tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post1875919371998044221..comments2024-03-28T14:36:31.748-04:00Comments on The Storyteller's Scroll: The Persnickety Problems of Prose Picture Book WritingGayle C. Krausehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-76265880441591310152010-07-27T09:27:11.525-04:002010-07-27T09:27:11.525-04:00Stella:
My picture books are for 2nd grade, too. ...Stella:<br /><br />My picture books are for 2nd grade, too. The teacher in me wants something teachable in the story. In fact one of my adult workshops for Day Care and Nursery School providers is "How to Write Curriculum from Picture Books."<br />I guess I'll never stop being the teacher. :)Gayle C. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-47304939861377989432010-07-25T20:32:16.532-04:002010-07-25T20:32:16.532-04:00Yeah, picture books are a challenge. I think it...Yeah, picture books are a challenge. I think it's all right to have sentences that vary in length a little, although you don't want to include anything that rambles. I guess it depends on what age group you're writing for. I don't write too many pbs but when I do I usually gear them for second graders, on average. I agree with the other items. It's important to leave room for Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321805301687762360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-41806249289588562792010-07-23T20:06:57.981-04:002010-07-23T20:06:57.981-04:00Rena:
Glad you like my post. Hope it helps you wr...Rena:<br /><br />Glad you like my post. Hope it helps you writing prose picture books, too.Gayle C. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750764836785121236.post-16441787300973463232010-07-23T15:08:18.548-04:002010-07-23T15:08:18.548-04:00Great post! Thank you. I have several rhyming PBs ...Great post! Thank you. I have several rhyming PBs as well.Rena Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328844122193024220noreply@blogger.com