In recent years, books are replaced with electronic devices as the main learning resources for children, widening the gap between care-givers and children. If children lack proper companionship, they may have difficulties in development, and even be unable to deal with emotions. Therefore, the study is aiming to provide a storybook regarding how to heal the negative emotions. It focuses on the power of empathy, communication, and family relationship, offering a new viewpoint on healing of the negative emotions. The creator hopes to help readers reflect on their family activities and ways of interaction.
This study focuses on the children development, negative emotions of children, and the features, colours and styles of storybooks. Then analyses the relative storybooks as the basis of works. The storybook illustrations can be divided into two parts. The first part is experimental subject, focusing on how can family deal with their children’s negative emotions, and changing the sources of fear. The second part is the main creation works, telling a story about a little girl grieving her lost from a child’s perspective. The story is aiming to provide the family ways to help their children cope with their lost, and change the impression of death.
According to the literature review, a caregiver needs to: 1. Accompany their children: Only the companionship of the caregiver can help the children face the negative emotions. 2.Have empathy: The parents should stand in their children’s shoes to understand their fear and emotions. 3. Communicate: Help their children express themselves, so they can truly heal the pain. The story first uses proper colours and composition to take the children into the story, making them identify with the characters. Then it changes the negative emotions with beautiful things, making children view them from a new perspective to relieve their stress and finally heal the emotions.