What Do Authors Do?

by Eileen Christelow

Book Overview

A sprightly text and colorful illustrations follow two creative people-and a talkative dog and cat-through the writing process step by step, from the inspiration for a story to the satisfaction of sharing the book with readers. Eileen Christelow based this instructive picture book on questions children asked during her classroom talks around the country. Simple enough for young children to understand, and with the entertainment value of fiction,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395866219
• ISBN13: 9780395866214
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 10.5" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good childrens book

This book is good for elementary aged kids. It explains how writers get their ideas and how they go about writing and publishing a book.

What Do Authors Do?

This is an excellent book for teaching children how books are created by an author and then published. It is a humorous account of the ways authors find their ideas and the rewriting necessary to create their stories. I plan to use it as an inspiration for my third graders as they write their own stories.