Paperback: 92 pages
Publisher: E & E Publishing October 28, 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 097489334X
ISBN-13: 978-0974893341
Product Dimensions:
8.8 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
Product Description
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.
About The Author
Eve Heidi Bine-Stock is the author of Volumes I, II and III of this series, How to Write a Children's Picture Book, and has written pseudonymously numerous books for children. Ms. Bine-Stock is also the Publisher of E&E Publishing which publishes children's picture books and non-fiction books for adults.
