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Reviewed by Haiqa Munir for Readers' Favorite
Build-a-Tale ABCs Valerie Harmon is a unique storytelling book that encourages creativity and imagination in children. Unlike traditional read-aloud books, this story provides a story outline, illustrations, and animal facts, allowing the reader and listener to create their own story each time they read it. Valerie follows a specific storytelling pattern with twelve steps, starting with choosing a problem for the main character and ending with a funny mashup creature. Each step presents challenges for the main character to overcome, incorporating interesting animal facts that can spark creative ideas. The story demonstrates the storytelling pattern, guiding readers through creating their tales. It prompts them to choose a problem, a solution, and challenges for the main character. The challenges are based on the characteristics and behaviors of different animals, inspiring the storytelling process. After facing difficulties, the main character goes through a magical sequence and transforms into a mashup creature combining the traits of two animals.
Valerie Harmon teaches children to utilize their ideas and form a story in their own words, enhancing their imaginations, and developing their storytelling abilities. Including colorful illustrations by Carol Stevens throughout the story provides a helpful model for understanding how to use the storytelling pattern. The story offers pointers based on the author's previous experience, providing further guidance for creating engaging and entertaining stories. Build-a-Tale ABCs: Bedtime Storytelling Made Easy is an interactive and educational book that empowers children to become storytellers. It provides a framework for creating unique stories while encouraging creativity and the development of language and communication skills.
