Stead, Philip Christian. Ideas are all around. New York: Roaring Brook, 2016.
The basic premise is that someone is supposed
to write a book today, but doesn't have any ideas.
However, his dog wants to take a walk, and as they walk they see and find ideas!
I liked how he took photos of real places/things and added his own drawings at the bottom (left).
as well as the text (in typewriter font!) to tell the story (right).
The 2 page spread below:
The way he describes things was also wonderful. As a want-to-be-writer, I loved his way of explaining that this was his childhood home:
I think Ideas Are All Around has great potential for a creative writing class or as a jumping off point for young writers (like to start Writers Workshop).
If you are doing a writing project, this book has some great ideas to find *ideas!* Want to jump start your students' writing? Read aloud the book Ideas Are All Around, grab some iPads and my quick reaction sheet and get the ideas flowing today!
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