WRITERS:What Makes a Great Picture Book Story?

5 Must-Have Story “abilities”@denisevegabooks

1 Page turn-ability

Keep the story moving

Keep the story moving

Make things happen

Keep the story moving

Make things happen

Raise a question

2Read-aloud-ability

Lively language

Lively language

Alliteration

Lively language

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

3 “Read It Again!”-ability

Humor and/or

Humor and/orEmotional

resonance and/or

Humor and/orEmotional

resonance and/or

An ending with heart

4 Illustration-ability

Text leaves room

Text leaves room

for pictures

Text leaves room

for pictures

that help tell the story

5 Joy-ability

For you, the writer

For you, the writerfor the one who reads it aloud

For you, the writerfor the one who reads it aloud

For the child who is having the experience

Capture the heart and

imagination of a child

with your very best story Image credit: Bonnybbx

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Capture the heart and

imagination of a child

with your very best story

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