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From: Caroline McAlister <cmcalist_at_guilford.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:17:03 -0400
It is my impression from my research that non-fiction picture books can be longer than fiction picture books. I am writing a biography of a singer, and I just typed out the text of Pam Munoz Ryan's *When Marian Sang* and it is about 2,500 words long. What age group would you say this book is for? How would you differentiate between picture book and middle grade non-fiction? It seems to me that there are non-fiction picture books for much older age groups than the general picture book audience. Can some of the librarians and other authors out there offer some advice about word count and age appropriateness of non-fiction picture books?
In Peace, Caroline McAlister Author of Holy Mole! and Brave Donatella and the Jasmine Thief! www.carolinemcalister.com
Received on Fri 15 Oct 2010 10:17:03 AM CDT
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:17:03 -0400
It is my impression from my research that non-fiction picture books can be longer than fiction picture books. I am writing a biography of a singer, and I just typed out the text of Pam Munoz Ryan's *When Marian Sang* and it is about 2,500 words long. What age group would you say this book is for? How would you differentiate between picture book and middle grade non-fiction? It seems to me that there are non-fiction picture books for much older age groups than the general picture book audience. Can some of the librarians and other authors out there offer some advice about word count and age appropriateness of non-fiction picture books?
In Peace, Caroline McAlister Author of Holy Mole! and Brave Donatella and the Jasmine Thief! www.carolinemcalister.com
Received on Fri 15 Oct 2010 10:17:03 AM CDT
