Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

"In his first journal, middle schooler Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's sidekick, records his experiences and misguided decision to write a biography of Greg, who, in his own mind, is destined to become rich and famous."

Author/illustrator Nick Bruel tries to explain to the reader how to write a story, but Bad Kitty is not at all happy about the plot, which has her going on a turnip diet to lose weight. Includes a recipe for roasted turnips.

Cooperatively writing a fairy tale for school, a girl imagines a beautiful princess whose beloved ponies are being stolen by a giant, and a boy conjures up the muscular biker who will guard the last pony in exchange for gold.

Twelve-year-old Aldo Zelnick receives a sketchbook from his grandma and fills it with drawings that recount his adventures with his friends, including their efforts to find a diamond ring with a thousand dollar reward.

Written by award-winning author and screenwriter John Hamilton, You Write It! lays out for kids the format, organization, and development of a variety of fiction genres: mystery, fantasy, science fiction, horror, graphic novels, and screenplays. Novice writers of all ages will find detailed yet easy-to-follow guide for turning thoughts and ideas into real, readable written works.

Third-grader Vera, a budding artist who loves every minute of her after-school comic-book camp, searches for a way to get her mother's permission to attend the camp's final field trip to Comic-Con.

A guide to telling stories in graphic novels, covering drawing tools, panels and compositions, superhero stories, crime stories, science fiction stories, and more.

When friends Jack, Quint, June, and Dirk realize they read every issue of their favorite comic, Z-Man, the friends decide to write and illustrate their own comic book.