Year 7 News

Kim Kane Picture Book Incursion

On the 24th of November, Kim Kane a prolific picture book author,  came to talk to us about how to write an effective storybook. She discussed the importance of the illustrations and how they can impact the feeling of the book, the overall reading experience and can help children who are not as confident with their reading understand the storyline too.

The editing process was also talked about, Kim talked about how when you edit your story, you do not only look for grammar and spelling mistakes you should also look for ways to change your story to make it more fluent and easy to read. The development of a published story book was also discussed; how the author does not always get to choose the illustrator of their story and how it can take a very long time to publish a book. Some authors do not get their book published until 14 years after the book is written! This incursion was very informative. It will help students to write effectively; creating their own picture-story books that convey a message through words and pictures.

Cooper Gildon

7L2