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Hello there. My name's Gabe and this blog is devoted to the Departmental Honors project I'm undertaking at Rhode Island College. I'm going to be delving into the world of children's literature in this blog. I'll be posting links, research, thoughts, problems, ideas, ramblings, etc. regarding my progress. So welcome, and thanks for stopping by!

Saturday, April 6, 2013

A Proposal!

Sorry it's a tad late! I didn't have time to post it yesterday. But here's what I've been working on. My adviser has had a look at its first incarnation (this is its second) and said he liked what I had so far. The plan is to go over a third draft on Monday before we polish it off and get ready to send it in to the committee (yikes!). So comment away! Any critiques? Things I can do better? Any advice is valuable.


And pretty soon you should be seeing some posts that go into more detail about what the story and characters might look like as I start to flesh that all out. But first I want to make sure this is ready to go.
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  1. UnknownApril 6, 2013 at 4:43 PM

    I really loved your last sentence in the first paragraph, "it will be meant to be read and interpreted by readers of all ages". This sentence was the first where you acknowledged Children's lit, and you made it a point to show that it is just and important and intelligent as other works. It also interests me that you are working on art and imagination, which sounds wonderful and I liked that you had a list of authors and critical works that you are researching.

    Looks like a great proposal! Good luck :)

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    1. GabeApril 6, 2013 at 9:38 PM

      Thanks, Jess! I really struggled with how to make my "disguised pitch" about children's lit, so I'm glad you liked it.

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  2. KateApril 6, 2013 at 5:07 PM

    Here's a few suggestions for your next trip to the library. Patricia Polacco and Barbara Cooney have some really interesting works, I'm not sure if you are familiar with either of them? They've illustrated and written children's stories that are set in the past. Faith Ringgold is another author, I did a project on her last year. She wrote a lot about civil rights, but the way she tells it from the perspective of the little girl in her books is awesome. Her illustrations and stories were originally quilts (they were printed into books later), one of which hangs in the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. I think they could be worth checking out. (no pun intended there)

    I also agree with Jessica, it looks like a great proposal. It seems really interesting and I can't wait to see the way your work unfolds. You'll have to sign copies of your book for us all when it's done!

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    1. GabeApril 6, 2013 at 9:41 PM

      Oooh, new authors to discover! Thanks for all the suggestions :)

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