Help young readers become young writers with this sweet picture book
about a child finding the words to tell his own story!
If you've ever tried to write a story of your own, you know it's not as
easy as it looks. Words get tangled, pencils get broken, piles of pages
get crumpled up. It's so much easier just to read all the lovely stories
other people have written. . . . But their stories aren't your
stories, and your tale is worth telling.
A mostly empty page
Then another.
And still another.
There are squiggles.
There are doodles.
But the words won't come.
With the gentle reassurance of experience, two-time SCBWI Golden Kite
Award Winner Deborah Hopkinson writes a story that encourages
persistence, and celebrates the strength of every child's unique voice
and the story they have to tell. Charming illustrations by Hadley Hooper
detail the child's efforts-- and the stroke of inspiration that helps
him get going.
This is the perfect picture book for kids who love stories and have big
ideas of their own. Young readers who don't know where to start will be
encouraged by the gentle humor, and a page of story-starting ideas
offers the opportunity to expand the experience beyond the book.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
**A CCBC Choice
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