The Girl Who Writes, a picture book by Richard Cole and K. Jane Watt.
My new favourite picture book is a delicate, powerful story of a girl who uses her imagination.
She reads every book she can get her hands on but soon realizes that she need to tell her own stories.
"I know that with a bit of ink and 26 letters, I can make new worlds," she says.
With her head full of images of kings and dragons and far-away places, but also with the splash of salmon and beaver in a nearby eddy, she writes. Her teacher and a writing contest encourage her to keep writing, even if her father says that she needs to get her head out of the clouds.
Perhaps this is how writers are made. I know this could be my personal story.
But it definitely is a story that will resonate with all those who love to use their imagination and dream of new world. A great gift for your favourite writer-friend!
http://fentonstreet.ca/projects/the-girl-who-writes/
ISBN 978-0-9917146-1-2
