Oh! This book was so inspiring! Would read again!
Our Story Begins: Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids
By Elissa Brent Weissman, Kwame Alexander, Tom Angleberger, Kathi Appelt, Ashley Bryan, Tim Federle, Candace Fleming, Marla Frazee, Chris Gall, Alex Gino, Chris Grabenstein, Gordon Korman, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Thanhha Lai, Peter Lerangis, Gail Carson Levine, Grace Lin, Yuyi Morales, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, R. J. Palacio, Linda Sue Park, Rohmann Eric, Dan Santat, Brian Selznick, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Rita Williams-Garcia
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 7 | n/a | 6.2 | 22860 |
From award-winning author Elissa Brent Weissman comes a collection of quirky, smart, and vulnerable childhood works by some of today’s foremost children’s authors and illustrators—revealing young talent, the storytellers they would one day become, and the creativity they inspire today.
Everyone’s story begins somewhere…
For Linda Sue Park, it was a trip to the ocean, a brand-new typewriter, and a little creative license.
For Jarrett J. Krosoczka, it was a third grade writing assignment that ignited a creative fire in a kid who liked to draw.
For Kwame Alexander, it was a loving poem composed for Mother’s Day—and perfected through draft after discarded draft.
For others, it was a teacher, a parent, a beloved book, a word of encouragement. It was trying, and failing, and trying again. It was a love of words, and pictures, and stories.
Your story is beginning, too. Where will it go?
Everyone’s story begins somewhere…
For Linda Sue Park, it was a trip to the ocean, a brand-new typewriter, and a little creative license.
For Jarrett J. Krosoczka, it was a third grade writing assignment that ignited a creative fire in a kid who liked to draw.
For Kwame Alexander, it was a loving poem composed for Mother’s Day—and perfected through draft after discarded draft.
For others, it was a teacher, a parent, a beloved book, a word of encouragement. It was trying, and failing, and trying again. It was a love of words, and pictures, and stories.
Your story is beginning, too. Where will it go?
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9781481472098
ISBN-10: 1481472097
Published on 6/26/2018
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
Book Reviews (4)
Kwame Alexander wrote a poem for his mom on Mother's Day. Grace Lin wrote her first story for an english story talent show. Thanhha Lai doesn't have much of her writing or belongings from being moved from Vietnam to the USA. But what do all of these authors have in common? Why, they were all kids! Read about how 26 authors and illustrators got into writing or drawing. Full of life stories and laughs, you won't regret reading this book. Happy reading!
I liked this book because it has creative prompts from all of my favorite authors, and they all wrote a story in one book! I recommend this book if you like any of the authors.
This book tells different tales on how our favorite children's writers of today came to be famous. People like Chris Grabenstein, Gail Carson Levine, and many more are featured. One of my favorite stories was the childhood of Phyllis Reynold Naylor. Her house was covered with books!