
Use A Delicious Story to inspire creativity along with books like The Best Story by Eileen Spinelli, Ralph Tells a Story by Abby Hanlon, and Idea Jar by Adam Lehrhaupt.

I can see this book also being used in a classroom setting to help with the creative process. Workman Publishing is an independently owned family of publishers of award-winning cookbooks, parenting guides, childrens books, calendars, & more. In Kramer's book, there is more of a framework for the story, but in Saltzburg's, the mice have to come up with even the topic of their story! One of my favorites is Kramer's Tell Me a Lion Story, and this would be a good companion to that one. The way that the mice delve into the center of the book is visually arresting, and will be amusing to young readers.Įncouraging story telling and writing is so important for children, and there is a lot of good information about the creative process in this book, even though the text is very simple. Return to Article Details Foster A Growth Mindset in Children Using Two Books: Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg and Stickley Makes a Mistake: A Frogs.

The words are very large, which will make this a quick read. There is a lot of white space in this book the mice have heavy borders and light coloring, and the grays and black, with a tiny bit of pink for the noses, are the only colors for most of the book.
