Another Question For Parents!
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I'm thinking of starting a major writing project (or, more appropriately, finishing one that I started long ago). It will be a children's book, with an alphabetic list (one per letter) of mythical beast/monsters from around the world, written to poetry.
Working title at the moment is 'B is for Bunyip'.
Primary question is: Do people think they (and parents they know) would be willing to get a book like this for their kids? It's aimed for older kids that are already reading on their own, but I personally think that geek parents or those interested in folklore/mythology would get a kick out of reading it to younger ones.
If such a book existed, would it be something you would be interested in getting?
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Especially as I assume it would have lovely artwork of the mythical beasts which the younger kids can look at, and my son would definitely be the type to be interested in a book like this. I've also found that rhyme and poetry are great favourites, or at least my kids love it!
Good luck with this project, it sounds like a very worthy idea!
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I can tell you that in my house it's the boy who likes U for Unicorn, whereas the little girlie is more G for Gorgon.Ceravan wrote:Mythology + little tykes is awesome, I'd nab one. I've always been a fan of Mythological creatures, legends, and the sort, and it's great to start young. If you think about it, little boys are already sort of into that stuff with the way some of these cartoons come across, so a majority of them would easily get a kick out of it. And nowadays even little girls would be interested, especially if there's a U for Unicorn, lol.
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A is for apple, B is for Ball, C is for cat....BORING! Generic and boring. Kids need to learn other things, and mythology was a huge part of my childhood, I want my kid to experience that to!
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A is for Alicanto
B is for Bunyip
C is for Chupacabra
And yes, Chupacabra is hard to say...but it's my mother's favorite monster and she's who got me into cryptozoology/mythology as a kid, so that one is a tribute to her.
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Re: Another Question For Parents!
But it sounds quite imaginative and interesting!
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Bunyip is a poem about why you shouldn't go down to a billabong alone, things like that.
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