Look at My Book: How Kids Can Write & Illustrate Terrific Books
Loreen Leedy. Holiday House, $17.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-8234-1590-8
Prospective young authors get a step-by-step guide (with an inviting design similar to the author's Follow the Money) in Look at My Book: How Kids Can Write & Illustrate Terrific Books by Loreen Leedy. Beginning with brainstorming ideas and research tips for aspiring writers, Leedy suggests ways of inventing characters, writing and revising text, and experimenting with different styles of artwork. The spreads brim with examples of possible settings, formats and layouts for books, while encouraging the audience to develop their own ideas.
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Reviewed on: 03/01/2004
Genre: Children's