For my next project I'm writing and illustrating a short children's book. I'm going to make a Blurb book with it. I also want to print the pages in two rows of four and to display my story at my BFA Show. This book is about Ted the bear. This has no relation to the Ted movie. In the book, Ted looses the top of his propeller hat. He goes around his house looking for the hat, until his cat friend Buttons gives him the missing piece. The story rhymes and teaches children perseverance. Ted learns that he should always keep trying, instead of giving up when something gets too hard. My first draft of the Ted story is below. Each bullet is a page that will have a separate illustration.
- Ted woke up in his bed and felt something was missing from his head. He reached to his head and gave it a pat; only to find he was missing the top of his hat!
- Ted looked up, down, and all around. The missing piece was still lost, not found.
- Ted sat down and started to cry, without the top of his hat he couldn't fly!
- Soon Buttons found Ted and dried his tears. She said to Ted, "Have no fears!"
- To Ted's surprise she found the missing part and a wonderful feeling filled Ted's heart!
- Ted was happy to learn it wasn't lost, it only fell off when he was doing cartwheels in the frost.
- Ted fixed his hat and enjoyed the rest of the day, look at Ted and Buttons play.
- The next time Ted lost something, he didn't stop to cry. He found it after looking and giving it a hard try.
Research:
I always loved the book Corduroy by Don Freeman and it inspired me to write my own children's book. Learn more about Corduroy on the Corduroy Wikipedia Page.
I also found a website that offers free children's books called Children's Storybooks Online.
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