MICAL'S MAGIC by Chris Regier & Jesse Fordyce approx. word count 225
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Mical’s grandfather has lost the ability to see the wonder in the world. Luckily he has a set of magic eyes. Mical’s. This sparse text relies heavily on illustration to show how magic can be seen everywhere when you look at life like a child.
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“What’s taking so long, Mommy?”
“Mical, If you don’t sit still, you’ll tire yourself out.”
“I can’t wait, Mommy!”
“If you look too tired, Grandpa won’t take you with him.”
“I’ll sit right here and I won’t move.”
putter-putt, PUTTER-PUTT, PUTTER-PUTT
“Mical, If you don’t sit still, you’ll tire yourself out.”
“I can’t wait, Mommy!”
“If you look too tired, Grandpa won’t take you with him.”
“I’ll sit right here and I won’t move.”
putter-putt, PUTTER-PUTT, PUTTER-PUTT
The assignment my son was given was: Take this photo and write an essay about it. What he came up with is gorgeous. And then he let me turn it into a picture book text.