"I was thinking of a sweet, small, yellow puppy, and that name just popped into my head. I later wrote a story about how the actual character gets his name. And of course, he has everything he needs - a bed, a bone, a bowl, a brush - everything except a name, and we almost allow Biscuit to name himself."
"Alyssa: I look for my story first, and even if I have to rewrite it and pare it down a bit, I like to tell a very full story. I will say the first book was not intended as an early reader. I wrote it as a picture book, as a lullaby, and as a conversation. It just happened to launch HarperCollins' My First I Can Read series."
"It can be difficult to create a beginning, middle, and end, and pack it with emotion, humor, and interest when you only have so many words to do it. In the case of Biscuit, of course, the story also has to be illustrable. These books are a great friend to children just learn"
"Of course, the first one is very near and dear to my heart. It's really hard to choose a favorite. I also love Biscuit Loves the Library and Biscuit Visits the Big City. A little side story for Biscuit Visits the Big City. I once visited a classroom, and they literally built the city out of cardboard and aluminum foil. As the honored guest, I was given a hot dog lunch, just like in the book."
Biscuit began in 1996 after a daughter asked to babysit a neighbor’s dog. The puppy’s name came naturally from the image of a sweet, small, yellow dog, and a later story explains how the character gets his name. Alyssa and illustrator Pat Schories worked separately on the first book and met by chance at a writing event. The series grew to more than 100 titles, with favorites including Biscuit Loves the Library and Biscuit Visits the Big City. Writing for early readers is difficult because stories must fit limited words while still delivering a clear beginning, middle, and end, plus emotion, humor, and interest, and the text must also be illustratable.
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