Tag Archives: sentences

Are Children’s Books Only for Children? « Parenting Blog

By admin | Published: August 20, 2012

Are Children’s Books Only for Children? We are all familiar with children’s books: colorful pictures, big texts, short sentences, simple stories, and a lesson at the end. Adults usually get to read them because they have to read to children. Seldom do they read children’s books for their own pleasure. I think this is lost [...]

Posted in Story Books | Also tagged , | Comments closed

Personalised Books For Children Create Passionate Readers

By admin | Published: August 2, 2012

Many children refuse to cast even a timid eye over the first sentences of a story book. The pages of their superman comics, on the other hand, are dog-eared and the buttons of their smart phones have shed their numbers. Stories about fairies, goblins and bunnies are seen as dull and too full of words. [...]

Posted in Story Books | Also tagged , , | Comments closed

Emerging Writers Network: National Short Story Month – A Full-Service Shelter by Amy Hempel

By admin | Published: June 4, 2012

The new issue of Tin House (52, not currently visible on their website) has a plethora of great short stories and one of those is "the Full-Service Shelter" by Amy Hempel. Nearly every paragraph, and many second and third sentences within paragraphs, in the story begins "They knew me…" or "They knew us…" with the [...]

Posted in Children Story | Also tagged , , , , | Comments closed

Useful story telling techniques I’ve observed at Weber State Story Telling Festival. (2/29/12)

By admin | Published: April 3, 2012

It has been great observing fellow story tellers at the Weber State Storytelling festival. I thought for today’s creativity discussion in Rock Soup, I would relay some observations of what I’ve seen other tellers do to handle their audience, address difficult questions and make a more engaging story. There are always two questions that are [...]

Posted in fairy Tales For Kids | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments closed

A Child Story: Nathan’s Point of View (Final Part)

By admin | Published: March 20, 2012

 “I’m not your family. they are.” Those were the two sentences that my mind absorbed immediately with all the rest Michelle had said. Few minutes ago, I was furious because Meme wasn’t moving at all to get in the car. I just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. I forgot the cold [...]

Posted in Children Story | Also tagged , , , , | Comments closed

Android Kids App: Scott's Submarine

By admin | Published: January 7, 2012

Youtube link for mobile viewing Here's a fun little Android kids app that takes things under the sea. Scott's Submarine is an interactive book that tells the story of two children, Scott and Aiko, and Scott's cat, Jazz, and their underwater adventures. Each page has animation on it, but no so much that it's distracting. [...]

Posted in kids Story | Also tagged , , , | Comments closed

Teaser Tuesday and New Books to Read « Polychrome Interest

By admin | Published: October 26, 2011

It’s been awhile since my last Teaser Tuesday,  I have been having Readers Block lately and I am happy it’s over now I want to share my teaser for this Tuesday and books I have just bought 3 days ago. Teaser Tuesday is a fun bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Everyone [...]

Posted in Story Books | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments closed