title: Your Child's Writing Life: How to Inspire Confidence, Creativity, and Skill at Every Age
author:  Pam Allyn 
description: Praise for Pam Allyn's "What to Read When" <br /> "Wonderful...More than a book, it's a brass 'compass' to great children's literature." <br /> -Jim Trelease, author of "The Read-Aloud Handbook"<br /><br />
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  My daughter, Tamara, is always saying life is good no matter how tough it
  gets. But it is her strength and resilience and ability to find joy in every
  moment that makes life good for all of us close to her. She lights our lives
  in a very special way.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  
  
  
  
  
  MY SON, ROY, IS A CONSTANT help and inspiration to me even when we’re not
  collaborating on a book. Whenever you see that Kendra has done something
  particularly clever, you can bet Roy has had something to do with it.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  CONTENTS
  
  
  
  
  
  [Title Page](../Text/part0000.html#tit)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Copyright Notice](../Text/part0001.html#notice)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Dedication](../Text/part0002.html#ded)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Acknowledgments](../Text/part0003.html#ack)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](../Text/part0005.html#ch1)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](../Text/part0006.html#ch2)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](../Text/part0007.html#ch3)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](../Text/part0008.html#ch4)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](../Text/part0009.html