Comments on: Becoming a PB Author: Most Important Step http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2010/02/becoming-a-pb-author-most-important-step.html simplicity, creativity, self-sufficiency,...minivans Wed, 23 May 2012 20:49:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ivory Soap http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2010/02/becoming-a-pb-author-most-important-step.html/comment-page-1#comment-5793 Ivory Soap Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:59:31 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=3606#comment-5793 Thanks to everyone who suggested their favorites. Many are on my library list for next week! Thanks to everyone who suggested their favorites. Many are on my library list for next week!

]]> By: Erica Perl http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2010/02/becoming-a-pb-author-most-important-step.html/comment-page-1#comment-5698 Erica Perl Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:40:02 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=3606#comment-5698 First of all, thanks for putting me on your list! I'm honored. Second, good advice. I get asked often what people can do to become children's authors and I always tell them to start by doing their homework. You need to read a lot of good children's books, and spend a lot of time playing with them and figuring out how they work and why (e.g. visual storytelling, pacing, etc.). Sure, you need to write, and rewrite a lot. But first, you have to read! First of all, thanks for putting me on your list! I’m honored. Second, good advice. I get asked often what people can do to become children’s authors and I always tell them to start by doing their homework. You need to read a lot of good children’s books, and spend a lot of time playing with them and figuring out how they work and why (e.g. visual storytelling, pacing, etc.). Sure, you need to write, and rewrite a lot. But first, you have to read!

]]> By: Frugal Kiwi http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2010/02/becoming-a-pb-author-most-important-step.html/comment-page-1#comment-5658 Frugal Kiwi Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:06:00 +0000 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/?p=3606#comment-5658 My absolute favourite is the award winning "Diary of a Wombat" by Jackie French, illustrated by Bruce Whatley. I bought one for my niece when I visited Sydney several years ago. Then I bought one for myself. Yes, all for me! Thankfully, you can pick up a copy from Amazon. The book is based on a real wombat named Mothball who was mauled by dogs and then rescued. The book doesn't mention the mauling, just the post-recovery antics such as demanding carrots, battling a flat, hairy creature (door mat) and other delights. You can read Mothball's rather amazing true story at http://www.jackiefrench.com/wombat.html My absolute favourite is the award winning “Diary of a Wombat” by Jackie French, illustrated by Bruce Whatley. I bought one for my niece when I visited Sydney several years ago. Then I bought one for myself. Yes, all for me! Thankfully, you can pick up a copy from Amazon.

The book is based on a real wombat named Mothball who was mauled by dogs and then rescued. The book doesn’t mention the mauling, just the post-recovery antics such as demanding carrots, battling a flat, hairy creature (door mat) and other delights. You can read Mothball’s rather amazing true story at http://www.jackiefrench.com/wombat.html

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