BookSmitten

Scene and Show (Don’t Tell)

Episode Summary

Scene or narrative summary? Show or tell? The crew draws on their novel-writing experiences as they go over Chapter 13 of Ann Whitford Paul's "Writing Picture Books."

Episode Notes

Mentioned in this episode:
Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul
The Scene Book by Sandra Scofield

Our Books for Children and Young Adults:
Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh; Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. Baptist
The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson
The Swag is in the Socks by Kelly J. Baptist
Eb & Flow by Kelly J. Baptist
Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
The Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack Cheng
Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker

Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com

Email us: hello@booksmitten.us

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Produced by Jack Cheng
Music by Duck Duck Chicken