Creative Writing Ideas
Story writing ideas to write best books for kids
The creative writing ideas on this page are culled from surveys of what kids want to read - together with examples drawn from best selling books, to illustrate how these ideas can be turned into wonderful stories for children.
Studies in childhood development show that as kids grow, their reading preferences change. Here are ideas for writing a book that's most suited to the needs of each age group:
Creative Writing Ideas: The Best Baby Books & Best Books for Toddlers
Babies and toddlers enjoy looking at pictures and listening to stories. They have short attention spans and prefer simple tales with straightforward plots, especially those revolving round the familiar world of home, family, friends and pets.
Babies love nursery and action rhymes, rhyming songs, and books about animals: for example, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, Joyce Dunbar's Four Fierce Kittens, and the Spot the Puppy series by Eric Hill.
Babies also enjoy stories about everyday incidents they can relate to, like going for a walk, having a picnic, buying new shoes, getting invited to a party or playing with parents, siblings or friends: check out Sarah Garland's Going Shopping, Shirley Hughes' When We Went to the Park, and Shigeo Watanabe's I'm Having a Bath with Papa!
Toddlers enjoy stories about children like themselves, for example, Sarah Garland's Going to Playschool and Shirley Hughes' Alfie Gets in First.
They also love books about animals, and tales of animal characters who are really children in disguise, for example, Mercer Mayer's Little Crittur stories and Virginia Miller's Bartholomew Bear series.
Rhyming songs, nursery rhymes and funny poems are also favorites with toddlers: for example, The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear and Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins.
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Creative Writing Ideas: Write a Good Book for Preschoolers
Preschoolers look for security, love and happiness in their stories; at the same time, books help them to explore exciting new worlds beyond the familiar confines of home and family. Favorites with preschoolers include simple adventures, stories about mischievous children, fairy tales and fantasies involving talking animals or toys.
Nursery-level Preschoolers (3-year-olds) love funny stories, tales about mischievous children and animals, and simple adventure stories that help them build their self-confidence in venturing out: for example, Marc Brown's DW Flips! and DW Rides Again!, and Ogden Nash's Adventures of Isabel. They also enjoy simple fantasies and fairy tales that open up an imaginary world of heroes, heroines and courageous deeds, thereby satisfying their thirst for adventure.
Kindergarten Books: Preschoolers-kindergartners (kids aged 4-5 years) love humorous stories, for example, the Paddington Bear series by Michael Bond, The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl, and Robert Munsch's I Have to Go, and Thomas' Snowsuit. They prefer their books to come in a series, for example, The Berenstain Bears stories and Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad series.
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Creative Writing Ideas: Best Ideas for Beginner Reading Books
Beginner readers (kids who are starting to read by themselves) have inquiring minds and vivid imaginations. Give your stories lots of humor: they love tall stories, jokes and slapstick comedy, for example, Peggy Parish's Amelia Bedelia and sequels.
Also popular are action-packed adventure and mystery books like Edward Packard's Choose Your Own Adventure series, and tales revolving round school and friends, for example, Patricia Reilly Giff's Kids of the Polk Street School series and Ann Martin's Babysitters' Little Sister series.
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Best Ideas & Guidelines to Write a Book for Beginner Readers
Creative Writing Ideas: Hot Favorites for Advanced Readers
Chapter books for kids: these books range from 1,500 to 10,000 words. Each chapter is 3-4 pages long, and may contain a complete short story in itself, with the protagonist (and sometimes the supporting cast of characters) remaining the same throughout the book.
Chapter books are for more advanced readers (those between the ages of 7 and 9), who enjoy stories about friendships, family and school life: for example, Judy Blume's Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Superfudge, and Ann Martin's Babysitters Club series.
These readers love warm, true-to-life stories, for example, Patricia MacLachlan's Sarah, Plain and Tall, and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series. Also popular are adventures and fantasies, for example, the Hardy Boys series, Herge's Adventures of Tintin series and the Narnia series by CS Lewis.
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Creative Writing Ideas: Piggyback on Bestselling Ideas
Look for books popular with your target age-group and read as many of them as possible, to understand why they appeal to readers. Piggyback on the ideas in them and come up with your own original plots.
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Creative Writing Resources: Top Children's Stories
These lists are arranged according to age groups, and include some of the most enduring classics as well as stories by many of the best writers of today.
Writing for older readers? Visit
Cool Stories for Pre-Teens and Teens.
Reading tastes change as a child grows but certain qualities hold a timeless appeal for young readers of every age: to find out more, visit
Creative Writing Ideas: How to Write Stories Kids & Teens Want to Read.
For a step-by-step guide to story writing, visit
How to Write a Book: Creative Story Writing Tips that Work!
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Kuandika mawazo ya ubunifu: Mawazo ya uandishi wa ubunifu kwenye ukurasa huu ni kuchukuliwa kutoka kwa tafiti za kile watoto wanataka kusoma - pamoja na mifano iliyotolewa kutoka kwa vitabu vinavyouzwa zaidi, ili kuonyesha jinsi mawazo haya yanaweza kubadilishwa kuwa hadithi nzuri kwa watoto. Uchunguzi wa maendeleo ya utotoni unaonyesha kwamba kadiri watoto wanavyokua, mapendezi yao ya kusoma hubadilika. Kwa hivyo, kwa sababu ya kuvutia kwa watoto wa umri wa miaka miwili na zaidi, kitabu hiki kinaonyesha jinsi ya kuunda na kuunda vitabu vya watoto wadogo, watoto wadogo na watoto wadogo wanafurahia kutazama picha na kusikiliza hadithi. Wana uwezo mfupi wa kukaza fikira na wanapendelea hadithi rahisi zenye hadithi rahisi, hasa zile zinazozunguka ulimwengu wa nyumbani, familia, marafiki na wanyama wa kufugwa. Watoto wanapenda nyimbo za watoto wachanga, nyimbo za vitendo, na vitabu kuhusu wanyama: kwa mfano, The Very Hungry Caterpillar na Eric Carle, Joyce Dunbar's Four Fierce Kittens, na Spot the Puppy series na Eric Hill. "Kama vile watoto wanavyopenda hadithi za matukio ya kila siku, kama vile kwenda kutembea, kwenda picnic, kununua viatu vipya, kualikwa kwenye sherehe au kucheza na wazazi, ndugu au marafiki: angalia ""Going Shopping"" ya Sarah Garland, ""When We Went to the Park"" ya Shirley Hughes, na ""I'm Having a Bath with Papa"" ya Shigeru Watanabe." Watoto wadogo hufurahia hadithi kuhusu watoto kama wao, kwa mfano, Sarah Garland's Going to Playschool na Shirley Hughes' Alfie Gets in First. "Kama vile vitabu vya hadithi za wanyama, ""Mwanzo wa Mnyama"" ni hadithi ya Mercer Mayer, ""Mchwa Bartholomew"" ni hadithi ya Virginia Miller." Nyimbo za kuigiza, nyimbo za watoto na mashairi ya kuchekesha pia ni favorite na toddlers: kwa mfano, The Owl na Pussycat na Edward Lear na Hand, Hand, Vipande, Thumb na Al Perkins. Kwa maelezo zaidi ya uandishi wa ubunifu, nenda kwenye Jinsi ya Kuandika Kitabu Bora kwa Watoto. Kuandika: Andika Kitabu Bora kwa Watoto wa Shule ya Chini Watoto wa Shule ya Chini wanatafuta usalama, upendo na furaha katika hadithi zao; wakati huo huo, vitabu vinawasaidia kugundua ulimwengu mpya wa kusisimua zaidi ya mipaka ya kawaida ya nyumbani na familia. Watoto wa umri wa kabla ya shule hupenda sana hadithi za vituko rahisi, hadithi kuhusu watoto wabaya, hadithi za hadithi na ndoto zinazohusisha wanyama wanaozungumza au vitu vya kuchezea. Watoto wa shule ya chekechea (wa umri wa miaka mitatu) wanapenda hadithi za kuchekesha, hadithi kuhusu watoto na wanyama waovu, na hadithi rahisi za vituko ambazo zinawasaidia kujenga kujiamini kwao katika kujihusisha: kwa mfano, DW Flips ya Marc Brown! DW Rides Again! na Ogden Nash's Adventures of Isabel. Pia wanafurahia ndoto rahisi na hadithi za hadithi ambazo hufungua ulimwengu wa kuwaziwa wa mashujaa, mashujaa na matendo ya ujasiri, na hivyo kuridhisha kiu yao ya adventure. "Kindergarten: Watoto wa shule ya msingi (watoto wa umri wa miaka 4-5) wanapenda hadithi za kuchekesha, kwa mfano, ""Paddington Bear"" ya Michael Bond, ""The Enormous Crocodile"" ya Roald Dahl, na ""I Have to Go"" ya Robert Munsch, na ""Snowsuit"" ya Thomas." "Kama vile vitabu vya ""The Berenstain Bears"" na ""The Frog and Toad"" vya Arnold Lobel." Kwa maoni zaidi ya uandishi wa ubunifu kwa vitabu vya watoto wa kabla ya shule, nenda kwa Hadithi za watoto wa kabla ya shule, mawazo bora ya uandishi wa ubunifu: Mawazo bora kwa vitabu vya kusoma vya mwanzoni, wasomaji wa mwanzoni (watoto wanaanza kusoma peke yao) wana akili ya kuuliza na mawazo ya wazi. "Kama unavyoona, ""mchezo wa kuigiza"" ni mchezo wa kuigiza wa kawaida, na kwa hivyo, kwa mfano, unaweza kuigiza katika filamu ya Peggy Parish, ""Amelia Bedelia.""" "Kama vile vitabu vya adventure na siri kama vile Edward Packard's ""Chose Your Own Adventure"" na hadithi zinazozunguka shule na marafiki, kwa mfano, Patricia Reilly Giff's ""Kids of the Polk Street School"" na Ann Martin's ""Babysitters' Little Sister.""" Kwa maelezo zaidi, angalia hapa: Mawazo bora na Miongozo ya Kuandika Kitabu kwa Wasomaji wa Mwanzoni Mawazo ya Uandishi wa Ubunifu: Mapenzi ya Moto kwa Wasomaji wa Juu Vitabu vya Sura kwa Watoto: Vitabu hivi vinatofautiana kutoka maneno 1,500 hadi 10,000. Kila sura ina kurasa 3-4 kwa urefu, na inaweza kuwa na hadithi fupi kamili yenyewe, na mhusika mkuu (na wakati mwingine wa kuunga mkono wa wahusika) kubaki sawa katika kitabu. "Kama kitabu cha ""Chapter"" kinaweza kuwa na umri wa miaka 7 hadi 9, kwa hivyo ni bora kwa wale ambao wanafurahia hadithi za urafiki, familia na maisha ya shule, kama vile Judy Blume's Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing na Superfudge, na Ann Martin's Babysitters Club." "Msomaji wa vitabu vya hadithi anajua sana hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi.""" "Hii ni pamoja na hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi za hadithi.""" Kwa maoni zaidi ya uandishi wa ubunifu kwa watoto, angalia hapa: Kuandika Ubunifu: Piggyback on Bestsellers: Tafuta vitabu maarufu na kikundi chako cha umri wa lengo na usome nyingi kama iwezekanavyo, kuelewa kwa nini wanawavutia wasomaji. Piggyback juu ya mawazo katika yao na kuja na njama yako mwenyewe ya awali. Kwa mujibu wa orodha ya vitabu vya watoto vinavyouzwa zaidi, orodha hii imepangwa kulingana na umri na inajumuisha baadhi ya vitabu vya zamani zaidi na hadithi za waandishi wengi bora wa leo. Kuandika kwa ajili ya wasomaji wazee-wazee? Tembelea Hadithi Nzuri kwa ajili ya Wasichana na Vijana. "Kama mtoto anavyokua, ladha ya kusoma hubadilika, lakini sifa fulani zinavutia wasomaji wachanga wa umri wowote: ili kupata zaidi, tembelea ""Vipengele vya Kuandika Ubunifu: Jinsi ya Kuandika Hadithi Watoto na Vijana Wanataka Kusoma.""" Kwa mwongozo wa hatua kwa hatua wa kuandika hadithi, tembelea Jinsi ya Kuandika Kitabu: Vidokezo vya Kuandika Hadithi za Ubunifu vinavyofanya kazi! Rudi kutoka Creative Writing Ideas kwa Creative Writing: Andika kushinda mioyo. Kuhusu Sisi Wasiliana Netu Je, hujapata kile ulichokuwa ukitafuta? Tumia sanduku hili la utafutaji ili kulipata: