“Why do you write books for children?”
Now this, I consider an open-ended question. In my opinion, the question opens doors for me to answer in several ways. What inspires me? What is important to me? What gets included? What is left out? As you can see, there is much to consider when writing a children’s book, or any book for that matter.
In this segment I explore what is important to me about writing books for children.
It is very important to me that people of all ages be gifted with some form of reading. It might be that they can read a book on their own, or someone will read it to them. Either way, children and adults need to resonate with the story to make them continue turning the pages. If one thing sticks with them after having read the book, I have succeeded as a writer. If it becomes their favourite book, it is inspiring.
The books I write for children introduce characters similar to those we might meet in our everyday life. The personalities of each animal or person found throughout the book provides the reader with the chance to say, “Hey, I know someone like that,” or, “that sounds like my cat or dog.” To have the book likeable, readable, and believable, the characters dispositions needs familiarity as does the scenes they are found in. The place somehow lets the reader think it is somewhere they may have been, knows about, or has always wanted to go to.
It is important to fill the pages with words that give the opportunity to use their imagination. Bringing the book alive with a mixture of colour as well as black and white pictures, the person reading will hopefully be drawn to one, or all the characters.
Events in the book might open dialogue between children and adults. Comparing situations the characters are experiencing to events that might happen in life, while teaching underlying lessons throughout the pages.
Adults may find the interaction on the pages lighthearted, yet it might take them to a time when they too knew an animal, person, or circumstances that makes them smile, remembering.
Next time I will talk about how animals inspire me to write books for children.
Do you have a question you would like to ask me about my writing or about the Barn Cat Buttons Series?
In this segment I explore what is important to me about writing books for children.
It is very important to me that people of all ages be gifted with some form of reading. It might be that they can read a book on their own, or someone will read it to them. Either way, children and adults need to resonate with the story to make them continue turning the pages. If one thing sticks with them after having read the book, I have succeeded as a writer. If it becomes their favourite book, it is inspiring.
The books I write for children introduce characters similar to those we might meet in our everyday life. The personalities of each animal or person found throughout the book provides the reader with the chance to say, “Hey, I know someone like that,” or, “that sounds like my cat or dog.” To have the book likeable, readable, and believable, the characters dispositions needs familiarity as does the scenes they are found in. The place somehow lets the reader think it is somewhere they may have been, knows about, or has always wanted to go to.
It is important to fill the pages with words that give the opportunity to use their imagination. Bringing the book alive with a mixture of colour as well as black and white pictures, the person reading will hopefully be drawn to one, or all the characters.
Events in the book might open dialogue between children and adults. Comparing situations the characters are experiencing to events that might happen in life, while teaching underlying lessons throughout the pages.
Adults may find the interaction on the pages lighthearted, yet it might take them to a time when they too knew an animal, person, or circumstances that makes them smile, remembering.
Next time I will talk about how animals inspire me to write books for children.
Do you have a question you would like to ask me about my writing or about the Barn Cat Buttons Series?
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