Do you love the light in the tiniest kids' eyes when they listen to a picture book?
"Theme" books, like ABC's and 123's are time-tested favourites for a reason. The very youngest readers (and listeners) love seeing familiar patterns and concepts - numbers, letters, colours, shapes, sizes. What would be deathly dull for us, as adults, is absolutely the hottest thing with little kids.
Lots of writers make the mistake of trying to mix things up for very young readers. You have to keep them entertained, right?
Wrong. Instead, make your life easier and try one of these five familiar themes.
Of course, if you want to sell parents on your idea, you'll still have to make it original to some degree. But remember that it doesn't have to be all that original to charm buyers and knock little kids' socks off.
A lesson about kids – from Malcolm Gladwell
Even the show’s creators were shocked.
Not only were kids NOT bored, they were more excited and engaged every single time they saw the episode.
