At this age, five and six-year-olds will be building up a wide range of reading skills. Although they still love to be read aloud to, they are starting to build up the confidence to read alone, or read while you listen to them. You can encourage their passion for reading by creating a fun picture […]
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When you’re writing a children’s picture book, it can be hard to think of inspiration. If you’re stuck for something to write about, we’ve put together ten fabulous plot ideas that will fascinate and captivate your little ones! 1. An enchanted forest If you have a little reader that loves fairies on magic toadstools and
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You may think that writing a great children’s book might be challenging, but our ten-step guide will help you unleash your inner writer in no time at all! Here’s how to write a children’s book that your little one will love 1. Think of an idea The first step to creating your book is to
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I know the feeling – you have a wonderful children’s book idea buzzing in your head and you want to turn it into a picture book. Your children love the story too and you know how special holding their favorite story would feel. So, you write the text and then head over to Google or
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If you’re looking to create a fabulous children’s book for your little ones, you’ll want to illustrate it with lots of fantastic, bright illustrations. Pictures are a great way to draw children into your story and entertain them even more. Even if they can’t understand all of the words, they can understand more about the
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It’s the start of October, and Halloween is just around the corner! Although in the current circumstances kids can’t go out trick or treating like they usually would, there are still a lot of fun activities you can do together as a family. One of our favorite things to do is to light some candles,
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Dawn Doig is a Canadian children’s author, audiologist and teacher living and working in Cameroon. Her books teach children to celebrate differences, accept others, and enjoy life. Her books can be found on Amazon and other stores (one is even published in Mongolian). BookBildr: You’re an audiologist and a teacher. So, what exactly does an
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Writing books for children is very rewarding. As a mum, I know how much fun it is to make up stories with my son, draw characters and scenes together, and come up with new adventures for them. Most of the time, we make up stories at bedtime but sometimes I write them down so that
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Have you always wanted to write a children’s picture book and wondered what it takes to make one? For many authors and illustrators working for children, the main reason is the smiles they put on kids’ faces. And what’s your reason? Do you have an incredible idea you want to share with the world? Have
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A.R. Hetherington is a children’s fantasy writer born and raised in Northern Ireland, now living in the English countryside. Her captivating adventure books for the junior and middle-grade age range received great reviews from children, parents, and teachers. If you love time travel, fantastic creatures, quests, fearless friendships, magic and mystery, then head over to
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