The KidzBookBuzz.com blog tour for Savvy, by Ingird Law, is in full swing just now, so I thought this would be a good time to post a little bit about what I learned about writing for children from Ingrid Law’s wonderful book. There is good reason this little book has won such prestigious awards and landed on the NY Times Bestseller List.
Unfortunately, the blog tour is in full swing and I don’t have time to do a decent post about the writing in the book.
What I am able to do is suggest you buy the book (get your own copy so you can mark it up) and study it. If you want to learn about fun language and rhythm, or quirky character descriptions, this is the book to study.
I think you ought also to study the last book we toured, The Year the Swallows Came Early, by Kathryn Fitzmaurice. That book, in my mind, is perfectly executed with prose that dances, wit, and theme woven in beautifully. I plan to look at both of these on this blog in the near future (If I ever manage to come up with any more time in my day).
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tags: ingrid law, Kathryn Fitzmaurice, savvy, The Year the Swallows Came Early, Writing for Children
