116 - Sticking the Landing in Picture Book Endings with Katie Davis

Yes, your picture book's title, hook, and opening are important to getting a reader to actually pick up and READ your book, but it's the picture book ending that defines their experience. Is the ending satisfying? Does it answer all the questions asked in the story? Does it make the reader gasp (or laugh) at the surprise? Most importantly, does is make them want to read your book again and again? With only a few hundred words at your disposal, you must stick the landing.

In this excerpt from a past Picture Book Summit, Katie defines many types of picture endings and digs deep into two types with examples and questions to ask yourself to achieve your desired goal.

Listen now so you can stick the landing in your next picture book!

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Truman by Jean Reidy and Lucy Ruth Cummins
• 100 Mighty Dragons Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle and Lian Cho
• Your Place in the Universe by Jason Chin
• Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library by Barbara Rosenstock and John O'Brien

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Get 30% off Katie's full STICKING THE LANDING IN PICTURE BOOK ENDINGS workshop here. Use coupon code PODCAST.

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