Monday, September 15, 2008
I'm starting to appreciate children's picture books now that I am taking English modules. The illustrations and the layout all have their own meanings. The challenging thing about writing a children's book is that you can't beat about the bush (like in adult fiction). Yet the author has to be creative and straightforward enough to be able to capture a child's attention span which isn't very long. Plus storylines have to be engaging enough but can be finished in 10-15min.
Phew... Not easy at all to produce a good book! There are some books which although are children's books, hold deeper meaning even for adults. However, the innocence of the storyline making it all the more captivating and makes 1 relate it to the reality of life.
We might be doing our assignment on the book Diamond in the Snow. It's about a mole which found an icicle in the snow (he's nv seen snow before...) and he thought it's a diamond. He wanted to carry it away (home or to show to friends) but it started changing shape along the way (melting but he didn't know that). He thought it's a magic diamond haha... and the story progressed...
Another popular author is Anthony Browne, who likes to make use to gorillas as characters in his books. One of his books is about a gorilla seeking inspiration from famous artworks. The gorilla ended up painting a gorilla Mona Lisa... a gorilla Birth of Venus... Wahaha... very funny! And gross too haha....
Some of his books are really clever. Should check it out.
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