Reflection+for+bedtime+story

Reflection to unfamiliar genre project
====I have learned a lot from this project. At first I thought a bedtime story was just a fantasy filled story that was age appropriate, though this is one aspect of the genre it stretches far further. Of course there are limitations and exceptions based on the individual child and what they are able to comprehend and to accept. This genre I have noticed can be as short as a lullaby poem or as long as a chapter book, because the expansive knowledge children are taking in in the age range that they are generally being read bedtime stories varies by a huge margin. In this I learned that a bedtime story included folk lore, as well as simple picture books and the list goes on.==== ====I did not think that I was going to have such a third time with this project. I knew I would come into a little speed bump when it came to the pictures because they are not that good, but I did not realize how hard it was to actually write the book. There are so many things to consider when writing a bedtime story. One of my main concerns was the audience, it was obviously for children, but another part to consider was the parents who were reading the book to the child probably over and over depending on how well the child liked the book. From this I asked myself, shouldn’t the adults be enjoying the book as well? I know it seems hard to get excited about a book you have read 50 times already, but the adults reading to the children should not find the text unbearable. To taking this into effect I had to write to the age group of my choosing and up. I had a hard time finding the right words in the end, it just seemed too mushy, like happily ever after, and nothing ever went wrong again, nothing fit quite right and just seemed like a fall out ending.==== ====As a result I am happy, for the most part. There could always be room for improvement, my pictures are proof, but for now I am satisfied that I followed the overall objective of the purpose of the bedtime story, and that is to get children thinking before bed.====