My sister just had a baby and she suggested I should write a children's story so she'd have something to read for the kid. Now the baby is only three weeks old and can't quite tell the difference between Harry Potter and the phone book (will she even know what a phone book is when she grows up), so the deadline isn't exactly tight.
I'm curious though, what should you think about when writing for really young people. My sister wants to read the story/stories to her daughter so the kid probably won't even be able to read herself at the time.
Reading out loud to someone else is different to reading to yourself, so I'm thinking the prose ought to take that into account.
How complicated can stories be?
At the moment I get the impression it's enough for the kid to hear her mother's voice, but that probably won't last that long.
I have no experience with kids whatsoever, but I'm liking the idea of writing for my niece. I'm sure there are people here with kids who can share some experience of writing for them.
I'm curious though, what should you think about when writing for really young people. My sister wants to read the story/stories to her daughter so the kid probably won't even be able to read herself at the time.
Reading out loud to someone else is different to reading to yourself, so I'm thinking the prose ought to take that into account.
How complicated can stories be?
At the moment I get the impression it's enough for the kid to hear her mother's voice, but that probably won't last that long.
I have no experience with kids whatsoever, but I'm liking the idea of writing for my niece. I'm sure there are people here with kids who can share some experience of writing for them.