Once Upon a Time: Creative Writing Fun for Kids

A deck of 50 oversize cards stored in a book-shaped cardboard container, Once Upon a Time: Creative Writing Fun for Kids by Annie Buckley and Kathleen Coyle, illus. by Cathy Law, brims with inspiration. Divided into categories such as ""How-To,"" ""Genre,"" ""Character, "" ""Setting,"" etc., the cards each show a cartoon illustration on the front, pictured above questions, ideas and reading suggestions at three skill levels. The back delves deeper with various brainstorming tools (e.g., ""Think of all the ways that we use the word run: running out of time, a river running by, paint running down the canvas""). .