The evolution into a story often occurs when I figure out the theme that will carry the concept.Ībout Adria: Once upon a time, Adria Karlsson could have been found teaching people, training cats and dogs, or tutoring dyslexic kids, but now they spend their time writing and parenting. It’s a long way from there to a proper story and sometimes I never do figure out how to move it out of “concept” and into “story.” Despite that, I like my collection of dysfunctional ideas and come back to them often to see if any of them have germinated.

Sometimes the ideas come from within my own thoughts when I’m tackling a problem of my own, helping a kiddo get through a tough moment, or celebrating someone’s accomplishment. What?!” – that’s usually a good indication I’m going to have to investigate further. I love novel information and when I hear something that makes me go, “Wait. From inspiration to polished manuscript, what is our process? You wondered, “Do we start with a theme when we write? A character? A structure? How do we revise?” Here are some answers from New Books for Kids.Īdria Karlsson (MY SISTER DAISY, illustrated by Linus Curci):Īlmost always my books start out as ideas jotted down in a notebook, on a sticky note, or in my phone. We were here last year at the start of our debut journey together talking about what else?- debut groups!įor this visit, Tara asked us to consider how we approach the craft of writing. a human child who has been following their progress from the sidelines catches them red handed, and the rats must decide if they can trust the child'- Assigning source Provided by publisher Cataloging source NjBwBT Kessler, Leah Rose Dewey number Illustrations illustrations Index no index present LC call number PZ7.1.Thanks, Tara, for inviting New Books for Kids back to your blog. start working on their very own Rat Art Fair. Their fair is ruined when humans sweep away everything. and get to work creating a spectacular RAT FAIR. Language eng Summary 'When a group of industrious, fun-loving rats find letters fallen from an Art Fair sign, they put the sign back together.

Human-animal relationships - Juvenile fiction.

Label Rat fair Title Rat fair Statement of responsibility written by Leah Rose Kessler illustrated by Cleonique Hilsaca Creator

Rat Fair by Leah Rose Kessler