Three Classic Children's Stories

Three Classic Children's Stories
Author: James Kevin Donnelly
Publisher: Pomegranate
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780764955464

Puts a new twist on three classic fairy tales, as Little Red, her grandmother, and the woodcutter are rewarded, Jack taunts the last remaining giant in Cornwall, and Omoline, the miller's daughter, toys with the ugly little man who wants to take her child.

The Couch Potato

The Couch Potato
Author: Jory John
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2020-11-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 006302604X

An Instant New York Times Bestseller * An Instant Indie Bestseller * An Indie Next List Selection Feeling fried? Peel yourself on the couch and meet your new pal-tato! The winning fourth picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, and The Cool Bean, Jory John and Pete Oswald, will get you and your kids moving! The Couch Potato has everything within reach and doesn't have to move from the sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel away from the comforts of the living room and venture outside. Could fresh air and sunshine possibly be better than the views on screen? Readers of all ages will laugh along as their new best spuddy learns that balancing screen time and playtime is the root to true happiness. Check out Jory John and Pete Oswald’s funny, bestselling books for kids 4-8 and anyone who wants a laugh: The Bad Seed The Good Egg The Cool Bean The Couch Potato The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, the Spooky! The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets That’s What Dinosaurs Do

Too Cute to Spook

Too Cute to Spook
Author: Diana Aleksandrova
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-08-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781953118011

Lorry wants to be the scariest monster of all, but unlike the other monsters, he doesn't look scary at all. Lorry is cute and kids aren't afraid of cute little monsters.

How I Met My Monster

How I Met My Monster
Author: Amanda Noll
Publisher: Flashlight Press
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2019-11-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1947277111

One night, when Ethan reaches under his bed for a toy truck, he finds this note instead: "Monsters! Meet here for final test." Ethan is sure his parents are trying to trick him into staying under the covers, until he sees five colorful sets of eyes blinking at him from beneath the bed. Soon, a colorful parade of quirky, squeaky little monsters compete to become Ethan's monster. But only the little green monster, Gabe, has the perfect blend of stomach-rumbling and snorting needed to get Ethan into bed and keep him there so he falls asleep—which as everyone knows, is the real reason for monsters under beds. With its perfect balance of giggles and shivers, this silly-spooky prequel to the award-winning I Need My Monster and Hey, That's MY Monster! will keep young readers entertained.

Short Bedtime Stories For Children - Volume 3

Short Bedtime Stories For Children - Volume 3
Author: Deon Christie
Publisher: BookRix
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2023-12-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 3755465027

As someone familiar with the nuances of writing but new to this genre, you have the opportunity to blend your existing skills with the freshness and innocence required for children’s literature. Remember, the stories we hear as children can profoundly shape our view of the world, making your venture not just an artistic pursuit, but a meaningful contribution to the lives of your young readers. Creating bedtime storybooks for children is a fulfilling and imaginative endeavour that combines the magic of storytelling with the responsibility of nurturing young minds. Writing such stories requires an understanding of what captivates children, ignites their imagination, and soothes them into a restful sleep. Writing bedtime storybooks for children is not just about telling a story; it's about sparking imagination, imparting wisdom, and setting the stage for sweet dreams. As a writer, you have the unique opportunity to be a part of children's nighttime routines, contributing to their emotional and cognitive development. With creativity, empathy, and understanding, you can create stories that will be cherished and remembered, night after night. While researching, I rather enjoyed these stories. But I also have a vastly overdeveloped imagination!

How to Write a Children's Picture Book Volume III: Figures of Speech

How to Write a Children's Picture Book Volume III: Figures of Speech
Author: Eve Heidi Bine-Stock
Publisher: Eve Heidi Bine-Stock
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2017-03-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Recommended by writing instructors and award-winning children's authors. Many of us think of children's picture books as being written mostly with simple declarative sentences. What an eye-opener to learn that they are actually filled with delightful figures of speech. I am not talking here about the common figures of speech we learn about in grade school: simile, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole and personification. I am talking about more subtle and sophisticated figures of speech which we may not even recognize as figures at all (until they are pointed out to us), but their use gives stories a charm and freshness that stands up to repeated readings. These figures have names which are eminently forgettable but the figures themselves make the stories in which they appear eminently memorable. In this volume, I point out many figures which appear in masterworks of children's picture storybooks, so that they may be appreciated and savored, and their patterns emulated in your own work.

Chivalric Stories as Children's Literature

Chivalric Stories as Children's Literature
Author: Velma Bourgeois Richmond
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2014-09-24
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 147661735X

Knights and ladies, giants and dragons, tournaments, battles, quests and crusades are commonplace in stories for children. This book examines how late Victorians and Edwardians retold medieval narratives of chivalry--epics, romances, sagas, legends and ballads. Stories of Beowulf, Arthur, Gawain, St. George, Roland, Robin Hood and many more thrilled and instructed children, and encouraged adult reading. Lavish volumes and schoolbooks of the era featured illustrated texts, many by major artists. Children's books, an essential part of Edwardian publishing, were disseminated throughout the English-speaking world. Many are being reprinted today. This book examines related contexts of Medievalism expressed in painting, architecture, music and public celebrations, and the works of major authors, including Sir Walter Scott, Tennyson, Longfellow and William Morris. The book explores national identity expressed through literature, ideals of honor and valor in the years before World War I, and how childhood reading influenced 20th-century writers as diverse as C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Siegfried Sassoon, David Jones, Graham Greene, Ian Fleming and John Le Carre.

Stories for Children

Stories for Children
Author: Shyam Mehta
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2009-08-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1409289907

Children today need love and happiness in their lives. They do not need more and more toys and computers and Ipods. This book provides some lovely stories for both adults and for adults to read to children.

Children's Stories and 'Child-Time' in the Works of Joseph Cornell and the Transatlantic Avant-Garde

Children's Stories and 'Child-Time' in the Works of Joseph Cornell and the Transatlantic Avant-Garde
Author: Analisa Leppanen-Guerra
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1351572040

Focusing on his evocative and profound references to children and their stories, Children's Stories and 'Child-Time' in the Works of Joseph Cornell and the Transatlantic Avant-Garde studies the relationship between the artist's work on childhood and his search for a transfigured concept of time. This study also situates Cornell and his art in the broader context of the transatlantic avant-garde of the 1930s and 40s. Analisa Leppanen-Guerra explores the children's stories that Cornell perceived as fundamental in order to unpack the dense network of associations in his under-studied multimedia works. Moving away from the usual focus on his box constructions, the author directs her attention to Cornell's film and theater scenarios, 'explorations', 'dossiers', and book-objects. One highlight of this study is a work that may well be the first artist's book of its kind, and has only been exhibited twice: Untitled (Journal d'Agriculture Pratique), presented as Cornell's enigmatic tribute to Lewis Carroll's Alice books.