


They wonder how authors came up with the characters in their books. They ask if illustrators have to draw every single book (“No, the publisher prints them on big printers”). Stories like “King Monkey” and “Wonder City” were early explorations of drawing characters and developing a storyline.Īlong with writing come the questions of how books are made. When I was their age, I also wrote books (that I still keep today), including worksheets for solving riddles and sorting items.

They may have inherited this knack from me. And they’ll bind them with the help of hole punchers and ribbon or staples and tape. My kids have been writing books for a while now, with stories like “The Sumner Kid Goes to North America Today” and “The Kids and the Blob.” They write on construction paper, yellow-lined notepads, cardboard, you name it. Is your child interested in writing books and stories? Discover the top children’s books about writing that encourage storytelling and imagination.
