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BOGEY BUM BURP FART SNOT BELCH AND POO
@ICanDrawDinos looks at the tradition of the ‘disgusting’ and ‘gross’ in children’s books and explains why grown-ups shouldn't be 'sniffy' about picture books featuring farts and poo.
https://t.co/ChBOh4K5va
WHERE VOICE COMES FROM
@JaneClarkeWrite on the people and pets that helped her create her ‘writer's voice’.
https://t.co/3g9gjeuGIy
HOW WOULD YOU END THIS STORY?
Guest blogger Francesca Sanna @Frenci_San explains why her book THE JOURNEY has an open ending and encourages readers to supply their own.
https://t.co/6y5YjVfTDB
DIGGING DEEP TO FIND YOUR CHARACTER'S EMOTIONAL JOURNEY
Natascha Biebow on how to convey a character's thoughts, beliefs and behaviours in the face of adversity.
https://t.co/aGHekFXPkg
A MOMENT IN TIME - THE WORDLESS SPREAD IN PICTURE BOOKS
@ICanDrawDinos on Raymond Briggs' WHEN THE WIND BLOWS and the quiet impact of a picture book spread without text.
https://t.co/tRxGIx89Qy
MAGIC AND STORYTELLING
Mini Grey @Bonzetta1 on her new book, THE BAD BUNNIES' MAGIC SHOW, and how magic shows the power of our story-telling minds.
https://t.co/6bHNoqmXgl
THE MORE THAT YOU READ, THE MORE THINGS YOU WILL KNOW @lucymayrowland on how picture bks help child'n learn language
https://t.co/wX4keD88qu
SO MUCH EFFORT FOR SOMETHING SO SMALL
Paeony Lewis on how a story about an umbrella took 17 years to reach the page.
https://t.co/OzeNZW7mdD
PICTURE BOOKS THAT TALK ABOUT FLOODS
@csoundar chooses 5 books to help children understand these natural disasters.
https://t.co/9NwykbCTs9
THE ILLUSTRATOR’S BUSMAN’S HOLIDAY
@ICanDrawDinos, @_hannah_warren_ & @Guyguyyug explain why they sketch for leisure
https://t.co/vDk5krmBDd