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Zoo Zoom!
by Candace Ryan (Author) and Macky Pamintuan (Illustrator)

3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . blastoff!

When the animals at the zoo spot a rocket ship, next stop . . . the moon!

Zoo zoom!

Each animal has a job to do, but a sleepy rhino could cause trouble.

Zoo boom!

They’ll need to act quick . . . will they make it home?

#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details

The first page of the story book says:

Monkey turns the key.
Condor opens the door.

Which bar to go far?

ZOO ZOOM!
ZOO ZOOM!

The book begins with a zoo animal taking action:

Monkey turns the key.

That action leads to a NEW action with a NEW animal:

Condor opens the door.

Those two actions lead to a question:

Which bar to go far?

The answer will give the zoo animals what they want:

ZOO ZOOM!
ZOO ZOOM!

Each line in this picture book moves the story forward.

Rain, Rain, Go Away (Tangled Tunes)
by Steven Anderson (Author) and Misa Saburi (Illustrator)

See what a family does on a rainy day and what they wish they were doing. (Book + CD)

#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details

The song begins:

Rain, rain, go away.
Come again another day.

Daddy wants to play.
Rain, rain, go away.

The first two lines of this Tangled Tune are the same as the traditional tune:

Rain, rain, go away.
Come again another day.

The third line is the one with the new twist:

Daddy wants to play.

The last line is the same as the first:

Rain, rain, go away.

As the pages turn, readers see each member of the family. A classic tune has been updated with a new story.