“I believe that a good children's book should appeal to all
people who have not completely lost their original joy and wonder in life. The
fact is that I don't make books for children at all. I make them for that part
of us, of myself and of my friends, which has never changed, which is still a
child.” ― Leo Lionni
. . .I just listened to an interview with storyteller Donna Washington onThe Art of Storytelling podcast, she explains her views on age-appropriateness for scary stories, as well as a good explanation on one of the roles of repetition in children's stories: The Anatomy of a Ghost Story
and I enjoyed listening to Donna so much that I searched her out on youtube, lots of entertaining performances to watch. Here's a good example:
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Also be sure to check out the next installment of Rob Sanders' interview with Frances Gilbert at Picture This.
