How to Write a Children's Picture Book Volume III: Figures of Speech: Learning from Fish is Fish, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, Owen, Caps for Sale, Where the Wild Things Are, and Other Favorite Stories
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How to Write a Children's Picture Book Volume III: Figures of Speech: Learning from Fish is Fish, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, Owen, Caps for Sale, Where the Wild Things Are, and Other Favorite Stories
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.
These figures are important for conveying nuanced meaning in a story, for giving characters a signature style, and for providing cohesion--the glue that binds parts of a story together. It is therefore vital to become familiar with these figures--their names are secondary.
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.
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I love this series of books! I've been writing children's books for years and have read many how-to books on the topic. Bine-Stock provides what most other books only vaguely hint at--clear instructions on how to write a picture book. Using classic picture books as examples, Volume III guides authors through the process of developing the language they use in their manuscripts to create instant classics that both kids and adults will love!
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