Jim Aylesworth and You

This book features Jim Aylesworth, a popular picture book author. It discusses his life and work as well as the researching, writing, and illustrating of selected books. Discussion of children's reading development, including strategies and the author's philosophy about using books with children is offered, while lesson plan ideas and activities for each title provide practical help. The book is a fascinating window into the life and work of this popular children's author, and gives insight into Old Black Fly, Tricky Fox, and each of his tales.

Series Foreword

xi

Acknowledgments

xiii

An Author Grows Up

1

(6)

Growing Up

1

(2)

Finding His Place

3

(1)

The Family Farm

4

(3)

An Author Teaches the Love of Learning

7

(12)

The Story of the Gadget

8

(1)

The Power of the Positive

9

(1)

Reading Philosophy

10

(2)

In the Classroom/Library

12

(1)

The Magical Solution

13

(1)

The School Librarian

14

(1)

Message Books

14

(1)

The College Professor

15

(1)

Teaching Parents

16

(2)

A Teaching Legacy

18

(1)

An Author Writes

19

(8)

``I Am an Author!'' Thoughts from Jim Aylesworth

19

(1)

How Do You Know What Kids Want?

20

(1)

Where Do You Start?

21

(1)

The Writing Process

21

(1)

Style

22

(1)

Rewriting and the Turn Page System

22

(1)

Editing and Illustrators

23

(1)

Rejections

23

(1)

Influences

23

(1)

Poetry

23

(1)

Challenges

24

(1)

What's Next?

24

(3)

An Author Looks at Publishing and Editing

27

(2)

Publishing

27

(1)

What Do the Publishers Want?

27

(1)

Current Trends in Publishing

28

(1)

Publishing in the Future

28

(1)

An Author Goes Visiting

29

(6)

Getting Started

29

(1)

For the Love of Reading

29

(1)

Author-Friendly Environment

30

(1)

Not Just a Visitor

31

(1)

Secrets of Crowd Control and Reading Out Loud

31

(1)

Choosing a Read-Aloud for a Crowd

32

(1)

Keeping Busy

32

(1)

Fan Mail

33

(2)

An Author's Letter to YOU!

35

(2)

Readers' Frequently Asked Questions

37

(2)

An Author and His Books

39

(2)

An Author's Bookshelf

41

(48)

Hush Up!

41

(1)

Tonight's the Night

42

(2)

Mary's Mirror

44

(1)

Siren in the Night

45

(1)

The Bad Dream

46

(1)

Shenandoah Noah

47

(2)

Two Terrible Frights

49

(1)

One Crow: A Counting Rhyme

50

(1)

Hanna's Hog

51

(2)

Mother Halverson's New Cat

53

(1)

Mr. McGill Goes to Town

54

(1)

The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock

55

(2)

Country Crossing

57

(1)

The Folks in the Valley

58

(1)

Old Black Fly

59

(2)

The Cat and the Fiddle and More

61

(2)

The Good-Night Kiss

63

(2)

My Son John

65

(1)

McGraw's Emporium

66

(1)

Wake Up, Little Children

67

(1)

My Sister's Rusty Bike

68

(2)

Teddy Bear Tears

70

(1)

The Gingerbread Man

71

(3)

Jim Aylesworth's Book of Bedtime Stories

74

(1)

Through the Night

75

(2)

Aunt Pitty Patty's Piggy

77

(1)

The Full Belly Bowl

78

(1)

The Tale of Tricky Fox

79

(2)

The Burger and the Hot Dog

81

(1)

Naughty Little Monkeys

82

(2)

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

84

(2)

Once Upon a Time: Three Favorite Tales Retold by Jim Aylesworth

86

(1)

Little Bitty Mousie

86

(3)

Photo Credits

89

(2)

Appendix

91

(2)

Internet Resources of Interest

91

(1)

How to Contact Jim Aylesworth

91

(2)

Index

93

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