Secrets of Storytelling: A Creative Writing Workbook for Kids
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- Create Date：2021-05-19 08:54:25
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Natalie Rompella
- ISBN：1647391342
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ReensReads
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Best book about writing for kids （and even adults）！I absolutely love this book！ I initially got it to learn more about how to teach creative writing but it also gave me a lot of ideas， tools and exercises to practise for developing my own writing and stories！ I plan on recommending this to my students as well！ I love how the ebook version is formatted and written to allow readers to highlight and add notes， ideas etc。 related to each section and task， almost like a physical book。 It invites read Best book about writing for kids （and even adults）！I absolutely love this book！ I initially got it to learn more about how to teach creative writing but it also gave me a lot of ideas， tools and exercises to practise for developing my own writing and stories！ I plan on recommending this to my students as well！ I love how the ebook version is formatted and written to allow readers to highlight and add notes， ideas etc。 related to each section and task， almost like a physical book。 It invites readers to be interactive and to engage in every part。 I especially like the final pages showing the acknowledgement and about the author and also used as examples for the reader to then write their own version！ Every part is engaging and interesting and full of great examples！ I finished reading it in two days on my commute on the train。 Very easy to read and get through but there's so much to get you thinking and writing and excited about writing！ I will definitely be using the tasks and exercises with my students as well。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Precious
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Such a great tool for young aspiring children’s authorI loved everything about this book。 It was well thought out by the author。 Great job crafting this masterpiece for children。
Melissa
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I am excited to share Secrets of Storytelling with both of my children， ages 8 and 12！ One of my kiddos LOVES to write， and she's eager to dig into each of these exercises in her free time。 Here are some of her thoughts: "One of the recommended activities invites you to change classic books' names to silly ones， like Anne of Green Olives。 I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to write （and maybe people who don't）！"I know we'll be using Secrets of Storytelling in our homeschooling lesso I am excited to share Secrets of Storytelling with both of my children， ages 8 and 12！ One of my kiddos LOVES to write， and she's eager to dig into each of these exercises in her free time。 Here are some of her thoughts: "One of the recommended activities invites you to change classic books' names to silly ones， like Anne of Green Olives。 I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to write （and maybe people who don't）！"I know we'll be using Secrets of Storytelling in our homeschooling lessons for the next few years。（I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。） 。。。more
Jill
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Are you looking for a way to get your kids more interested in writing， or to help teach a child who wants to write how to create and sustain a writing practice？ Author Natalie Rompella is here to help with Secrets of Storytelling: A Creative Writing Workbook for Kids。 She walks kids through the beginning， the middle， and the end to help them understand how to craft a story well and how to stay excited about writing。 With a focus on short stories， Secrets of Storytelling offers 100 story prompts Are you looking for a way to get your kids more interested in writing， or to help teach a child who wants to write how to create and sustain a writing practice？ Author Natalie Rompella is here to help with Secrets of Storytelling: A Creative Writing Workbook for Kids。 She walks kids through the beginning， the middle， and the end to help them understand how to craft a story well and how to stay excited about writing。 With a focus on short stories， Secrets of Storytelling offers 100 story prompts for young writers along with lessons on conquering the blank page， capturing ideas， building worlds。 writing description， plotting， creating characters， writing believable dialogue， finding balance in your story， coming up with a successful ending， and editing your work。 The prompts are interspersed with the short lessons， so they learn to build on what they just learned and put in into practice。 The workbook is filled with whimsical illustrations and lots of encouragement， inspiring quotes from well-known writers， and fun illustrations。 The exercises include writing for a minute about the first thing that comes to mind， think of a writing idea for every letter A-Z， write your own back cover book description for your story， come up with character names for several illustrations and then choose two of those characters to have a conversation by texting， insert yourself into your favorite book and think of how you’d feel， and write a backstory for Goldilocks。 She encourages kids to look at a situation and ask “What if？” to come up with new ideas， list historical events that interest them， draw a map for a fantasy place they invented， write down an overheard conversation and rewrite it， and finally to focus on writing for 20 minutes。 She teaches kids concepts like Writer’s Brain， tension， conflict， cliffhanger， dialogue， mood， and self-editing。 There are even mini-lessons in formatting punctuation in dialogue and a Q&A section that includes questions like， “Do you have to know the where your story is going before it starts？” But perhaps most important is the encouraging words about finding the joy in writing， facing the times when the words don’t seem to come， and creating a mood board for inspiration and keeping a notebook or file just for saving ideas for the future。 There is no judgment for setting aside a story that’s not working or writing a first draft that’s really rough。 Secrets of Storytelling is a fantastic resource for writers aged 8-12。 My only complaint with is that it wasn’t around when I was a kid。 I would have loved this book and read it so often that the type would have been partly worn off the page！ A copy of Secrets of Storytelling was provided by Rockridge Press through the Callisto Media Publisher’s Club， with many thanks。 。。。more
Bonnie DeMoss
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This is a terrific book for anyone who wants to learn story writing， even though it's written for kids。 This book teaches you to write a story from the very first spark of an idea to the ending。 There are exercises throughout that help you along the way。 I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in writing。I received a free copy of this book from Callisto Media via Netgalley。 My review is voluntary。 This is a terrific book for anyone who wants to learn story writing， even though it's written for kids。 This book teaches you to write a story from the very first spark of an idea to the ending。 There are exercises throughout that help you along the way。 I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in writing。I received a free copy of this book from Callisto Media via Netgalley。 My review is voluntary。 。。。more
Kathleen Mixon
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I received this ebook in exchange for an honest and fair review。 This book was very well written。 It was laid out well with plenty of prompts and places to write。 The author broke down the writing process in manageable parts that was just write for a child。 I feel that if a student was to work through this book they would be able to write a good story。 There are many choices and prompts。I enjoyed the fact that the author didn’t write down to the reader but still wrote clearly and material that w I received this ebook in exchange for an honest and fair review。 This book was very well written。 It was laid out well with plenty of prompts and places to write。 The author broke down the writing process in manageable parts that was just write for a child。 I feel that if a student was to work through this book they would be able to write a good story。 There are many choices and prompts。I enjoyed the fact that the author didn’t write down to the reader but still wrote clearly and material that was easy to read。 I would be very happy purchasing this book for my students。 。。。more
Nicole M。 Hewitt
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This workbook is perfect for the budding writer！ Filled with interesting prompts and writing exercises， the book has a lot of the same insights you'd see in a writing craft book for grown-ups， but everything is written in a way kids can understand and relate to。 I love that Rompella includes so many creative and clever examples with each exercise---I find that kids crave solid （and interesting！） examples when they're learning a new writing concept。The book is more than just prompts， though。 It c This workbook is perfect for the budding writer！ Filled with interesting prompts and writing exercises， the book has a lot of the same insights you'd see in a writing craft book for grown-ups， but everything is written in a way kids can understand and relate to。 I love that Rompella includes so many creative and clever examples with each exercise---I find that kids crave solid （and interesting！） examples when they're learning a new writing concept。The book is more than just prompts， though。 It contains valuable guidance on character， setting， dialogue， plot， word choice and more！ I think this book would be perfect to use in a classroom setting or at home （lots of people are beginning homeschooling right now， and this would be a perfect supplement to a language arts curriculum）。 It will inspire kids and encourage them not to give up on their writing！***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher for review purposes。 No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own。*** 。。。more
Katie
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"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。"This is a good resource for struggling writers， or writers who just want to grow their craft。 I would recommend this as a school or homeschool add on for upper elementary to middle school students。 I really like some of the suggested activities to get creative juices going。 "I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。"This is a good resource for struggling writers， or writers who just want to grow their craft。 I would recommend this as a school or homeschool add on for upper elementary to middle school students。 I really like some of the suggested activities to get creative juices going。 。。。more
Sara
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Many “how to write a story” handbooks are simply lists of story starters， with a bit of actual writing advice thrown in。 Not this book！ Rompella covers the basics of plot， character， and setting， but she also explores deeper storytelling truths。 In clear， kid-friendly language， she explains concepts such as characters’ motivations and how characters’ choices create plot。 Organized in easy-to-digest sections， this book allows a budding writer to work for minutes or hours， depending on his/her moo Many “how to write a story” handbooks are simply lists of story starters， with a bit of actual writing advice thrown in。 Not this book！ Rompella covers the basics of plot， character， and setting， but she also explores deeper storytelling truths。 In clear， kid-friendly language， she explains concepts such as characters’ motivations and how characters’ choices create plot。 Organized in easy-to-digest sections， this book allows a budding writer to work for minutes or hours， depending on his/her mood。 （Added bonus: several of Rompella’s writing strategies provide important life lessons about patience， persistence， and the power of just getting started。） Unique （often funny！） exercises， colorful pages， and an encouraging tone will make this book a favorite for countless young authors。 。。。more
Erin
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I wish I had this book when I was a young writer！ Filled with journal-like places to record your writing preferences as well as tips and prompts to get you thinking， this one is sure to be a hit with kids who love writing。 （And maybe might even be a boost for kids who didn't know how much fun writing could be！） I wish I had this book when I was a young writer！ Filled with journal-like places to record your writing preferences as well as tips and prompts to get you thinking， this one is sure to be a hit with kids who love writing。 （And maybe might even be a boost for kids who didn't know how much fun writing could be！） 。。。more
Annie
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