{"product_id":"if-you-want-to-write-a-story-9780823458189","title":"If You Want to Write a Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrafting a great story can be as fun as reading one with this action-packed introduction to fiction writing as your child’s guide!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing is quite as exciting and frustrating as chasing a story idea out of your head and onto the page. Award-winning author and illustrator Jeff Mack should know— he’s been telling stories since the second grade. With  \u003cem\u003eHow to Write a Story\u003c\/em\u003e , he brings the writing process to life for the next generation of yarn spinners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ideas are hiding anywhere,” our narrator notes as we open on a pensive mouse at his writing desk. This proves true a moment later, when a stuffed bunny leaps from a shelf and out of the house, straight to a cardboard box spaceship. “Writing a story is like traveling through space,” we continue as mouse and bunny do just that: “It may take you a long time. You may not always know where you’re going.” Once landed on an alien planet, the adventure continues to the bottom of the sea, the stomach of a big fish, and the lair of a killer robot. Each thrilling beat illustrates a tool in the fiction writer’s kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether used in the classroom or gifted to the talented youngster in your life, \u003cem\u003eHow to Write a Story\u003c\/em\u003e  is timeless, multifaceted, and empowering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neal Porter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize \/ Weight:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.3 in H | 10.3 in W | 0.4 in T | 1 lb Wt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823458189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff Mack is the creator of more than forty picture books, chapter books, and early readers, including  \u003cem\u003eHush Little Polar Bear\u003c\/em\u003e ,  \u003cem\u003eDuck in the Fridge\u003c\/em\u003e ,  \u003cem\u003eJust a Story\u003c\/em\u003e , and  \u003cem\u003eScaredy Cats\u003c\/em\u003e . He has also illustrated award-winning books such as Eve Bunting’s  \u003cem\u003eHurry! Hurry!\u003c\/em\u003e  and James Howe’s  \u003cem\u003eBunnicula and Friends\u003c\/em\u003e . Originally from Syracuse, NY, he started writing and illustrating his own comic books in the second grade, and he's been doing it ever since. He lives in Western Massachusetts; visit him at www.jeffmack.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I55 Book Fairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544076390686,"sku":"9780823458189","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/4247\/3502\/files\/img_949f0b3d-28ba-431a-b8a2-8d8286b82b14.jpg?v=1769189038","url":"https:\/\/i55bookfairs.com\/products\/if-you-want-to-write-a-story-9780823458189","provider":"I55 Book Fairs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}