Jon Bard, from Children's Book Insider, talks about using non-fiction writing to break into the publishing scene. It's a short video and worth watching.
Tara Lazaar, at Writing for Kids (While Raising Them), has a list of over 500 things kids like. It's a fantastic way (Thanks, Darshana for tuning me into it) to get your creative minds going:
http://taralazar.com/2007/11/04/199-things-that-kids-like/
And here's its opposite:
http://taralazar.com/2008/02/07/55-things-kids-dont-like/
And just for fun, here's a version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar performed by the kids (and grownups) at Kay International Preschool in Bonn, Germany.
Don't worry, it's in English and it's so stinking cute! I wish I could speak German just so I could say, "Die Kleine Raupe Nimmersatt." It just sounds cool.
Thanks for sharing these, Johnell!
ReplyDeleteHappy to pass it on :).
DeleteGreat links, Johnell. Thanks!
ReplyDelete:). And thanks to you for the blog hop.
DeleteVielen Dank für die Informationen. Ich finde es toll!
ReplyDeleteYep, I'm being cheeky writing in German. :-) Thanks for the information. This blog post is very helful.