Storybook Favorites

My favorite storybook was Native American Tricksters. I liked the subject matter, which I am familiar with, but I also liked how the stories were told, with Coyote being the site host, but also a character in the stories. The title of the storybook did a really good job of letting me know what the storybook was going to be all about. I enjoyed the introduction because I think it set the background for the storybook well, while being different and interesting enough to make me want to read more of the stories in the storybook.

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I also liked the storybook Mermaid Tales of the World. This introduction stood out to me the most because it was suspenseful and made me wonder what exactly I was missing since I don't know very much about mermaids. This author stayed the most in character throughout their storybook. I really liked this style, and I thought that it made it more interesting. This is a technique I might want to try in my own storybook. The design of this storybook also kept with the theme very well. I think all of these aspects together drew me into the world of mermaids and made me reluctant to leave.

Another storybook that stood out to me was Aliens in the Outfield. I think that Aliens are interesting, but I've heard very few stories about them, so I was happy to get to read retellings of a few alien stories. By the time I finished the storybook, I really felt like I understood alien stories a lot better. I liked the author's notes in this storybook because they were very thorough and made me feel like I not only understood the author's retelling, but also the original stories. I would definitely want to have informative author's notes like this in my storybook so that I could be sure that the readers understood  the necessary context to my stories.