Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Step By Step

Step 1: Which age group to target?

Well there is genres under picture books and those are: 
  • Baby Books (0-1 yr)
  • Toddler Books (1-3 yrs)
  • Picture Books (4-8 yrs)
  • Early Picture Books ( The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle)
  • Easy Readers (6-8 yrs, color illustrations on every page, 40-60 pages, averaging 2-5 sentences each page)
  • Transition Books (6-9 yrs, bridge the gap between easy readers & chapter books. 30 pages long at most. Early Chapter Books is another word used for this type. Difference is the chapters are only 2-3 pages long.)
  • Chapter Books (7-10 yrs, Ramona" books by Beverly Cleary is an example. 40-60 pages)
  • Middle Grade Books (8-12 yrs, 100-150 pages)
  • Young Adult (12 and Up Yrs. 130-150 pages)




Step 2: Choo-choosing topic of the story!


  • Sugar Versus <Insert Monster or Villian here>
  • Sugar Learns Morals
  • Sugar Plays With <insert object here>