THEME

It is important to have a THEME in Children’s books. The books that have been reviewed and deemed best written all have a theme that is important to a child’s development. Its important to keep in mind that the theme can be the developing growth of a character throughout the story. Other different themes include but are not limited to: Coping with life traumas, self-esteem, caring, kindness, consequences of one’s actions, perseverance, and developing a sense of affinity and attachment to others. I wanted to focus on attachment to others. In my character book I focus on the stress of making friends with someone who is different from the normal. It stresses that it is important to expand your horizons and learn about someone new who is not quite like yourself, and who knows you may just have a new friend at the end of it all! The theme is supposed to come in subtly during the story. As a writer its not advised to blatantly state the theme unless you want to be boring or preach-like. In a children’s book it is more important to “show” then “tell.”