The obvious first thing is the rhyme scene which is perfect. I decided to analyze for myself what made the story so effective. Its been more than a decade since I’ve read that book aloud to one of my children but I can still recite it word for word. Though I love the pictures it’s the text that I really admire. A big favorite of theirs and mine was Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema and illustrated by Beatriz Vidal. One of the things I did this summer was think about books I read to my own children when they were little, the ones they loved and wanted to hear over and over. This Reading Like a Writer post will be one in an occasional series which looks in depth at the text of children’s classics. It’s one thing to craft a really great story that hits the imagination of the moment and becomes a blockbuster, but it’s an entirely different sort of success to have a book stand the test of time. The thing I really hope for my work, more than a particular recognition or financial return, is longevity.
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