tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post8285079583714813886..comments2024-01-22T05:21:28.419-05:00Comments on IshtaBlogs: Writing Craft: What IS a Concept Book, Anyway?Ishta Mercuriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17776946702988283453noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-74302850945654738012011-08-27T18:31:27.070-04:002011-08-27T18:31:27.070-04:00Thanks Ishta. :)Thanks Ishta. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-40936049970214626592011-04-12T18:31:19.834-04:002011-04-12T18:31:19.834-04:00I really have to hand it to PB authors. Not an eas...I really have to hand it to PB authors. Not an easy thing to write!! But a lot of fun to read.Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-44406740443547689502011-04-12T17:28:41.833-04:002011-04-12T17:28:41.833-04:00Oh, Dear Zoo is one of our favorites too!Oh, Dear Zoo is one of our favorites too!Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-549897086007284872011-04-12T02:12:57.298-04:002011-04-12T02:12:57.298-04:00My favorite concept book is Sandra Boynton's &...My favorite concept book is Sandra Boynton's "Blue Hat, Green Hat." It teaches colors, AND the turkey makes kids giggle every time. Thanks for pointing out that concept books have to have something more than a lesson to sell.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-88981929398239382192011-04-11T21:44:21.528-04:002011-04-11T21:44:21.528-04:00I always admire picture book writers because each ...I always admire picture book writers because each word counts so much and you have to think of so many different stories rather than focusing on one.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-4248210763716041882011-04-11T20:41:58.451-04:002011-04-11T20:41:58.451-04:00This is quite a challenge, because I think concept...This is quite a challenge, because I think concept books are really hard to write! And I agree that if they don't have an actual plot, at the very least they need some sort of arc. Some of my favorite concept books are those by Laura Vaccaro Seeger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-1965551272403452562011-04-11T20:24:06.019-04:002011-04-11T20:24:06.019-04:00We love Dear Zoo in this house, too! I think conc...We love Dear Zoo in this house, too! I think concept books are quite difficult to get right. I prefer to begin with a story or characters.Brooke Rousseauhttp://www.brookerousseau.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-25700857580833404572011-04-11T19:31:28.825-04:002011-04-11T19:31:28.825-04:00wonderful description! Thanks for dropping by my L...wonderful description! Thanks for dropping by my Living the Complicated Simple Life blog - I have a writing one too - <a href="http://www.labanan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jan Morrison</a><br />Your blog looks facinating. I'm a playwrite and used to direct from time to time so like the theatre world...Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-90756473737823494132011-04-11T11:59:47.204-04:002011-04-11T11:59:47.204-04:00These books sound brilliant! It's usually a PB...These books sound brilliant! It's usually a PB that is the very first book we remember.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-3843603350874153482011-04-11T09:28:44.382-04:002011-04-11T09:28:44.382-04:00I don't write picture books, but I love how yo...I don't write picture books, but I love how you've described "concept books." I have two early readers and, yes, they respond better to stories (and I like that they're learning new concepts). <br />I will be paying more attention to this as I browse.Sarah Wedgbrowhttp://www.foldingfields.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com