Question: If you could interview your favourite creator what would you ask?
Questions for Julia Donaldson:
- Where do your inspirations come from?
- Were you a reader as a child?
- How does writing a story feel?
- Do you remember your first story? When was it written? Why did you write the way you did?
- Do you use childhood experiences in your stories?
- I notice you use a variety of illustrators. Do you write specific stories for different illustrators?
- Do you enjoy writing sequels?
- As an adult, do you find it difficult to write stories for children?
- I see when you work with Axel Scheffler, he puts hidden easter eggs in your stories (e.g. picture of The Gruffalo). What is the meaning behind this?
- Who is your inspirational author and why?
- Do you feel discouraged when a publisher returns your manuscript and asks for a revision?
- What do you wish you'd known about the process of writing a book before you did it?
- What is your goal for writing picture books? Are they solely for children to read independently? or Would you rather see parents read aloud to their children?
- Of all the books you have written, which one do you enjoy most of all? Why?
- Finally, I won't state a question, rather I would say, "Thank-you. Thank-you for inspiring my children and granting them an insurmount of imagination and creativity. I have three children ranging from 8 to 3-years-old. Your stories bring my family together. No matter where someone is in the house, as soon as they hear your words, everyone runs to the couch. Once a story is complete, someone asks to read another story from your collection."
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Fox, M. (2008). Reading magic: why reading aloud to our children will change their lives forever. Harcourt: New York.