{"product_id":"if-you-want-to-write-a-story","title":"If You Want to Write a Story","description":"\u003cb\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\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Story\u003c\/i\u003e, he brings the writing process to life for the next generation of yarn spinners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether used in the classroom or gifted to the talented youngster in your life, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Story\u003c\/i\u003e is timeless, multifaceted, and empowering.","brand":"Jeff Mack","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46631495729388,"sku":"9780823458189","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780823458189.jpg?v=1751971471","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/if-you-want-to-write-a-story","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}