Having said that, sometimes it takes me much longer to write a 900 word picture book than a 25,000 word chapter book. Picture books focus on one thing or one idea but chapter books are a whole series of ideas that have to make sense together.
One analogy that I think makes sense is to think of writing a picture book as a 100 yard dash and writing a novel as running a marathon. How does writing the picture books differ from writing the chapter books? So, kids who understand the feeling of persevering or being curious can identify with the characters and imagine themselves being engineers or scientists. Those traits also map to being an architect, scientist, engineer, or activist. Every kid loves doing something, fails at it sometimes, is curious, and has to be brave. Those are all things that kids experience. While IGGY PECK, ARCHITECT talks about architecture, it’s Iggy’s love of architecture that is at the heart of the story. I think that these books connect with kids because they explore something true. Why do you think they resonate with young readers? Not a clue!!! But I love that these characters connect with people around the world and maybe help kids make a little more sense of their own experiences. Did you have any idea how popular they would become? All of them are funny and smart and also very quirky and passionate about things that interest them. The fun part about the chapter books is getting to meet even more people in the town. It has been such fun exploring Blue River Creek and the kids in Miss Lila Greer’s class. Iggy was a stand-alone book and I never imagined it would evolve into a whole universe of characters and adventures. The Questioneers began when I wrote IGGY PECK, ARCHITECT after watching my young son build towers from pots and pans and cans of soup.
I love that because I think that kids are so smart and funny and creative. We have never forgotten how to see the world in the same way kids do. The truth is that I write for myself and what I happen to find funny or interesting also seems to appeal to kids! That’s the case for many people who write kids’ books.
You have to sing it and pass it on to someone else!Īs strange as it might seem, I don’t really write for young readers. It’s a lot like getting a song stuck in your head. I write because I get story ideas or characters or bits of conversation stuck in my head and writing lets me explore them and see what they are about. Why do you write? Why specifically for young readers? The following is the complete transcript of her interview with Cracking the Cover for Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion. Andrea Beaty is the author of the popular Questioneers series.
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