Theo turned 3 in march and has always had the patience to sit through a long story (probably from me reading my mills and blooms out loud to hi whilst BFing heehee)
He loves Rhyming books (Fox in Sox and Cat in Hat 1&2 are his FAVOURITE!!!) and he loves excietment and sillyness (like Lulu we like rediculous ones lacking any boring Moral message, thats just not imprtant to us).
For me as a parent i look for bright contrasting pictures and ones that really tell the story or the action being described so that as Theo learns to read he can make up the story from the pictures first (like he is doing now with We're going on a Bear Hunt). Repetitiveness is also really good for him (again with Bear Hunt)
And i recently borrowed a book from the library and of course i can't remember what its called but it was in the learn to read sectoin so it had small clear sentences but one thing i loved about the publishing was that the key/hard words like FRIENDLY or JUMPING/SKIPPING/RUNNING were all done in a larger font to stand out on the page.
Really depends who and what you want to write for? but also like lulu said i really think you can tell when someone has written from their heart.....and for us silliness reigns supremem when it comes to books!
Nothing like a cuddle from DD after a hard day's work!
Oct 2007
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DD loves books too since we introduced her to books when she was only a few months old. She loves the touch and feel ones and the pop-up ones (she's 13mths now and still love those most)
She doesnt like books with lots of words because she only spends like a few secs on each page.
DS is a book worm! He likes funny ones or books that are very far fetched. Some of his favorites are:
Horton hears a who
Peter Pan
Possum Magic
Horton hatches the egg
He will sit through a whole story with a lot of words and one main picture.
When buying a book, i look for quality, like i think about how my son will throw it around and things like that. Whether it will last or not. I also like books that have a meaning behind the story.
You girls are all so wonderful, thankyou for your suggestions and advice.
I have started writing.
I have ideas for two boks, both completely different to each other.
Without giving to much away, one book is about a mother and their child. I am aiming this to be a feel good bedtime book between mother and baby/small child. (Sort of the same market that the book "Guess how much I love you" is aimed at). So what I am wondering is, do you think it best to use animals as characters or people? If animals I am open to suggestions.
Thanks for all your help. It is great to run things by people and get other great opinions
Hmm, I like animals because then you don't wander into the 'stereotype' territory IYKWIM... a panda is a panda, theres no mistaking it, and a child can relate to the mum-child relationship instead of possible being drawn to the differences between themselves and that child (I'm talking ethnicity etc).
I love rhymes, easier to read and memorize. (sometimes its hard to see the words i Jas is holding the book and Im bf. I love books that don't really rhyme but have a great rhythm to them iykwim?
I avoid popup/pull tabs as they just get torn and it upsets dd1
I look for something that won't drive me up the wall as if it becomes a favourite I might read it 10+ times a week
Animal books are a favourite here also.
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