In Mixed: An Inspiring Story about Colour by Arree Chung, the primary colours Blues, Reds and Yellows are the main characters. Each page turn brings new wonder, culminating with a rainbow of all the colours, and closing with the dark colour of night as the owl finally goes to sleep. An owl who is awake during the daytime admires all the beautiful colours of the world around him. In Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood, the introduction of each colour is key to the structure of this plot. A clever interactive peep-through hole shows Owl in his different tree surroundings as the seasons progress with each page turn. In Tree, Britta Teckentrup creates a plot that showcases how the changing seasons affect Owl, his tree, the other animals and the tree's environment. The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming and Nicola Slaterįrom The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming and Nicola Slater Snow comes overnight and now he's convinced someone has stolen the grass. By the time he finally accepts that it's the wind, not his friends, Squirrel is wrong-footed again. When autumn arrives and the leaves change colour, Squirrel is convinced someone is stealing his leaves. In The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming and Nicola Slater, the structure of the seasons changing is used to give the plot a humorous twist. Relationships in this wonderful, warm young picture book by Debi Gliori The passing seasons are a framework for exploring growth and sibling I blogged about how to outline this kind of picture book here using A Bit Lost by Chris Haughton as an example.īut there are lots of other fun and innovative ways to structure picture books!
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