureau, hoping they could arrange for dedicated staff to produce reading materials and picture books for the children.
However, several drafts were rejected due to poor content quality, and the picture book and children's book have not yet been finalized.
If you have any ideas, Grandma can help you ask about the specific requirements, and you can submit your proposal to the Education Bureau.
If the manuscript is of good quality, after the publisher publishes it, it won't just be the children at our Kyoto military kindergarten who will see Lin's work; children throughout Kyoto and even the whole country will be able to see your children's picture books.
Lin Han didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. The military kindergarten also had this need, and they had already mentioned it to the education bureau.
All you need to do is submit your work.
It seems the procedures are compliant and can be done.
"Okay, then please ask them what their requirements are for me. Once I've confirmed that, I'll start drawing and try to finalize the design before production."
That way, after the baby is born, they can see the children's picture books drawn by their mother.
Grandpa Gu understood, but he couldn't get a word in edgewise. It was all the old woman's fault for talking too fast; he could have helped ask about it himself.
Now look what's happened; the chance to impress his granddaughter-in-law is gone.