The Best Story
by Eileen Spinelli
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Author: Eileen SpinelliBrand: Dial
Illustrator: Anne Wilsdorf
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-29
ISBN: 0803730551
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Dial
Book Reviews of The Best Story
Book Review: Great Moral to the Story!
Summary: 5 Stars
When we first saw this book at the library this week, the author's name did not sound familiar to me. After reading The Best Story, we will definitely be on the lookout for more Eileen Spinelli books! The Best Story is a tale of a young girl who wants to enter a story writing contest at her local library. She goes home determined to write a fabulous story and win the grand prize. This book is about her realization that all the help she tries to get from her family members does not help her create a fabulous story. In fact, only when her mother says, "I think the best story is one that comes from the heart. Your own heart." does she realize the true purpose of creating a story of her own. I love the fact that the author never says whether the girl wins the contest or not. Because that's not the point! The point is that she created a work of art from within.
My daughter loves to write and illustrate her own books. I enjoy reading them, because I know that even though they may not be the next best seller, they have a little piece of her in each page. I really like this book, and I'm so happy that we stumbled on it. What a great way to encourage your child to "create from within"! Sometimes our children sadly look to others (family, their peers, teachers, etc.) for ideas when it comes time to create or make decisions. I hope that somewhere along the way, I encourage my children to look to themselves for inspiration.
Summary of The Best Story
The best story is one that comes from the heart The library is having a contest for the best story, and the quirky narrator of this story just has to win that rollercoaster ride with her favorite author! But what makes a story the best?
Her brother Tim says the best stories have lots of action. Her father thinks the best stories are the funniest. And Aunt Jane tells her the best stories have to make people cry. A story that does all these things doesn?t seem quite right, though, and the one thing the whole family can agree on is that the best story has to be your own.
Anne Wilsdorf?s hilarious illustrations perfectly capture this colorful family and their outrageous stories in Eileen Spinelli?s heartfelt tale about creativity and finding your own voice.
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