The first story book that caught my attention was titled Elf Tales. In the introduction the author sets up the narrator as an old elf
telling stories from his youth with his three best friends. The author is
clever in how they name the elves, giving each of them the same name as a famous/commercially
familiar elf. The story is silly and light-hearted, but still conveys important
themes. The pictures alone are enough to keep the reader intrigued, check out
the silly elf picture below!
Image Information: Elf Dance Party Web Source: Recently in Music
Next, I noticed a project titled Gossip Girl. The flowery
background and pink color scheme on the website are not usually associated with
epic literature and folklore, however, the author puts their own modern spin on
some Hawaiin legends to tell a unique story. By referencing a popular modern TV
show, the author turns old stories into something familiar. The idea of linking
present-day interests to historic stories is something I would be very
interested in doing for my project.
The last story I picked was titled An Owl’s Tale. This
storybook featured a simple but striking format that I very much appreciated.
The author turns an owls call of, “who-who” into an idea for their story. The
owl calls out to see who would want to hear a story, and the remainder of the plot flows from there. All of the owl’s stories are named after specific characters.
I think it is a neat idea to keep some consistency in the naming for each of
the chapters or stories. That is something I may want to implement in my project.
When skimming through past storybook projects it is easy to
see how a student’s creativity can shine- not only in the words written, but
also in the selection of pictures and formatting. This assignment definitely
has me thinking about what my storybook might look like.
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