Sometimes people just make me laugh because they turn into a cartoon in my mind.” “I’ve always done cartoons,” said Clark, who ran a cleaning business up until last year.
She designs all her characters from a studio in her backyard she calls the Blue Skye Studio, after the clouds painted on the ceiling. Since joining an online group of illustrators in the 1990s, Clark has developed a brood of children’s book characters, including a hedgehog named Zippy and a family of snowmen called the Snofolk. College Ave., Fort Collinsįor more information, go to. Saturday, March 24, at Barnes & Noble, 4045 S. As you read as a writer, observe how repetition is used and to what effect.“Peepsqueak!” by Leslie Ann Clark retails for $12.99 and is available at a number of outlets, including, Barnes & Noble, Tattered Cover Book Store and Boulder Book Store.ĥ to 9 p.m. There are many other ways that repetition may enhance a story. Make sure the repetition feels right for your story.
That can laden your story with unnecessary text. One caveat – don’t just repeat something for the sake of repeating it. Is there a reversal or other type of switch with a word/phrase/sentence toward the end of the story? If so, this can suggest repetition so readers assume one thing–“down the path”–and then are surprised when it’s something else–“into a cold, dark cave.” The last one takes him off the path and into a cave…providing a shift and some light, shivery anticipation.ĭoes sound play a role in my story? If you’ve got some fun sound effects that would enhance the story by repeating them, go for it. Then, as he searched for a friend, he “hopped, skipped, jumped, and skittered down the path.” This series of actions occurs six times, providing bouncy, active, fun words to read aloud and carry us through the story. In Peepsqueak Wants a Friend!, Peepsqueak at first “hopped and skipped and ran” when he was leaving the barnyard. Here are some guidelines I use in answering that question.ĭoes my character perform a particularly fun or endearing action? If so, this may be an ideal choice for repetition.
When I choose to repeat words, phrases or sentences in my stories, I’m usually asking myself why – why this word or phrase and not another one? It enables the young listener to have the fun of anticipating something as well as providing an inherent rhythm to the text. Repetition is a popular device in picture books. Today is Picture Book Wednesday and we’ll be talking about repetition, using the delightful Peepsqueak Wants a Friend! by Leslie Ann Clark.
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