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Did you know that December 5th was National Ninja Day? I didn’t know either until I stumbled upon the #NationalNinjaDay hashtag on Twitter! What fun!
So even though I am a day late on celebrating this “stealthy” event, I think we all need to tap into our “inner ninja” and do some ninja-related reading and activities! Luckily, Corey Rosen Schwartz has some amazing activities, book suggestions and in her free National Ninja Day PDF.
Corey has two delightful ninja-ish books to her credit including the upcoming Hensel and Gretel Ninja Chicks
and NINJA RED RIDING HOOD.
I also learned that, thanks to Corey’s wonderful PDF, my ninja name is Ru-Ka-Ta 
Mia at Pragmaticmom has a list of the Top 10 Ninja Books for Kids Ages 4 through 16
The Magic Treehouse Classroom has some books extension activities for the Magic Treehouse book Night of the Ninjas.
Homeschool giveaway blog has some great ideas for All Things NINJA Resources ~ printables, crafts, recipes & MORE!!
Did you do something fun for National Ninja Day? Or did it “sneak” up on you? 
Note from Me: As the holiday season approaches, consider adding the gift of books to your shopping list. There are many wonderful booklists available for parents looking to give their child the gift of reading and adventure. A book makes a great gift because they are meaningful, beautiful, portable, appealing, and inexpensive and it’s a gift that can be opened again and again. Books are the perfect gift for any age and a gift that doesn’t require batteries or sizing instruction!
If you would like to get started on your family reading adventure, or would just like to add to your family bookshelf, Audrey Press has some special deals on their catalog of books to get readers and gift-givers on their merry way. From November 30th to December 15th, give the gift of reading, adventure and education at extra-special (and extended) Black Friday prices! Go here for the full scoop on the Holiday Book Love Sale!
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Well, dearies, here we are again, about to wade into summer!
And you know what that means.
It means Perfect Picture Books will go on hiatus until September.
I know. It's sad. But luckily we have a big list of books to tide us over (if I ever finish updating it, it will be REALLY big!) And a little break is good for us. It means we'll come back refreshed and filled with renewed enthusiasm :)
For the last PPBF before summer hiatus, I have a fantastically fun book to share! You will probably all want to rush out and read it immediately :)
Title: What About Moose?
Written By: Corey Rosen Schwartz and Rebecca J. Gomez
Illustrated By: Keika Yamaguchi
Atheneum Books For Young Readers, June 2015, Fiction
Suitable For Ages: 4-8
Themes/Topics: teamwork, behavior (bossiness), language fun (rhyme), forgiveness
Opening: "
Fox met her friends with her toolbox in hand.'Time to start building! Now here's what I've planned.'She divvied up jobs and then Moose trotted in.'I'm HERE!' he announced. 'Let construction begin!'"
Brief Synopsis: The forest animals are working together to build a tree house... all except Moose who is so busy being in charge that he fails to perceive exactly what's happening. When he finds himself in a tight situation, his kind-hearted friends help him out in spite of his previous bossiness.
Links To Resources:
Team Building Games; design your own treehouse - draw the kind of treehouse you'd love to have, including amenities :);
moose coloring pages;
recipes for lemonade (to drink while you're building or playing in your treehouse :))
Why I Like This Book: As you've probably all gathered by now (due to the fact that I'm always adding her books to Perfect Picture Books list :)) I am a die-hard Corey Rosen Schwartz fan. Her books are always clever and fun with fabulous rhyme that is a pleasure to read aloud. This new addition is no exception. Moose is delightful in his bossiness, hollering commands through a megaphone, oblivious to the predicament he's getting himself into. His friends are forgiving, willing to help him out even though he's been a pain in the backside. The illustrations are appealing and engaging. The story is light-hearted and fun while still getting the message across that it's best to work together - one all ages will enjoy!
Here's the trailer:
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I know we will all be reading picture books throughout the summer, but with so many wonderful outdoor things to do (and the kids all home from school :)), our time for writing posts, reading reviews, and visiting one another's blogs will be limited. And summer is all about spending time with our families. So go forth and enjoy - we'll be here when you get back to start up PPBF again on Friday September 11!
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Have a wonderful summer, everyone, and those of you who only visit for PPBF, we'll see you in September! Everyone else, we'll still be here with Would You Read It Wednesdays, the pitch picks, and Straight From The Editor, the upcoming Children's Illustration Contest to be followed by some other high jinx for writers, and maybe a few surprises... depending on whether I manage to get things done :) I've got at least three new things I'm hoping to share soon :)
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! And I hope to see some of you in New Jersey! :)
by Corey Rosen Schwartz
Are you having trouble getting to 30 ideas? If you are, the reason is most likely because you are censoring yourself. DO NOT LISTEN to that internal voice saying “No, don’t put that one down. It’s too overdone. Or too bland. Or too half-baked!” (Okay, I did not mean for there to be any food analogies here, but now that there are, maybe I should run with it?)
PiBoIdMo is the one time that I focus on quantity over quality. Your ideas do not have to be irresistible. They can be too vague, too corny, too irreverent, or too __________ (substitute your own preferred flavor of criticism here).
It doesn’t matter!
WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING from soup to nuts!
It does not need to be a hard-boiled synopsis. It can be just a title, a trait, a concept. Any tiny morsel is worth recording. If I waited for a full-blown plot to hit me, I’d never get to #2 on my list.
WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING!
Oh, did I say that already? Well, I’m sure some of you are still going to hesitate. “I can’t just write down a character name, can I?” YES, YOU CAN. And you should.
Think of it as collecting ingredients. The more ingredients you have to choose from, the more concoctions you can whip up.
Once you have a substantial list, then you can get cooking!
Look at your list. Look at last year’s list. Which ingredients can be combined?
In 2009, I was obsessed with Goldilocks. Here are two ideas from my list:
- Fractured fairy tale with a surprise twin? Goldilocks has a twin sister, or Little Red? Little Pink? Tawnylocks? Brownilocks?
- Using fairy tales to teach fractions. Goldilocks and the three and a half bears? How can you have half a bear? Bear in Mommy’s tummy? Could mama bear deliver right in the middle of the story?
Neither idea went anywhere, but those two concepts nagged at me…twins, fraction, twins, fractions…both seemed like topics I wanted to pursue.
And then during PiBoIdMo 2010, it hit me—the perfect way to combine the two!
TWINDERELLA: A FRACTIONED FAIRY TALE
Cinderella and her twin sister share everything. They each do half the chores—the chopping, the mopping, the baking. They each take half the fairy godmothers goodies. But when they each spend half the night dancing with the prince, and they both fall in love, they have a problem. After all, you can’t split a prince in half. Or can you?
So WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING. And let it all simmer.
And soon you’ll be ready to get cooking!
Corey Rosen Schwartz has cooked up a potpourri of fractured fairy tales and rhyming picture books. She lives with her husband and two children in Warren, NJ and as irony would have it, she is utterly useless in a kitchen!
Twitter: @CoreyPBNinja
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CoreyPBNinja
Website: http://www.coreyrosenschwartz.com
Corey is giving away a signed copy of her latest fractured fairy tale, NINJA RED RIDING HOOD.
This prize will be given away at the conclusion of PiBoIdMo. You are eligible for this prize if:
- You have registered for PiBoIdMo.
- You have commented ONCE ONLY on today’s post.
- You have completed the PiBoIdMo challenge. (You will have to sign the PiBoIdMo Pledge at the end of the event.)
Good luck, everyone!
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Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, Everyone!
I was certain this book had been reviewed already for PPBF, but when I went to find the link (so I could add it to the prize mention on the Halloweensie Contest) I couldn't find it anywhere! Is it possible that since it came out in July while we were on hiatus it never got reviewed? Or did I just not see it? Who knows?! But it's too good to miss, so enjoy! (And if someone already did it, you'd better give me the link! :))
Title: Ninja Red Riding Hood
Written By: Corey Rosen Schwartz
Illustrated By: Dan Santat
G.P. Putnam's Sons, July 2014, Fiction
Suitable For Ages: 4-8
Themes/Topics: fractured fairy tale, humor, girl power, language fun (rhyme)
Opening: "
Once upon a Ninja-filled time,a wolf couldn't catch any prey.He kept getting lickedby the dinner he pickedand was growing more ticked by the day."
Brief Synopsis: The big bad wolf, having taken a licking from the three nina pigs, decides to attend martial arts school and then see if he can snack on Little Red Riding Hood. But Red turns out to be way more than he bargained for!
Links To Resources:
Teacher Guide/Activity Pages; compare this version of RED with the traditional tale of Little Red Riding Hood, Little Red Writing, and any other versions you like (
this page lists quite a few!) - how are the stories alike? How are they different?
Why I Like This Book: For starters, I love fractured fairy tales, and this is such a clever one! The rhythm of the rhyme is terrific, and just begs to be read aloud. The story, complemented perfectly by the illustrations, is tons of fun. I love that Red has a few tricks up her sleeve and is well able to take care of herself - a great message for girls. Gran has a few surprises too. And the poor old wolf... you just have to feel a little sorry for him :)
Hopefully, here's the trailer (although my internet is currently being extremely uncooperative and refusing to show any videos, so we'll just have to see if this works or not!)
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Have a wonderful weekend everyone! I hope you're all thinking about and/or writing your Halloweensie stories! Personally, I am still in the thinking about stage :)
Yes, it’s finally here!
Congratulations to my great friend, picture book champion and critique partner, Corey Rosen Schwartz. And a round of applause for Dan Santat, whom I knew would be the perfect illustrator for this story.
My rating? Five stars, of course. (And I’m not just saying that. It’s a rollicking good read! Just ask the NY Times.)
Order your copy today!
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Special thanks to illustrator Kayla Skogh for the Photoshop help! (Check out her illustrative work, she’s amazing!)
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My five-year-old and seven-year-old daughters just finished a week of dance camp, where they spent five days taking ballet, tap and jazz classes, making crafts, and playing dance-related games. To my surprise, they came home one day and told me they had just played a ninja game. Well, that didn't sound like a dance game to me!
Little did I know, the ninja game they played at camp was fabulous for teaching balance, isolating body parts, and practicing movements at different levels within a space. It also required the kids to take turns and encouraged them to focus. Boy did I take notice of that game!
Speaking of taking notice...before I tell you how to play the awesome ninja game, I'm going to tell you about a picture book that the game brought to mind. At a recent trip to the local public library, I discovered
Wink: The Ninja Who Wanted to Be Noticed by
J. C. Phillipps. It's the first ninja book I've ever read, and my kids and I both loved it!
Every day Wink has trouble being stealthy and silent like the other ninjas in the Summer Moon School for Young Ninjas. So every day his teacher, Master Zutsu, sends him home. Wink's grandmother tries several times to cheer him up, but it becomes clear that Wink doesn't really want cheering up. He wants to figure out, on his own, how he can get Master Zutsu to notice him. After all, he does want to be the greatest ninja in all the world!
Grandmother poured him barley tea.
"Wink-chan, you look so serious."
Wink sat down and sighed.
"Sometimes a worry must rest," she said.
"Let us go to the circus. The acrobats will cheer you."
"Ninjas have no use for cheer," Wink replied.
He drank his tea and left the room.
The next day, he would try harder.
I won't give away the end of the story, but it is a sweet one. I will tell you, though, that Wink eventually finds his way in the world, using many of the skills he learned from Master Zutzu but applying them in a way that suits him better. And he definitely ends up being noticed!
More Ninja Picture Books
The ninja game I'm about to tell you about would be a great activity to try after reading this book, or after reading the sequel
Wink: The Ninja Who Wanted to Nap. Another ninja picture book --
The Three Ninja Pigs by
Corey Rosen Schwartz and
Dan Santat -- is also coming out this fall. It looks really fun, too! You can check out the book trailer
here.
Ok...so now I'm
really going to tell you about the awesome ninja game. I promise! I'm adapting it a little to make it easier to explain, and I encourage you to adapt it a little bit more if you need to. I'm going to explain how to play the game with a partner, but it could probably also be played with a very small group of children positioned in a circle. Enjoy!
Awesome Ninja Game
- The object of the game is to use your ninja moves to come in contact with each of your partner's arms and legs (one at a time). It is a bit of a "contact" game, but children should be reminded that aggression is not part of the game. If a child does come in contact with his partner, it should not hurt.
- To start, each child strikes a "ninja" pose. Child 1, who is the first to go, should lunge at Child 2 into a new ninja pose, trying at the same time to come in contact with one of Child 2's arms or legs.
- Child 2 responds by moving into another ninja pose to try to avoid being touched. Both children should freeze in their new poses.
- If Child 1 is in contact with Child 2's arm or leg, then Child 2 cannot use that arm or leg for the rest of the game. If Child 2's arm is hit, he can put it behind his back for the rest of the game. If his leg is hit, he can lift that leg up and balance on the other leg for the rest of the game. Super hard, right? (Later in the game, if a child loses use of both legs, he will need to kneel for the remainder of the game and use only his upper body for the poses.)
- Child 1 and Child 2 take turns until one of the children loses use of all four limbs. The other child is the winner!
by Corey Rosen Schwartz
Last year, I participated in PiBoIdMo. At the end of the month, I had about 34 ideas on my list. Participants were writing to Tara with comments like “Oh, I am jumping out of my socks with excitement to get started developing all these FABULOUS ideas into picture books” and “I have 30+ of the best ideas on the planet and I am certain they will be lining the shelves of bookstores by spring.”
I looked at my list. And I thought “Blech.” I don’t have a single good idea. I was irritable. And jealous. Why is everyone else feeling so motivated and inspired, and I am feeling like an utter failure? I even joked on my blog:
While other people have come up with 30 wonderful diverse ideas for PiBoIdMo, I have a list of 30 pathetic variations on the Three Bears theme.
Goldifox and the Three Hares
Tawnylocks, Goldi’s Little Known Twin
Goldi-Rocks and The Three Bear Band
Well, the joke is on me. Because guess what? I ended up selling GOLDI ROCKS AND THE THREE BEARS to Putnam!
So, here is my humble advice. Don’t dismiss any of your ideas.
Finding the perfect idea is like mining. What may not seem at first to be a dazzling gem, may end up being your diamond in the rough. You have to sift carefully through what you’ve collected. Show your list to some trusted people. Even if you don’t win the agent prize, you can still get feedback. Ask a writer friend or critique partner to view your list. Ask your kids! Get a second opinion. And a third.
I may have missed the initial sparkle, but let me tell you… my blog followers did not. They commented in droves “The GOLDI ROCKS one shines.” I was too visually impaired to see it, but they realized it right away and let me know I’d struck gold.
And keep your list going all year. Add to it, when the littlest inkling crosses your mind.
GOLDI ROCKS was idea #28.
You never know when you are going to hit your jackpot.
Corey Rosen Schwartz is the author of Hop! Plop!, an Eric Carle Museum Picture Book of Distinction. Her next book, THREE NINJA PIGS, is due for release in 2012 (not soon enough in Tara’s opinion). It will be followed by GOLDI ROCKS AND THE THREE BEARS, which would never have been conceived were it not for PiBoIdMo. Corey spends her free time Facebooking all the funny things that come out of her five and six year old’s mouths. (You never know what comment will inspire a PB!)
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I am not like most writers. Ideas don’t just slam into me while I am out for a walk. I don’t get “Aha!” moments while luxuriating in a steamy tub. I have to work hard for my ideas. I have to dig deep to find them.
One of the ways I do this is by brainstorming with a partner. I find it so much easier to generate ideas when I can bounce them back and forth. It’s kind of like tennis. I can’t get a rally going without a partner.
Here is a sample of a very condensed brainstorming session with my partner, Becky.
ME: Jordan came home from school today with a new expression, “Flip Flop. Over the Top.” It’s how they learn to put their coats on. Catchy, huh? Love how it rolls off the tongue. What can we do with it?
BECKY: Hmm…over the top? The top of what? A fence? A wall?
ME: Could be a wall? What goes over? Football? Frisbee?
BECKY: How about a baseball. Two characters are playing baseball and one hits it over the wall. How do they get it back?
ME: Try climbing, scaling?
BECKY: Jumping on a trampoline?
ME: Shooting each other out of a cannon?
BECKY: Catapulting.
ME: Grabbing onto a bunch of balloons and flying over.
BECKY: All of the above?
We may use none, some, or all of the ideas in the end, but I am convinced that when it comes to brainstorming, the sum is greater than the whole of its parts. In other words, ideas will be triggered when we are together that NEITHER of us would have come up with if we had both brainstormed independently.
Give it a try sometime.
Can’t find a partner? I am always up for a collaboration!
And if you’re wondering how our characters get their ball back in the end?
They dig a hole…and go UNDER!
Corey Rosen Schwartz is the author of Hop! Plop!, an Eric Carle Museum Picture Book of Distinction. Her next book is due for release in 2012 (not soon enough in Tara’s opinion). She attended Brown University and has a Masters in Deaf Education from Gallaudet. Corey lives in New Jersey and spends a lot of afternoons at playgrounds with her five-year-old daughter, Jordan, and four-year-old son, Josh. Corey has no free time, but if she did, she would spend it scuba diving!
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Corey Rosen Schwartz is a picture book author and mother of two preschoolers. Her debut title Hop! Plop! was named an Eric Carle Museum “Picture Book of Distinction” in 2006. She joins me today to talk about collaborative writing.
Corey, some say writing is a solitary profession, but you co-authored Hop! Plop! with Tali Klein and now your writing partner is Rebecca J. Gomez. What do you prefer about the collaborative writing process?
Well, there is a great quote by E.M. Forster: “How will I know what I think until I see what I say?” That pretty much sums it up. I am an ENFP on the Myers-Briggs scale (despite what the Typealyzer claims!). As an extrovert I need to think out loud. In fact, I kind of have Joe Biden syndrome. I just blurt stuff out. If I had no partner to blurt to, I might not have any thoughts.
So how does the process usually begin? Blurting ideas to one another? Then do you write separately and compare notes, are or you writing and chatting the whole way through?
It depends. With Tali, we would brainstorm together in person. Then I’d go home and write the entire story, and she’d tell me it was good 
. With Becky, it’s totally different. We’ve never met or spoken by phone. We do all of our writing through IM. We discuss and debate line by line and drive each other crazy. We can argue for two hours over one detail… but we keep exploring options until we’re both satisfied.
What is the best part of having a writing partner?
Even though collaborating can be very frustrating at times, I always feel that our final product is better than anything either of us could have produced alone. Becky and I really push each other. I insist we revise and revise until every syllable is perfect. She gets me to leave my comfort zone and try new styles and genres. Plus, my commitment to her helps me keep to a schedule and stay motivated.
What would your words of caution be to others interested in taking on a collaborator?
I don’t really have any. I have words of caution for parents thinking of having their kids fifteen months apart! But I don’t think authors have anything to lose by giving collaboration a try. Every writer brings something different to the table. I am very good with rhythm and rhyme and language, but I find plot development more challenging. I’ve written manuscripts with lots of people including my husband, and I’m always willing to try a story with a new partner. (Just holler if you want to take me up on this.)
How did you and Becky find each other?
Becky and I met in an online critique group about four years ago. She is from Omaha, Nebraska. I was a native New Yorker living in Manhattan. I liked both her writing and her critique comments and thought we might make a good team. We’ve finished a half a dozen PBs together and even sort of “shared” an agent. (Don’t ask! Our agent saga is whole other story.)
Uh, sorry, but I have to ask. How do you go about submitting to agents and editors as a team?
Submitting to editors is easy. We each sub to the editors that we have established relationships with. For example, Becky has gotten personal notes from FSG. So she would be the one to write the cover for that house. With an agent, it is a bit trickier. My former agent had submitted PB manuscripts that Becky and I co-wrote. (But she would not sub anything that Becky wrote alone.)
Are you both actively looking for agents now? Do you sell yourselves separately or as a pair?
I’m not actively looking at the moment, but if I got a good lead, I would follow it! This industry is all about contacts. You don’t pass up an opportunity if it lands in your lap! With agents, we kind of have to sell ourselves separately because we both have manuscripts that we have not done together. I would actually love it if she got representation this time. That would be the best of both worlds. Becky’s agent could sub “our” manuscripts, and I’d still be free to shop my other ones around myself!
What was it like to collaborate on a manuscript with your husband? Did you get into arguments? Did anyone spend the night on the couch?
Well, it was a lot better than having him as a Bridge partner! We actually had a blast. We left the kids with my mom one day and just sat at the pool with a notebook. We completed a draft of Never Ask a Dog to Watch Your Lunch, which we thought was hilarious (unfortunately not everyone gets our humor in that one, so we need to work on it some more).
David’s philosophy is to just get a draft down. Doesn’t matter if every line is great. You can fix it later. It was liberating for a perfectionist like me to work with someone with such a practical attitude.
And finally, what’s your favorite kind of chocolate candy?
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups!
Thanks, Corey! It was interesting to learn about writing with a partner (without killing them). Ha!
Corey is generously giving away an autographed copy of Hop! Plop!
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I’ll draw a winner one week from today.
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Corey,
It sounds like some of the best ideas come from brainstorming without a critical eye. Thanks for sharing your backstory. Loved it.
A delicious post, Corey! Thanks!
It’s fascinating to see how our minds work with the merest of suggestions. It’s easy to feel that a single word will not become anything but, as you say, one never knows.
Fractured fairy tales really speak to me and I have vague thoughts about doing something with my favourite. Thanks for the post.
PS You’ve hooked me – I am very curious about how you solved the intractable problem in your book. Off to the bookstore.
Quantity over quality for this idea generating month… agreed! Just get the ideas out of my head. :) Thanks!
Thank you for the post Corey! I like the idea of just writing it all down and letting everything simmer. Off I go to do that!
Wait…Twinderella isn’t out yet! Maybe another two years, right, Corey?
I really like the idea of combining some aspects of my previous ideas to see what happens!
Loved today’s blog! While I’ve already exceeded my 30 ideas, more keep coming. They won’t stop. I’m so excited! And I’ve already began brainstorming on two of the ideas. =)
As you know, I adore Ninja Red, GoldiRocks, and The Three Ninja Pigs. (Can’t wait to read Twinderella!) Your fractured fairy tales have inspired me to challenge myself. Each year I decide on a few new styles I want to tackle. 2015 will be the year of the fractured fairy tale. Let the PiBoIdMo fractured fairy tale brainstorm begin! Thanks for the post today, Corey!
Thanks for the tip to write everything down. I’ll try to push back my inner critic (a sumo wrestler) and just DO IT!
I hadn’t even thought of combining ideas from years past. I love it. And it helps to just slooooow down and be patient for that perfect idea.
I must repeat to myself, “Write down everything.” My kids think I’m nuts at times. That’s o.k. because they are nuts too!
I love the cooking analogy. Even a morsel of an idea can become a picture book with the right ingredients. Thanks!
Thanks for the post and for permission to write down any idea. I guess I need to keep track of these ideas from year to year – yikes.
I’m a huge fan of fractured fairy tales! Thanks for sharing some encouragement!
It’s nice to know I’m not the only one who lists just a character’s name and counts it! Great post!
Thank you for the important reminder to write. all. the. things. 😊
Corey,
Thanks for the feast of ideas. Going to cook up some combos 😄