Comments on: Writing Children’s Books: Writing in Rhyme http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/05/25/writing-childrens-books-writing-in-rhyme/ From the editors of Children's Book Insider, the Newsletter for Children's Writers Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:56:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Amy http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/05/25/writing-childrens-books-writing-in-rhyme/#comment-501 Amy Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:01:59 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=14#comment-501 Nursery rhymes not merely tell stories. They help children to learn the wonderful sounds of the language. http://kidsfront.com/rhymes-for-kids.html Nursery rhymes not merely tell stories. They help children to learn the wonderful sounds of the language. http://kidsfront.com/rhymes-for-kids.html

]]> By: James http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/05/25/writing-childrens-books-writing-in-rhyme/#comment-322 James Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:29:58 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=14#comment-322 Great article Great article

]]> By: gwynne spencer http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/05/25/writing-childrens-books-writing-in-rhyme/#comment-8 gwynne spencer Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:22:23 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=14#comment-8 Poetry, and rhymed stories, are a perennial topic for children's writers. I always encourage folks in my classes to start out with JACK PRELUTSKY because of his authentic child-like viewpoint and huge range of titles (you must admit Silverstein is limited in scope). I also recommend Eileen Spinelli because so many of her books carry rhyme lightly and work in concepts around the rhythm. I do love the look of the blog on the page. Nicely done! Poetry, and rhymed stories, are a perennial topic for children’s writers. I always encourage folks in my classes to start out with JACK PRELUTSKY because of his authentic child-like viewpoint and huge range of titles (you must admit Silverstein is limited in scope). I also recommend Eileen Spinelli because so many of her books carry rhyme lightly and work in concepts around the rhythm. I do love the look of the blog on the page. Nicely done!

]]> By: Agy http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/05/25/writing-childrens-books-writing-in-rhyme/#comment-6 Agy Mon, 26 May 2008 21:45:44 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=14#comment-6 Forgive my website, it's still under construction. Laura this is timely and spot on. It's also what I'm struggling with. Making the words powerful, fit, and have beat and rhyme. I have set PATTERNS, so it's either freer or not depending on how I look at it, or whether the words are letting me shove them around without too much resistance. Reading like music, that's what I think of it as. If my nine year old want to go around repeating certain lines because they're fun to say, then I know I've done a decent job. If people stumble or don't get what I'm saying, back to the old drawing board. Thanks for the blog! This is neat! Love, Agy Forgive my website, it’s still under construction. Laura this is timely and spot on. It’s also what I’m struggling with. Making the words powerful, fit, and have beat and rhyme. I have set PATTERNS, so it’s either freer or not depending on how I look at it, or whether the words are letting me shove them around without too much resistance. Reading like music, that’s what I think of it as. If my nine year old want to go around repeating certain lines because they’re fun to say, then I know I’ve done a decent job. If people stumble or don’t get what I’m saying, back to the old drawing board.

Thanks for the blog! This is neat!

Love,
Agy

]]> By: Ev http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/05/25/writing-childrens-books-writing-in-rhyme/#comment-5 Ev Mon, 26 May 2008 19:53:20 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=14#comment-5 Great article, Laura! Thanks to you and Jon for starting this blog. Looks like it'll be another wonderful resource for writers. I have a question about writing in rhyme. How do editors feel about picture book stories which are presented as prose but actually have a lot of the text with the rhythm and rhyme of poetry? Great article, Laura! Thanks to you and Jon for starting this blog. Looks like it’ll be another wonderful resource for writers.

I have a question about writing in rhyme. How do editors feel about picture book stories which are presented as prose but actually have a lot of the text with the rhythm and rhyme of poetry?

]]> By: Darren http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2008/05/25/writing-childrens-books-writing-in-rhyme/#comment-4 Darren Mon, 26 May 2008 13:31:05 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=14#comment-4 If you like funny rhyming poetry, please check out - www.laughalotpoetry.com If you like funny rhyming poetry, please check out -

http://www.laughalotpoetry.com

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