The Scents of the Child, Memory and Children’s Books: Alternative Perspectives in Culture and Teaching Methodology

Abstract

This study reflects on theories and practices of scented/smelly books as a phenomenon that could offer new perspectives on writing for children and creating children’s books. This approach can be an alternative methodological tool for children’s learning at school. Smell has a very high retention rate in the learning process that influences the memory of a story and its impact on children’s imagination and experience of the world around them. This forgotten value in school textbooks can be re-examined by specialists. Scented books as a teaching strategy and a methodological tool reveal how children can represent memories and express themselves effectively in a language class through the use of smelly books. In our study, we expected children to remember the main or essential points as the core of story plots when scents were involved between the child and the book. Perfume literacy in children’s books and the e-book industry serve as theoretical components in our study and are described in detail. It is true that civilization has cost people a valuable sense. A nose alphabet could also present things from different perspectives for young children.