How 3–5-year-olds play and think
Between three and five the imagination is at its biggest. The child is a firefighter in the morning and a dragon in the afternoon, and knows exactly how the adventure should end. Stories at that age should be exciting but reassuring, with clear heroes and a happy ending. The child wants to recognise themselves and at the same time be braver than in real life. That is why the books for ages 3–5 are written with concrete words, a little dialogue and a problem the child solves themselves. The message, for example courage or friendship, shows in what happens, never as a sermon.








