Writing for children is not about writing little stories, it is about writing big stories shorter. Children literature is an art form in its own right, and this book is for anyone who wants not just to write write for children, but to write well for them. It tooks at four main areas of the writing process :
• Crafting and the Critically Creative : a cricital look at the children’s literature and the craft of writing
• Write the right/know the wrong : fundamentall storytelling technique such as storyline, characters and viewpoint
• Write the height : writing for different age groups, including sensory books, picture books, short fiction, teen and series fiction
• Write the rest : a guide to other areas of children literature including biography, humour, poetry, film, new media and non-fiction
This comprehensive and accessible book goes beyond the standard ‘how to’ format to help writers learn the finely balanced craft of writing for children. It will be an indispensable handbook for aspiring and practicing children’authors.