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Carrie Charley Brown, Children's Book Writer
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PICTURE BOOKS
Picture books are your main tools for this challenge.  They will serve as our mentor texts.  Please feel free to start gathering books now that apply to your current works in progress.  The library is your best resource, but sometimes the newest are at the bookstore. You should be able to read at either place and when you can’t find a book, sometimes you might get lucky and find a storytelling on You Tube. While this is not the same thing as holding a book in your hand, it can still help. Do you know some picture book writers in your area? Get together and swap books!
 
The 2016 reading list will go live on February 23 to allow you to reserve the books we will be studying during the actual challenge. Many library systems have inter-library loan, so please inquire if your branch does not have the book you desire.  We’ll begin studies on March 1. Don’t worry if you can’t get all of the titles. Just work with what you have at the time being.

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My 2015 notebook! Personalized by the talented Suzy Leopold.
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Upon first read, I take notes on things that stand out.
RESEARCH NOTEBOOK
Have fun personalizing your notebook.  Take a few moments to write your research goals in the front of of your notebook. You may also choose to dedicate several pages as a running list of the books you read. Proceed each day after to take research notes on the books you choose to explore. For more details on what a writer needs, visit this post by ReFoReMoer Janie Reinert.

FACEBOOK GROUP
Our private Facebook Group is open to all picture book writers and illustrators!  Interacting with one another through discussion, questions, and recommendations is a valuable tool!

WRITING CRAFT RESOURCES
Find resources at Carrie On...Writing! and Ongoing Resources 
Additional resources may be listed here as they are sighted in posts.

-Writing Picture Books by Ann Whitford Paul
-The Nuts And Bolts Guide to Writing Picture Books by Linda Ashman

PLOT CONNECTOR (Below)
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MENTOR TEXT EVALUATION SHEET
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