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Sunday, August 7, 2016

Rhyming Stories

Tips for writing a rollicking book that rhymes.

https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/jul/01/how-to-write-rollicking-rhyming-stories-pip-jones-squishy-mcfluff
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Labels: picture_books, rhyme

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