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From Pictures to Words: A Book about Making a Book

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Stevens has created a delightful story, complete with fabulous illustrations, in which she models for the reader how a book/story is written. This is a valuable/must resource for any elementary teacher wanting to introduce or reinforce the elements of a story or who just wants her students to enjoy a well-written, fun tale

I love Janet Stevens' work and this one is no exception. The illustrations are delightful, as always, and the concept of showing readers how a book is made is terrific. I'll enjoy sharing this with classes. It would be a great lead-in for students to do writing of their own, too. It's a winner!

I am an elementary teacher and have loved sharing this book with my students for many years -- especially those who have chronic writer's block. This is also an inspirational book for an art activity. I like to have students think about the characters from their own favorite children's books and then draw a picture of themselves reading a book (blank cover) with the main characters from their favorites behind and around them, reading the book with them.

This is also a very, very good author to meet in person! She really teaches kids how to think artistically and draw! Brings in lots of geometry, too -- seeing the shapes.

Stevens has written and illustrated many successful picture books. She uses the fictional genre to show rather than tell her young readers about writing and illustrating a book. Vivid animal characters request her to write a book about them. Children see the process of creating the setting, plot, characters, and having tension in the story. The book ends with the suggestion for the reader to write a story.

When I purchased this book, I was planning on using it with my first grade students and show them the writing process in a fun way. The book is very wordy and very hard to follow for little kids.

I already had several books regarding this theme, and this one is definitively not kids friendly. It didn't do anything for me and the black and white graphics are too busy and too distracting for my child to get involved in it. I bought it because it was on the reference page of another book I had.