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Little Black Crow by Chris Raschka. Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier. Maggie's Ball by Lindsay Barrett George. Mama, Is It Summer Yet? My Garden by Kevin Henkes. Nini Lost and Found by Anita Lobel. Over at the Castle by Boni Ashburn. Pecan Pie Baby by Jacqueline Woodson. Perfect Soup by Lisa Moser. Popville by Anouck Boisrobert. The Red Scarf by Anne Villeneuve. Seven Hungry Babies by Candace Fleming. Spartacus the Spider by Etienne Delessert. Stanley's Little Sister by Linda Bailey. Sweet Dreams Lullaby by Betsy E.

The Thingamabob by Il Sung Na. Three Little Kittens by Jerry Pinkney. Time to Sleep, Sheep the Sheep! Cat the Cat by Mo Willems. Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen. Tubby Leslie Patricelli board books by Leslie Patricelli. Up and Down by Oliver Jeffers. The Village Garage by G. What's Your Sound, Hound the Hound? Where Is Tippy Toes? Willow's Whispers by Lana Button. Bug Detective by David Biedrzycki. Aggie the Brave by Lori Ries. Gator on the Loose! Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke. Anna Maria's Gift by Janice Shefelman.

Back of the Bus by Aaron Reynolds. Bag in the Wind by Ted Kooser. A Bedtime for Bear by Bonny Becker. Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation by Pat Sherman. Benjamin and Bumper to the Rescue by Molly Coxe. The Bicklebys' Birdbath by Andrea Perry. Binky to the Rescue by Ashley Spires. The Boy in the Garden by Allen Say. Bridget's Beret by Tom Lichtenheld.

Brontorina by James Howe. Brown Rabbit in the City by Natalie Russell. Dog Heaven by Graham Salisbury. Carmen Learns English by Judy Cox. Chalk by Bill Thomson. A Chanukah Noel by Sharon Jennings. Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet. Farm by Elisha Cooper. Garmann's Street by Stian Hole. Grandma's Gloves by Cecil Castellucci. Hamster and Cheese by Colleen A. Gunner, Football Hero by James E. Happily Ever Emma by Sally Warner. Have You Seen My Dinosaur? Beginner Books R by Jon Surgal. Hooray for Anna Hibiscus! In the Garden with Dr. Carver by Susan Grigsby. The Inside Tree by Linda Smith. Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein.

Joha makes a wish by Eric A. Just Desserts by Hallie Durand. Lucky Beans by Becky Birtha. Lucy and the Green Man by Linda Newbery. Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst. Mary's Penny by Tanya Landman. Mirror by Jeannie Baker. Putney's Quacking Dog by Jon Agee. An Eid Tale by Fawzia Gilani-williams. Safari by Gail Tuchman. A Green Tale by Charlotte Middleton. The Odious Ogre by Norton Juster. Only One Year by Andrea Cheng. Pigs to the Rescue by John Himmelman. Porky and Bess by Ellen Weiss. Princess Says Goodnight by Naomi Howland. Rain School by James Rumford. Train by Chris Barton.

Silas' Seven Grandparents by Anita Horrocks. Sivu's Six Wishes by Jude Daly. Snook Alone by Marilyn Nelson. Splinters by Kevin Sylvester. The Storyteller's Secrets by Tony Mitton. The Taming of Lola: A Shrew Story by Ellen Weiss. Tiger and Turtle by James Rumford. Time to Pray by Maha Addasi. Todd's TV by James Proimos. Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!

We Planted a Tree by Diane Muldrow. The Weaver by Thacher Hurd. What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson. Yasmin's Hammer by Ann Malaspina. Young Zeus by G. The Accidental Hero by Matt Myklusch. The adventures of Ron Faster at the Harvey N. Trouble School by Kate McMullan. After the Fire by Becky Citra. Hide and Seek by Sue Stauffacher. The Archaeolojesters by Andreas Oertel. Around the World in Days by Gary Blackwood. Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies by Andrea Beaty. In a Class by Himself by Lincoln Peirce. Black Radishes by Susan Lynn Meyer. Bobby the Brave Sometimes by Lisa Yee.

Boys without Names by Kashmira Sheth. African Wonder Dog by Dick Houston. Calamity Jack by Shannon Hale. Cheat by Kristin Butcher. Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker. The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh. Crunch by Leslie Connor. The Dancing Pancake by Eileen Spinelli. Departure Time by Truus Matti. Dust Devil by Anne Isaacs. Emily's fortune by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Escaping the Tiger by Laura Manivong. Finding Family by Tonya Bolden. Finn Reeder, Flu Fighter: Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson. A Good Horse by Jane Smiley.

The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman. Funny Business by Jon Scieszka.

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Half Upon a Time by James Riley. I, Emma Freke by Elizabeth Atkinson. Is It Night or Day? It's Raining Cupcakes by Lisa Schroeder. Ivy's Ever After by Dawn Lairamore. Layla, Queen of Hearts by Glenda Millard. Leaving Gee's Bend by Irene Latham. Liars and Fools by Robin Stevenson.

Me and Rolly Maloo by Janet S. Melonhead and the Big Stink by Katy Kelly. My Invisible Sister by Beatrice Colin.

My Life as a Book by Janet Tashjian. Nightshade City by Hilary Wagner. Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Noodle Pie by Ruth Starke. Old Photographs by Sherie Posesorski. Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder. Pickle Impossible by Eli Stutz. The Risen Horse by Karen Taschek. Saving Sky by Diane Stanley. The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman by Ben H. Shooting Kabul by N. Slick by Sara Cassidy. Smells Like Dog by Suzanne Selfors. Smile by Raina Telgemeier. Spaceheadz by Jon Scieszka. Sports Camp by Rich Wallace. Star in the Forest by Laura Resau. Storyteller by Patricia Reilly Giff.

Take Me with You by Carolyn Marsden. The Thirteenth Princess by Diane Zahler. Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes. Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord. Truth with a Capital T by Bethany Hegedus. Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Walls Within Walls by Maureen Sherry. Warriors in the Crossfire by Nancy Bo Flood.

Willowood by Cecilia Galante. The Wish Stealers by Tracy Trivas. Year of the Tiger by Alison Lloyd. Zora and Me by Victoria Bond. After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick. Ashes by Kathryn Lasky. Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins. The Beautiful Between by Alyssa B. Blindsided by Priscilla Cummings.

Borderline by Allan Stratton. Bruiser by Neal Shusterman. Cate of the Lost Colony by Lisa Klein. Center Field by Robert Lipsyte. City of Cannibals by Ricki Thompson. Compromised by Heidi Ayarbe. Countdown by Deborah Wiles. Book 1 by Kat Falls. Dark Water by Laura McNeal. Efrain's Secret by Sofia Quintero. Empty by Suzanne Weyn. Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve. The Fool's Girl by Celia Rees. The Gardener by S. Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel. The Gnome's Eye by Anna Kerz. Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly. Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus. The Keepers' Tattoo by Gill Arbuthnott. Life, After by Sarah Darer Littman.

Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine. Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool. A Graphic Novel by Gareth Hinds. Once by Morris Gleitzman. The Poison Diaries by Maryrose Wood. The Queen's Daughter by Susan Coventry. Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick. Rocky Road by Rose Kent. Saving Maddie by Varian Johnson. Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs by Ron Koertge. Split by Swati Avasthi. Stuck on Earth by David Klass. Thief Eyes by Janni Lee Simner. The Thirteen Treasures by Michelle Harrison.

Toads and Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson. Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton. The Wager by Donna Jo Napoli. Wildwing by Emily Whitman. Winter Shadows by Margaret Buffie. All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab. Bullet Point by Peter Abrahams. Butterfly by Sonya Hartnett. Death Benefits by Sarah N. Draw the Dark by Ilsa J. Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta. Folly by Marthe Jocelyn. Freak Magnet by Andrew Auseon. Green Witch by Alice Hoffman. Hope in Patience by Beth Fehlbaum. A Novel by Chris Lynch.

How I Made It to Eighteen: How to Make a Bird by Martine Murray. Hush by Eishes Chayil. Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde. The Life of Glass by Jillian Cantor. Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers. No and Me by Delphine de Vigan. Nobel Genes by Rune Michaels. Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A. Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly. The Secret to Lying by Todd Mitchell.

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi. A Spy in the House by Y. Tangled by Carolyn Mackler. Teenie by Christopher Grant. The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz. White Cat by Holly Black. You by Charles Benoit. Animal Baths by Bob Barner. Back to School Tortoise by Lucy M. A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka.

Bedtime for Bear by Brett Helquist. The Belly Book by Fran Manushkin. The Bippolo Seed and other lost stories by Dr. Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett. Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj. A Christmas Goodnight by Nola Buck. Cows to the Rescue by John Himmelman. Edwin Speaks Up by April Stevens.

On Land by Brian Biggs. Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig. Follow Me by Tricia Tusa. George Flies South by Simon James. Good Night, Chickie by Emile Jadoul. Gracie, the Lighthouse Cat by Ruth Brown. Grandpa Green by Lane Smith. Happy Birthday Hamster by Cynthia Lord. Wilson, Karma by Karma Wilson. Homer, the Library Cat by Reeve Lindbergh. I'm a Shark by Bob Shea. Ice by Arthur Geisert. Is Everyone Ready for Fun?

A Is for Autumn by Robert Maass. King Jack and the Dragon by Peter Bently. Kitten's Winter by Eugenie Fernandes. Petit Collage by Lorena Siminovich. Little Mist by Angela McAllister. Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes. Love, Mouserella by David Ezra Stein. Meow Said the Cow by Emma Dodd. Mitchell's License by Hallie Durand. My Kitten by Margaret O'Hair. My Name Is Elizabeth! A New Year's Reunion: No Sleep for the Sheep!

Not Inside This House! A Pet for Petunia by Paul Schmid. Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas. The Queen of France by Tim Wadham. The Rain Train by Elena de Roo. Raj the Bookstore Tiger by Kathleen T. Red Sled by Lita Judge. Samantha on a Roll by Linda Ashman. Say Hello to Zorro! Scrawny Cat by Phyllis Root. Sea of Dreams by Dennis Nolan. The Sniffles for Bear by Bonny Becker. Snowy Valentine by David Petersen. Stars by Mary Lyn Ray. The Sunflower Sword by Mark Sperring. Super-Dragon by Steven Kroll. Tenth City by Patrick Carman. This Baby by Kate Banks.

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ZooZical by Judy Sierra. All the Way to America: Along a Long Road by Frank Viva. I Am Tama, Lucky Cat: A Japanese Legend by Wendy Henrichs. Anna Hibiscus' Song by Atinuke. Around the World on Eighty Legs: Animal Poems by Amy Gibson. The Art Collector by Jan Wahl. Bailey by Harry Bliss. Bake Sale by Sara Varon. Binky Under Pressure by Ashley Spires. Birds of a Feather by Jane Yolen. My Readers by Susan Hill. Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann.

Bring On the Birds by Susan Stockdale. Butterfly Tree by Sandra Markle. Kung Fooey by Graham Salisbury. An Evolutionary Adventure by Eileen Campbell. Reading, Finding, Helping by Patricia Hubbell. Chirchir Is Singing by Kelly Cunnane. Clink by Kelly Dipucchio. Crouching Tiger by Ying Chang Compestine.

Dear Tabby by Carolyn Crimi. Disgusting Food Invaders by Ruth Owen. A Donkey Reads by Muriel Mandell. Donkeys by Darice Bailer. Dot by Patricia Intriago. Family Pack by Sandra Markle. Ferret Fun by Karen Rostoker-Gruber. A Christmas Story by Eric A. Frog and Friends by Eve Bunting. Agent Amelia by Michael Broad. Good Luck, Anna Hibiscus! Grandpa's Tractor by Michael Garland. Grasslands About Habitats by Cathryn Sill. The Great Bear by Libby Gleeson. Grin and Bear It by Leo Landry. Gross Body Invaders by Ruth Owen. Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse: Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus!

Hide and Sheep by Andrea Beaty. Hocus Pocus by Sylvie Desrosiers. The Honeybee Man by Lela Nargi. Hooper Finds a Family: Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji by F. The Hound Dog's Haiku: A House in the Woods by Inga Moore. How the Weather Works: Into the Outdoors by Susan Gal. Joe and Sparky, Superstars!: Candlewick Sparks by Jamie Michalak. Jumping Jenny by Ellen Bari. Just a Second by Steve Jenkins. Candlewick Press by Frances Barry. Lighthouse Christmas by Toni Buzzeo. Lightning, Hurricanes, and Blizzards: Little Croc's Purse by Lizzie Finlay. Little Lucy by Ilene Cooper. The Littlest Mountain by Barb Rosenstock.

Lola's Fandango by Anna Witte. Pet Disasters by Claudia Mills. Jane by Patrick McDonnell. Me and My Dragon by David Biedrzycki. Melvin and the Boy by Lauren Castillo. My Cat Isis by Catherine Austen. My Hands Sing the Blues: My Rhinoceros by Jon Agee. The No 1 Car Spotter by Atinuke. Oil Spills by Christine A. The One and Only Stuey Lewis: Stories from the Second Grade by Jane Schoenberg. My Father's Village by Claire A. Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner.

Poet of the People by Monica Brown. Passing the Music Down by Sarah Sullivan. Perfect Snow by Barbara Reid. Perfect Square by Michael Hall. Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. Polar Bears by Mark Newman. Polka-dot Fixes Kindergarten by Catherine Urdahl. Pond Walk by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. Prairie dogs by Darice Bailer. The Princess and the Pig by Jonathan Emmett.

Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg. Reptiles Insiders by Mark Hutchinson. Sammy in the Sky by Barbara Walsh. The Scar by Charlotte Moundlic. Scholastic Reader Level 1: Seahorses by Nicole Corse. Scholastic Reader Level 2: Butterflies by Nic Bishop. The Seven Seas by Ellen Jackson. Six Sheep Sip Thick Shakes: Spunky Tells All by Ann Cameron.

Stuck by Oliver Jeffers. Subway Story by Julia Sarcone-Roach. These Hands by Margaret H. Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester L. Tillie the Terrible Swede: Tim and the Iceberg by Paul Coates. Time for a Bath by Steve Jenkins. Time to Sleep by Steve Jenkins. Tyrannosaurus Dad by Liz Rosenberg. Finding the Light to Freedom by Shane W. Walking Home to Rosie Lee by A. When Bob Met Woody: Who Has These Feet? Young Fredle by Cynthia Voigt. A Zeal of Zebras: The Outsider by Jean Fritz.

Prima Ballerina by Carmen Bernier-Grand. All the World's a Stage: America Is Under Attack: Beasts Mystic Phyles by Stephanie Brockway. Before They Were Famous: Better Than Weird by Anna Kerz. Big Nate on a Roll by Lincoln Peirce. Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard. Bigger than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder. Bluefish by Pat Schmatz. Bongo Fishing by Thacher Hurd. Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin. Camo Girl by Kekla Magoon. The Cheshire Cheese Cat: The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden. Close to Famous by Joan Bauer.

What Is an Interjection? Words Are Categorical by Brian P. Elephant Poems by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer. Drawing From Memory by Allen Say. An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo. The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens. How one community harnessed the wind and changed their world by Allan Drummond. Lincoln and His Sons by Harold Holzer. Goal Line by Tiki Barber. Journey to the North by Eloise Greenfield.

Thriller by Jon Scieszka. Hammerin' Hank Greenberg by Shelley Sommer. Hidden by Helen Frost. The Hidden Gallery by Maryrose Wood. The House Baba Built: Icefall by Matthew J. Inkblot by Margaret Peot. Tolkien by Alexandra Wallner. Johnny Swanson by Eleanor Updale. Journey into the Deep: Junonia by Kevin Henkes. Kennedy Through the Lens: Lexie by Audrey Couloumbis. Lights on the Nile by Donna Jo Napoli. The Loser List by H. The Lovely Shoes by Susan Shreve. Saving Vulnerable Species by Peter Lourie. The Many Faces of George Washington: Marching with Aunt Susan: Number Tricks by Lynda Colgan. The Midnight Tunnel by Angie Frazier.

Mimi by John Newman. Rescue on Tankium3 by Jake Parker. Missing on Superstition Mountain by Elise Broach. My Life as a Stuntboy by Janet Tashjian. Never Forgotten by Patricia C. The Ogre of Oglefort by Eva Ibbotson. Outback by Robin Stevenson. Pearl Verses the World by Sally Murphy. Pit Pony by Joyce Barkhouse. Planet Middle School by Nikki Grimes. Possum Summer by Jen K. A Celebration by Arnold Adoff. Saga of the Sioux: Saving Zasha by Randi Barrow. Seabird in the Forest by Joan Dunning. Season of Secrets by Sally Nicholls. Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck. Sidekicks by Dan Santat. The Star Maker by Laurence Yep.

Starfields by Carolyn Marsden. Steel by Carrie Vaughn. Storm Runners by Roland Smith. The Story of Christmas by Pamela Dalton. The Sundown Rule by Wendy Townsend. Tales from India by Jamila Gavin. Tall Story by Candy Gourlay. Treasury of Greek Mythology: Troublemaker by Andrew Clements. Sort Of by Katherine Hannigan. A True Princess by Diane Zahler. Under the Mambo Moon by Julia Durango. Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan. Waiting to Forget by Sheila Kelly Welch.

We Stand As One: Which Side Are You On?: Wild Life by Cynthia DeFelice. Wildwood by Colin Meloy. I Will Come Back for You: The Wise Fool by Shahrukh Husain. With a Name like Love by Tess Hilmo. With the Might of Angels: World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky. Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury. Forty-six ideas later, two of them already in draft form, and totally motivated, I am happy to continue the process.

Thank you, Tara, for providing such great motivation. Thank you so much for running this each year! I love it and it gets my brain going. I have 31 ideas and am ready to see where they lead me. I do solemnly swear that I wrote titles and ideas on ALL 30 lines.

And, if not, I have so much to write about in I, Lisa Connors, made it! Thank you so much! Tara this Storystorm was such a match under my butt! Thank you for the fabulous round up of guest authors and the devotion you and they gave to all of us. I have 56 ideas, but only 4 that are not horrible, or meh at best. I do solemnly swear! I, Kimberly Marcus, do swear upon the picture book, that I have been totally inspired and have 45 ideas because of Tara! I am humbled and grateful. Wow look at all these Storystorm winners!

Happy to say I also filled the notebook with 30 ideas. Thanks for an inspiring month of creativity! Congratulations to everyone who participated and embraced this chance to explore their imaginations! Thanks again, Tara, for the Storystorm opportunity! I do solemnly swear that I read, and learned, and imagined every single day for 30 days ideas for my writing for kids.

Thank you Tara and all the bloggers who shared so earnestly and freely. You make the world a marvelous place for us all. Thank you Tara and guest bloggers. It really DOES get easier every year to get more and better ideas. Practice, practice, practice — all year long! So much great motivation and inspiration! Looking forward to good, hard work and new manuscripts! This was my best Storystorm idea-generating year yet. A big thank you to Tara and all the great contributors for helping us keep the creative fires stoked.

Because no matter what life throws at us, we should make up characters, and give them a place to live and a story to share! This is such a great way to start the year. Now, to keep the momentum going…….. Thanks for a great start to ! I may even have one good one in the bunch. Thank you for the motivation. My notebook is full of lists, sketches, and graphs. February 1, at 2: It helped me get back into my creative mind after the chaos of Christmas, plus I found the tips, reflections, exercises, and suggestions in the various posts to be really encouraging.

What a great way to start ! Lots of wonderful guest speakers and lots of encouragement. Thanks Tara for all you do. Last year I got ideas out of it…. Thanks for another solid year Tara. Only downside is we have to wait another full year to do this again. What an incredible service you provide for all of us! Thank you, Tara, and everyone else! I will not go out without my last comment. I may not win a prize, but I will finish. My comment for comment I usually find my inspiration through listening to music, in the middle of a TV program, or a family situation. Thank you for inspiring us and for your post.

Tara Thank you for this opportunity. It was a great opportunity to challenge myself and learn a great deal and for allowing me to finish. I generated more ideas than I ever have. I have finished with over 30 breathtaking ideas!! Well, some more than others. Thanks for the inspiration! Another successful campaign here. This is always such a rewarding challenge!

Now time to write. Everything was super helpful. Thanks for a good brainstorming sessions!! Thank you, Tara, for this helpful challenge. I completed the challenge and have 65 nuggets. I did it and have a couple extras from a busy crazy month. Thanks for all the inspirational people who shared their thoughts. Thank you for a month of inspiration to kick off the new year! This was so much fun! Thank you for holding the challenge — off to write! I have enjoyed every second of Storystorm. February 1, at 3: Thank you, Tara, this is truly an outstanding way to kick off the year.

I am so grateful. I started late, but managed to hang in there. AND, started writing a ms for one of the ideas already. Thank you so much Tara for organizing Storystorm and for finding such inspirational guests to write blog post everyday. Tara, What a great month with fabulous posts. I do have 31 ideas. Thank you so much for organizing Storystorm. I have 31new ideas. All because I made sure to write every one of them down.

Some of the posts brought up some fun past memories that triggered some story ideas as well. It was a fabulous month of creativity. So excited to have taken part in my first Storystorm! I have added 37 new ideas to my list this month. Done, such an amazing and inspiring experience. Now to work on those five elevator pitches… Best way to start the year. Thank you so much Tara! I generated over 30 ideas in less than the whole month. Thanks, Tara, for organizing this opportunity. All the best to everyone in pushing your ideas beyond the idea stage. Thanks for the inspiration and all the hard work, Tara!

And thanks to all your wonderful guest posters too! What a great way to kick off a new year. Delighted with my haul of story skeletons. Now to flesh them out and give them legs. I hope I can maintain this practice all year long. It will be much harder without all the inspiration of the fantastic daily posts. Thank you so much for a great month! It was, as usual, an incredibly valuable experience. February 1, at 4: It was so freeing to write down bad ideas and still have them count toward our goal!

I kicked my inner critic to the curb during this exercise and it was FUN! Thank you so much Tara and inspiring authors! Thank you for organizing this! The daily posts have been great, and it has felt so great to fill my notebook with 31 and counting ideas! A record number this year — Thank you, Tara, for another inspiring, productive, and enjoyable month.

Look forward to it every year!! This was such a fun and productive exercise to do. Shaye Wardrop 37 ideas! Thank you sooo much, Tara! So grateful to you! I loved every post and loved carving out a little idea storming each day. I managed to just meet the 31 day goal and have a few keepers, I think!

Thank you for all the work that you do to make this happen for us! Deep thanks to you, Tara. Way more than 30 new ideas fill my notebooks and my computer files now. And with all the inspiration the contributors gave, the ideas keep coming. LOVED this challenge and found it very rewarding. This was such a productive and encouraging 30 days! Thank you, Tara and all of those who contributed to helping us all grow as writers.

Thank you Tara, and all of your contributors. This is a real gift to the KidLit community. And there you have it. But they are mine and I am excited! What an incredible month of inspiring posts. Thanks for all your work in putting this together. February 1, at 5: Thank you, Tara, for all you do to support your fellow writer friends.

Thank you so much, Tara! StoryStorm is such a great way to start the year. These ideas will keep me writing for months, and all the great blog posts will keep me generating new ideas all year.. I solemnly swear that I am up to no good. I mean, that I have completed storystorm with 31 ideas. I completed Storystorm and came up with not just 30 ideas but sketches as well which I hope to continue building on.

Thank you, Tara, and to all who contributed to Storystorm And some renewed inspiration for some old ideas too! Tara-Thanks so much for all of the hard work that goes into making Storystorm such a success! Thank you, Tara, so much for another amazing and inspiring experience! Your challenge is exactly what I needed to put that pencil back in my hand and start imagining the world a better place…one picture book idea at a time!

Thanks for giving me the mission of sitting down to brainstorm every day. Some are ugly but some are exciting. One resulting manuscript already got a request! February 1, at 6: Thank you for helping get me 30 ideas with all the fantastic posts. Thanks, Tara and all the guest bloggers, for a month of fun! Very happy to start shifting from rough idea to rough draft.

Thank you for all the inspiration along the way! M Lapointe Malchik imartytweet. I did it, Tara! Energized by all of the generous posts. I now have new picture book ideas to work on for Whoopee, I have 33! So much fun and great practice. Thank you for Storystorm Tara! Thank you for another wonderful Storystorm, Tara!!! Thank you so much for all that you and all of the contributors do! Thank you so much for running this Tara. I got 30 ideas in 31 days and 5 of them are ready to be written up straight away. I have 52 ideas! Thank you Tara, and happy writing Storystormers!!! Thanks, Tara-I think this was my best time yet, despite the fact that I struggled to keep up.

Got so many done 33! I solemnly swear that I am up to no good — er, I mean, that I have successfully filled another StoryStorm notebook with more than 30 ideas. And have turned one into a manuscript already. And have another I want to get working on soon. So glad I participated — got the idea factory up and running. What an amazing adventure! Thanks, Tara, and thanks to all who posted. You are truly an inspiration!!! Storystorm inspires a year-long quest to guide our firefly ideas to a landing on our pages.

Thanks for your inspiration, Tara! Thank you Tara Lazar for this month of inspiration and great posts. February 1, at 7: I did it and am using the ideas on 12 X Thank you and all the writers for their encouragement and motivational posts. Yes, I did it! Apart from the gleaning of ideas, Storystorm is great for sharing tips and strategies for creativity, training the imagination to persist, day after day; training the writer to stay focused and never,ever, to give up!

Butterfly Kisses and Silly Wishes. Cant believe I did it again this year! I am really excited about the last idea i came up with! Thank you for this challenge. I hope a book can emerge out of these ideas. The real test is picking which idea to develop. Yes- I did it! Thank you for the inspiration to open my eyes to everything around me. Storystorm is a giant lesson in being mindful of all the stories ideas just waiting to be written down. High-fives from a pit bull? And special thanks to you, Tara, for creating it! I exceeded my goal and look forward to working on the most compelling ones!!

Thanks Tara for another great year! And thanks to all the amazing authors who posted such inspiring content. Thank you so much for creating that safe, inspirational space each day. I felt like a winner every day! February 1, at 8: I struggled to keep up! But I squeaked by at the end with a lucky tally of Thank you so much for keeping this event going strong, Tara! Some days were easier than others, for sure. Thank you, Tara, for igniting my creativity to start Thank you so much for this structure!

With gratitude, Faith Kazmi. I completed the month with over 30 ideas. Now the hard part begins…! I actually managed 31 ideas, despite caring for my sick mom and working full-time. Thank you so much for all the inspiration and keeping me connected a little bit every day to my writing life which is otherwise on hold!

Yet again, thanks so much Tara, another year of ideas to play with and a reminder to revisit some of the past years ones, I tend to forget as the year moves on. My favourite one as it turns out is the one I wrote yesterday on Day 31! A month of practice and then WOW! Let the hard work begin. Thank you, Tara, for helping me build a creative habit.

You are amazing, and so is the community you have built. I missed last years Storystorm but so glad I was able to participate this year. Their advice helped tremendously.

Thank you Tara for this opportunity and best of luck to everyone! Thank you, Tara, for your generosity. I am thankful for the opportunity to participate, learn, and grown as a writer during Storystorm.

Honesty is the best policy. But I have some glorious story ideas. Thanks Tara and hugs. At the outset, I thought this was going to be a difficult task. In fact, I am now in the habit of spending a little time, not necessarily every day but certainly every week, to get story ideas down on paper. Thanks for hosting this game, Tara. Angela Isaacs — I got 37! Thank you so much for making this month of ideas possible. When I registered, I accidentally did so twice: I am so proud to announce that I did it!! I love how energizing and inspiring this group is!

Thank you, Tara, for this beautiful beginning of ! Sending good wishes to you and the wonderful guest bloggers. Many thanks to Tara and all the authors and artists who posted! This has been a wonderful, inspiring month that resulted in 30 ideas. Many of them are bad, but I am now in the mindset of looking for ideas and I think that is the best take-away.

Thanks so much for your time and efforts with this project! It has been such a source of inspiration and information! Thanks again for hosting the challenge, Tara! Thank you, Tara, this was a great way to start the year. This was my first StoryStorm and I was so very, very glad I was able to participate. Thanks to StoryStorm, I can tell that my idea muscle is stronger than ever. Thank you, Tara, for giving us this perfect workout with which to start the year off right! Jennifer Polan jenniepolan gmail. I had to sign the storystorm contract under that name.

For some reason it made me use my WordPress account. My email is laurel. Sorry if this messes you up. Anyway thank you again. It was a very inspiring and productive month! Thank you Tara and all who participated by either writing posts or commenting on the posts. I have 30 new ideas to work with.

It is a great way to start the year! The first time in many years Thanks, Tara. This is a great way to start each year. Fabulous posts each day. What a great way to start out the year! And NOW my mind is churning. I loved hearing the practical advice and realities of writing and feel much more comfortable growing into this pursuit.

Thank you for another year of wonderful resources! My last ten ideas came like a whirlwind…I can even think of more! Many thanks for all the articles to read from accomplished authors and illustrators. My first time for Storystorm. And hopefully so will be some ideas!

Thank you so much for the fun start to ! This is my second year Storming and they came easier this year? More than 30 and even two today! Thank you for making my mind twirl!!! It worked… Now on to the Editing!!!! February 2, at Yay I did it! Thank you SO much for this! It has been so amazing to learn from so many different people. What an amazing community KidLit has!! Thank you, Tara, this was amazing!

Awesome way to start off ! Captured my 31st idea just in time. Thank you for the daily reminders, tips, and for fostering a wonderful community for growing ideas. A few are already fully drafted, and one is polished! I did 30 decent ideas. I also came up with 30 terrible ideas that should never be books ever. Ended with 40 story ideas. Much less stressful this year and I enjoyed letting my mind do its thing…in a good way.

Thanks, again, Tara for all the fun and inspiration! Storystorm rocks and you do too! Hooray, I made it! Thanks so much, Tara, for putting together this challenge. I look forward to it every year! February 2, at 1: More than 30 ideas and a few story arcs written up to flesh them out! Thank you so much for doing this Tara! The posts have been great, the prizes and giveaways great…and the Grand Prizes!!!!

Thank you, Tara, for another inspiring year! Got my ideas ready for the long road of writing and revising! I completed 30, but since I was stuck for about 17 days, that feels good! Thanks again Tara and everyone who contributed to this years StoryStorm! Sharon Nix Jones—I have more than 31 ideas. Some days were quite productive. Thank you, Tara, for a reason to spend time being creative. I got to put off some pesky chores now and then. Now back to those chores! Thanks for the inspiration, Tara! I have over 30 ideas, one of which has already blossomed into a draft.

I appreciate all the time you put into hosting this challenge. February 2, at 2: Great exercise to help me write my ideas down. My brain seems to be constantly be on the look out for things that would make interesting stories. I found one is a random FB post today. I honestly did not think it was possible for me to come up with this many ideas in a month. Some days i had multiple and some days none. What a great experience, cant wait for next year. Thank you so much!!! February 2, at 3: Thanks again Tara and contributors for a fabulous Storystorm.

Love starting the year with this. Thanks for an inspiring month, Tara and all the bloggers. February 2, at 4: As a first-time Storystormer, I am grateful for a productive start to the year. Thank you so much for providing this resource, Tara! February 2, at 5: And thank you, Tara and family. February 2, at 6: I learnt lots about how weird my imagination is. During Storystorm, I generated nearly 40 ideas and wrote one manuscript. I cannot wait to get started on the rest! Tara, you get a huge virtual hug!

Many thanks for this fantastic experience, Meli Glickman. February 2, at 7: I ended with 43 ideas. And thank you to everyone who posted and shared your wisdom. February 2, at 8: It was touch and go there for a little while early on, but I made it! Thanks as always, Tara and team! February 2, at 9: Thank you for this. It was my first time participating and I found that once I got started, the ideas kept coming. I ended up with 32 ideas. Now all I have to do ha, ha is to get writing! I did it with a few last-minute additions! Thank you, everyone, for a fantastic month.

Inspiration truly does come from everywhere. Thanks Tara for another great year of Storystorm. Did I do it? It was my first for Storystorm. And the best part, I used 3 of the ideas and wrote 1st drafts this month! Thank You, Tara Lazar! I solemnly swear that I kicked myself in the pants several times during the month and ended up with 35 ideas. As always, a great month. Thank you, Tara, for all that you do on behalf of other writers!

Thank you Tara and the whole community for this inspirational month. I actually finished something already this year. And I solemnly swear that I shall write a picture book! Thank you so much for everything. This has been so much fun and a wonderful way to start off my year. Big takeaway is that stories are all around us. You just need to be open to them. Great start to a story-writing year! Thank you Tara for supporting all of us with StoryStorm , and thank you to all the guest artists for your wonderful insights… My cup overfloweth…or runethover…or spilithforeth?

Thank you so much Tara and everyone who posted. Now comes the hard part! Thanks, Tara for another great Storystorm month! Thank you so much for creating a space and framework for such an inspiring and motivating kick off to the new creative year! Again, thank you so much! I got sick shortly after it began and I feel far behind. It even made my hands hurt. I only managed to come up with one idea, and that was yesterday. I can always go through the posts and come up with more ideas throughout the year.

Thanks for hosting it, Tara! Thanks so much, Tara, for doing this! It is so helpful, encouraging, inspirational—and more! What a great way to start a new writing year! Deborah Thank you for so many inspiring ideas! Got lots of good ideas—some non-fiction, some fiction—49 all together! Now to winnow out the good from the ridiculous! Thank you Tara and all the amazing authors and illustrators for their insight. Cheers to a great year of writing!! I am so glad I was able to particpate. I hope to continue in this good habit of idea generation and creative workflow. It took some hair pulling and snail nudging, but I, LeeAnn Rizzuti, have my 30 ideas thanks to Storystorm.

I solemnly swear I ended up with 30 ideas. I posted comments often too. So where is my name? This was a great way to start the new year. Thank you, Tara and all of the contributors who motivated this ideation throughout the month! February 3, at Wahoo—what a fantastic month. I ended up with 61 shiny new ideas. Thank you so much for the inspiration, Tara. Thank you for all you do to inspire stories through Storystorm!

February 3, at 1: Thank you, Tara, for organizing another exciting Storystorm month. Amazing group of guest posts from the kidlit world. We have such a generous, wise, talented, funny, caring community—always ready to cheer each other on! What an inspiring story storm idea month. Thank you Tara and all the guest for their time and thoughts…what an awesome writing community!

Blessed to be a part of it: February 3, at 6: Thanks so much, Tara, for a great month of inspirational posts, and 32 new ideas! Plus 2 Post-Storystorm ideas, too! I solemnly swear I am up to no…wait…wrong challenge. Thirty ideas done, now for the writing fun! A wonderful month fills with inspiration and more than 30 ideas to work over Thank you ALL for your time and support.

Thank you so much for hosting StoryStorm ! My first time to participate and I came up with 31 PB ideas, both fiction and non-fiction. Thank you to all of your wonderful blog contributors; they were inspiring! Thanks to all the authors and illustrators who donated their time and effort to inspire us! I got more than 30 ideas, even if lots of them are awful. A few might be keepers! February 3, at 2: Thanks for the inspiration Tara! And thanks to all the participating bloggers! February 3, at 3: Now onto the actual writing! Thanks for an inspirational month!

February 3, at 4: Tara, thank you again for doing this it was sooo, worth it. Not only do I have some great ideas but the wisdom and insight from all of these wonderful people was amazing. Dayne Sislen, Children's Book Illustrator. Yes, I got my 30 ideas. I must say I like some of them more than others. Now I must get busy creating. February 3, at 5: Thank you for this forum for inspiration, ideas, and learning. It is a blessing to be part of this community!

I have over thirty ideas and have thought long and hard about some existing ones. Have a great ! Well, this is the third time I have finished the challenge successfully. Imagine, I actually came up with 36 ideas, the most yet! Thanks, Tara, for Stormstorm ! February 3, at 7: This is the BEST possible way to start the new year. Thanks Tara and everyone who posted!

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February 3, at 8: February 3, at 9: Thank you to everyone for this inspiring Storystorm month! I have my 30 ideas and am ready to get to work! This was a very encouraging experience, thanks for hosting Storystorm, and hoping to make the most of my 45 ideas! It was a great month thanks to you, Tara! February 4, at Thank you Tara for a wonderful month of inspiration.

I managed to squeeze in 5 more ideas on the very last day. I really thought I had missed out but I recounted and found I made it. I have more than 30 ideas! I was amazed to discover I was inspired with eight ideas on Day 6! Happy writing to all. More than 30 ideas in 31 days. And, I noticed a trend…I like to develop science and history topics, particularly unique animals or people. I learned so much this month. February 4, at 1: February 4, at 3: February 4, at 8: February 4, at 9: February 4, at 2: I, Juliana Jones, do solemnly swear that I came up with 38 ideas for Story Storm and had too much fun along the way.

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February 4, at 4: I almost forgot to sign the pledge, and some of my ideas are real stinkers, but I did it! Thank you for hosting this month of inspiration!!! February 4, at 5: February 4, at 6: I have faithfully written 32 storystorm ideas, some of which were inspired by your guests. February 4, at 7: Almost forgot to post, working hard on my picture book: February 5, at February 5, at 1: Thank you for the wonderful experience, Tara.

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Also, a big thank you to the authors and agents who shared bits of their journey. I have 30 new ideas, all this while working on a book in a different adults genre. Setting some time aside everyday for this exercise worked as a stimulant! February 5, at 3: Looks like I waited too late to sign the pledge for prize winning, but I did make it with 32 shiny ideas! Thanks for a wonderful month, Tara! I just have to tell the rest of the world that I kept the challenge! And congrats to everyone else out there too— and big thanks to Tara! February 5, at 4: Ben Eastaugh and Chris Sternal-Johnson.

It may have been a little bit crazy, but here you are. Put your right hand on a picture book and repeat after me: As a children's book author and mother of two, I'm pushing a stroller along the path to publication. I collect shiny doodads on the journey and share them here. You've found a kidlit treasure box.

Join 10, other followers. Tara's Books Who's Tara? Everything is Better in Twos Giveaway: Recommended by my local Indie , of course! I'm still a child myself. Not only am I a winner, but I believe I have some winning ideas. Thanks everyone for the inspiration! I did it, 31 for 31 in January. Thanks for another great year, Tara.

A great month of ideas. Thank you to all! Thank you for being so inspiring, Tara!

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Thank you for your time and organizing so many wonderful writers to inspire us. Thanks for another fantastic month. Thirty ideas, some good and some not mentionable. Energising and fun — what an inspirational thing to share, thank you. Such a wonderful challenge that will help me with write stories all year long! Thanks again for another successful Storystorm, Tara! Thanks for this much needed kick on the pants, Tara!