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Kate Messner - How to Write a Story

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The inspiring sequel to the 2015 Parents Choice Winner, How to Read a Story!
Step 1: Choose an idea for your story. A good one.
Step 2: Decide on a setting. Dont be afraid to mix things up.
Step 3: Create a heroineor a hero.
Now: Begin.
Accomplished storytellers Kate Messner and Mark Siegel playfully chronicle the process of becoming a writer in this fun follow-up to How to Read a Story, guiding young storytellers through the joys and challenges of the writing process. From choosing an idea, to creating a problem for their character to resolve, to coming to The End, this empowering picture book breaks down the writing process in a dynamic and accessible way, encouraging kids to explore their own creativityand share their stories with others!
Perfect for educators, librarians, and parents who are helping children develop early writing and reading skills
Great read-aloud book for preschool- and kindergarten-aged children interested in learning to read
Helps teach Common Core Curriculum skills
Young readers who love We Are in a Book!, How Rocket Learned to Read, and Also an Octopus will love the reading and writing lessons and inspiration in How to Write a Story.
Read-aloud books for kids ages 35
Learning to write books for kids
Kindergarten, pre-K creativity books
Kate Messner is an award-winning author whose many books for kids have been selected as Best Books by the New York Times, Junior Library Guild, Indie Bound, and Bank Street College of Education. She lives on Lake Champlain with her family.
Mark Siegel is the author of many graphic novels and childrens picture books, including the 5 Worlds series, as well as the illustrator of How to Read a Story and the Robert F. Sibert Honor Book To Dance: A Ballerinas Graphic Novel. He lives in New York.

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For Stephanie who has stories to write K M To story lovers and tellers - photo 1For Stephanie who has stories to write K M To story lovers and tellers - photo 2For Stephanie who has stories to write K M To story lovers and tellers - photo 3 For Stephanie, who has stories to write K. M.
To story lovers and tellers, especially Julien, Clio, Felix, Elia, and Milo M. S. Text copyright 2020 by Kate Messner.
Illustrations copyright 2020 by Mark Siegel.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. | Siegel, Mark, 1967- illustrator.
Title: How to write a story / by Kate Messner ; illustrated by Mark Siegel.
Description: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2020.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017060503 | ISBN 9781452156668 (hc), 9781797202709 (epub2), 9781797206639 (epub3), 9781797206622 (Kindle)
Subjects: LCSH: FictionAuthorshipJuvenile literature. | FictionTechniqueJuvenile literature.
Classification: LCC PN3355 .M43 2018 | DDC 808.3dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017060503 Design by Amelia May Mack.
Typeset in Mr Eaves, Mrs Eaves, and Trend.
The illustrations in this book were rendered in ink and watercolor. | FictionTechniqueJuvenile literature.
Classification: LCC PN3355 .M43 2018 | DDC 808.3dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017060503 Design by Amelia May Mack.
Typeset in Mr Eaves, Mrs Eaves, and Trend.
The illustrations in this book were rendered in ink and watercolor.

Chronicle Books LLC
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San Francisco, California 94107 Chronicle Bookswe see things differently. Become part of our community at www.chroniclekids.com. Step search for an idea a shiny one You can write about something you - photo 4Step search for an idea a shiny one You can write about something you - photo 5

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search for an idea a shiny one. You can write about something you love Or something that scares you You - photo 6 You can write about something you love. Or something that scares you. You might write about something you know really well Or research a topic youd - photo 7 You might write about something you know really well.

Or research a topic youd like to learn more about. Dont worry if not all your ideas are shiny Sometimes you have to collect a lot - photo 8 Dont worry if not all your ideas are shiny. Sometimes you have to collect a lot to figure out what works best. Step Once you have your idea choose a setting Only you can decide when and - photo 9

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Once you have your idea,
choose a setting. Only you can decide when and where your story will take place. Step choose a main character Thats the person who grows and changes the most - photo 10
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choose a main character.

Thats the person who grows and changes the most as the story unfolds. You can brainstorm and draw your main character if you want. Try to learn all about them before you start writing. Step Dream up a Problem for your main character It can be regular everyday - photo 11

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Dream up a Problem for your main character. It can be regular, everyday trouble... Step Now its time to plan your story Start with something exciting Make - photo 13
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Now its time to plan your story. Step Now its time to plan your story Start with something exciting Make - photo 13
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Now its time to plan your story.

Start with something exciting! Make the problem worse and worse until finally your character thinks of - photo 14 Make the problem worse and worse... until finally, your character thinks of something to do. Step write your story with so much detail readers can see it in their minds - photo 15

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write your story
with so much detail
readers can see
it in their minds. When you finish your first draft take a break and go do something else - photo 16 When you finish your first draft, take a break and go do something else. Stories need time to blossom and grow. Reading out loud helps especially if you can read to a friend Sometimes - photo 18 Reading out loud helps, especially if you can read to a friend. Reading out loud helps especially if you can read to a friend Sometimes - photo 18 Reading out loud helps, especially if you can read to a friend.

Sometimes, friends see things in our stories that we dont. Step When youve finished revising and your story is as captivating as it can - photo 19Step When youve finished revising and your story is as captivating as it can - photo 20

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When youve finished revising and your story is as captivating as it can possibly be, read through a few more times. Make sure every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with punctuation. If youre not sure how to spell a word, now is a good time to check.
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Choose a captivating title for your story, and give it illustrations, if you want. Step Share your story with a friend Or two Or maybe lots of friends When - photo 21
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Share your story with a friend. Step Share your story with a friend Or two Or maybe lots of friends When - photo 21
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Share your story with a friend.

Or two.
Or maybe lots of friends. When your story is over and everyones gone start searching for a new idea that - photo 22 When your story is over and everyones gone, start searching for a new idea that wants to be written... Kate Messner is an award-winning author whose books for kids have been selected - photo 23 Kate Messner is an award-winning author whose books for kids have been selected as Best Books by the New York Times, Junior Library Guild, IndieBound, and Bank Street College of Education. Among her many titles are Over and Under the Snow, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, Over and Under the Pond, Tree of Wonder, and How to Read a Story. Kate also spent fifteen years teaching middle school. She lives on Lake Champlain with her family.

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