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<br /> to work with our book designer,Julia, at Freedom Hill Design "what's the chair's name?"asked an eight-year-old boy.
<br /> in Vermont.They believed a picture book would reach a wider .s
<br /> audience,honor the collective talents of all the project's partici- "Where does the chair live?"said a six-year-old girl. 1
<br /> pants,and create another bridge between art and literacy.
<br /> "What does the chair want more than anything?"asked a dad.
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<br /> go from character creation to final story editing. I started by Answering these and other questions,we teased out the story of ji
<br /> searching for compelling picture books that would captivate Mahogany, a threadbare storytelling chair, and her shy pillow, 1
<br /> listeners and help them think like writers as we examined the Zigzag,who felt uncomfortable in a new library.
<br /> importance of character, motivation, conflict, and resolution. ;i
<br /> After reading aloud and analysis,we applied the learning,start- "Tell me a patch," the nervous pillow would beg when library
<br /> ing down a playful path of wondering. hours ended and the furniture erupted into wild antics.Zigzag s,
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<br /> Minutes'later Shady's light snapped on.Skinny night when It has to be quiet during the day,'
<br /> Midi I,If,III and IV chorused,"Ready,set,gT and Mahogany explained,ducking to miss a crossfire
<br /> scampered around in a game of chair tag.Tables
<br /> of books hurled by two shelves.'Don't worry,by
<br /> leapfrogged through the aisles and the Pine Sisters morning,everything will be back to normal."
<br /> squealed and cartwheeled between bookshelves,
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