By Gordon McIntyre (author) , Koko Rattray (illustrator)
"A glorious gateway to creative writing in picture book form"
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With stylish, characterful illustrations (and a very smart use of colour) by Koko Rattray, Gordon McIntyre’s Something Must Rhyme with Orange is an encouraging ode to the joys of the imagination. What’s more, this book might also help overcome anxieties about writing the “right way”, and resonate with less-confident kids who are worried about sharing their work.
When Zoe’s teacher tasks her class with writing a rhyming poem for a competition based on a word picked randomly from a hat, she’s racked with worry when she picks out “orange”. That said, she’s also determined to come up with an idea: “Surely SOMETHING MUST RHYME WITH ORANGE!” While Zoe’s mum, dad and brother make a few suggestions, she’s still floundering, until she decides to “just write down anything that comes into my head, no matter how silly it sounds”. The resulting soaring flight of imagination sees her win the poetry competition to acclaims of her work being “brilliant” and “exceptional”.
Though this a picture book, a format typically aimed at toddlers, the theme makes it perfect for older children who are starting to write their own poems and stories. It’s a great book to share at home and in the classroom to free-up creativity and impart the important lesson that we can all use our imaginations to make magic — let’s tear up the rulebook and write!
Something Must Rhyme with Orange is available to buy on Amazon.
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Something Must Rhyme with Orange is available to buy on Amazon .
Zoe would love to win the school poetry competition. But first, she'll have to find a way to rhyme the word orange. And, as she soon discovers, that's not going to be easy. But Zoe is not a kid who gives up easily. And with the help of her family, she finds the words she needs. All she has to do now is arrange them into a poem that's good enough to win! A tale of determination and discovery that teaches kids the most important rule of poetry: There are No Rules!
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Something Must Rhyme with Orange is available to buy on Amazon. Zoe would love to win the school poetry competition.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Something Must Rhyme with Orange and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Something Must Rhyme with Orange features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Indie Author Books , Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, School Stories, Stories in Verse, Grammar, Spelling & Literature, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Literature, books and writers, Educational: Language, literature and literacy, Educational material, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
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Something Must Rhyme with Orange was written by Gordon McIntyre and published by Gordon McIntyre
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