Writing Fiction For Kids

HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO WRITE A BESTSELLING CHILDREN’S BOOKS, BE ANOTHER J.K. ROWLING? Let this experienced children’s writer show you how You can attain Your Dream! Multi-Award-Winning Middle Grade Author Mariko Tatsumoto reveals the truth about why the highest-selling Adult Book authors like John Grisham, James Patterson, and Rick Riordan are writing Middle Grade Novels. These authors are selling their kids’ books like gang-busters. Many are being turned into movies. This book will teach you all the basics and the secrets to joining the Red Hot Kids’ Book Market. By the time you ...

Over the years, I have become fascinated by many fantasy tales that blend local legends, historical fiction, and African-American experiences. For instance, in my small North Carolina hometown, there is a legend claiming that my great-grandparents’ homestead was once a Civil War battleground. We even discovered an old silver sword buried under their rose garden, which makes me wonder if there’s some truth behind the stories our elders shared. As I started planning a family time capsule, my idea of writing our history—based on the unusual tales I have heard throughout my life—led to ...

Students in fifth grade at West Scranton Intermediate School worked hard to create this compilation of short stories to raise money for Jack of Hearts of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Enjoy the multi-genre, multi-author assortment of tales that showcase these students' huge imaginations.

Unleash your storytelling passion and bond with your child like never before with "The Giant Forest - Making of a Preteen Novel." Authored by an inspiring father-daughter duo, this book is more than a guide—it's an adventure into the heart of collaborative storytelling. Experience the thrill of creating a captivating six-book series, from the first idea spark to the final touches of proofreading and illustration. But there's more: enjoy an exclusive alternate ending and choose your side—Team Mia or Team Dad. This journey is about strengthening family bonds, unlocking creativity, and ...

Perfect for fans of All the Bright Places and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, this high-stakes novel follows a burned-out teen grappling with the suffocating cost of perfection. Kim is a girl with big plans. She’s on track to be class valedictorian, a scholarship hopeful, and—since her parents’ divorce bombshell—the unpaid therapist for her broken family. Bouncing between her parents’ houses, she’s torn between listening to her mom’s bitterness and watching her dad lose weight and clean his guns. The pressure is a physical weight, and her grade point average is the only thing...

So, you want to write books for kids? Maybe you’ve got an idea for a slime-fueled jetpack, a misunderstood sandwich with dreams, or a lonely prankster who finds a time-travelling bin chicken. Maybe you don’t have a clue what you’re doing yet, but you do know you love stories, you love kids, and you’re ready to give this writing thing a real shot. Good news: this book’s for you. WRITING BOOKS FOR KIDS is a fast, funny, no-nonsense guide for anyone who wants to create unforgettable fiction for 6–14-year-olds. Whether you're hoping to write short chapter books, middle-grade magic ...

Baseball has brought families together for generations, but what happens when a son no longer has time for a catch with his dad? Catch, a children's book written by D.C. Swanson, follows the story of a family as they learn about love, patience, regret, and renewal through the baseball catches they have with one another and the catches they never got to have.

After the death of his brother and the sudden end of his marriage, and after his ex-wife moved to another state leaving him alone with their two young children, Dan Glick embarked on single fatherhood in an unusual way: he took his kids on a journey around the world. The idea was to go see some of the world's rare life forms before they disappeared from the planet, and to do it before the kids themselves would grow up and chart their own paths.

Make Christmas Morning Magical with Giggles Galore—The Perfect Stocking/device Stuffer for Kids & Children & Children-like Adults & Bad Dad Joke Lovers - "Cuz that's the way eye roll"! If Your Holidays Need More Laughter, This Joke Book is the Gift That Keeps Giving - Groans, Moans, & Face Plants! Why Just Wrap Presents When You Can Wrap Up Laughs? A Holiday Must-Have! Fill Their Stockings - or Phones & Tablets - Without Breaking the Bank—Jokes, Puns & Smiles Await! Santa-Approved Fun: Keep Kids Entertained All Winter Break with This Book! Myths "Kids don’t need more video-free ...

True love and friendship has no boundaries, even across time. Christopher and Susan are two teens who are best friends – one a talented guitarist with dreams of attending Julliard and the other a talented young writer who accidentally travel back to the year 1963. While they are there they fall deeply in love and have to make a decision; do they stay with those they love and care about or return home while they still have a chance? But if only one of them returns, how will that change the timeline? Will their entire lives be changed for the better or for the worse? Will their dreams still...