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    Adventures in Rhyme

    June 4, 2011 / 3 Comments

    If you’re an aspiring children’s writer like me, I’m sure you have heard the following plenty of times: Stay away from rhyme. It no longer sells and new writers rarely get it right. Truth be told I never have had a gift for rhyme or poetry. But, I have a silly story idea, which I have written in prose. The magic and silliness is just not working the way it is currently written.  Every time I stare at the letters on the page, I think to myself, “how can I fix this?” Each time I do this the story starts trying to make a rhyme or song in my head.…

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Mother to two spirited daughters and a classically trained vocalist, Christine Alemshah writes children’s picture books that celebrate music, creativity, and her biracial Filipino American heritage. Her picture book Bea’s Balikbayan Box of Treasures is a 2025 Best Book Award winner and is now available wherever books are sold. She is represented by Vicky Weber at Creative Media Agency.

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