Still
Pokey, but not so “Puppy”
(P.L.P.:
The Senior Years)
Do you
wax nostalgic when I mention The Pokey
Little Puppy, Scuffy the Tugboat,
or The Happy Man and His Dump Truck?
If you
have NO IDEA what I’m talking about, then go ask your parents to tell you about
that rock you were raised under.
This
month, while many are making merry about Vegetarian Awareness, the folks at Little Golden Books are celebrating 70
years of publishing for the preschool set.
Last
night I had the opportunity to attend a talk given by Diane Muldrow, the Golden Books Editorial Director. So I
put on my reporter hat and brought back some news you can use.
If
writing a Golden Book is on your
bucket list, Ms. Muldrow says to focus on 2 to 5 year-olds and what is going on
in their lives. Write about the construction site down the street or the new
baby in the family. In fact, she says she would really like a new baby story
(picture book writers – are you listening?).
Also,
she highlighted a couple of new Christmas books, so they do not shy away from
holiday stories.
Ms.
Muldrow suggests that you try your hand at comforting, charming writing – the
kind that offers that Golden feeling.
Further,
she loves to publish first-time authors, so Golden
Books is a great place for rookies.
By the
way, here’s a bonus tip – when Ms. Muldrow was a child, her FAVORITE Little Golden Book was Goodbye, Tonsils.
I don’t
know about you, but I think I Lost My
Appendix in the Great Recession might be right up her alley.
PROMPT: If you’d like to write a Golden Book, then get out this weekend
and read 50 of those little wonders. By the time you’re finished, that Golden feeling will be oozing from
your pores. Then you’ll be ready to create a read-aloud classic that your
great-great grandchildren will one day be clamoring for – those golden puppies stay in print for a long, long
time (Cha-CHING!).
By the
way, get ready for the fun and funny 2013 release of Diane Muldrow’s own golden
adventure – Everything I Need to Know, I
learned from a Little Golden Book.
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