SIMPLE PLOT OUTLINE OF A PICTURE BOOK

1. Beginning
 A. Setting  (Need very little of this in a Picture Book)
 B. Characters
      1. Kids
      2. Adults
       3. Animals
 C. Problems or Goals (set up questions in readers minds)

2. Middle
 A. First Obstacle
      1. First try
      2. Second try
      3. Third try

 B. Second Obstacle
      1. First try
       2. Second try
       3. Third try

 C. Third Obstacle
      1. First try
      2. Second try
      3. Third try

 D. Climax (Final Obstacle)
 Main character realizes what must be done to reach goal and solve problem.

3. End
 A. Goal Reached and Problem Solved
 B. Character has changed

The Big Question?  Think about the titles of successful picture books.

What do the titles make you wonder?

Green Eggs and Ham

Are You my Mother?

The Giant Carrot
 

The little questions?

All the way through the picture book there are little questions such as in
GREEN EGGS AND HAM: Will you eat them on a boat or with a goat?  Or in a tree?

Write to me with your answers, I'd love to hear what YOU think.  janpeck@mindspring.com

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