Brainstorming Topics...

Possible Topic: Animal Stories. I really love all kinds of animals so I think it would be really cool and enjoyable to do a storybook about a topic I am so passionate about. I think I would focus on a few different kinds of animals and show how they interact and play a part in each others lives.
Research: I found The Animal Storybook by Andrew Lang. It looks like an incredible text that could give me inspiration about my own writing. Also, it really looks like he writes about all different types of animals.

Possible Topic: Mermaids. Mermaids are something that is very fascinating to me. I think people really love to fantasize about there being mermaids out there and wondering about their origin. There are also people in the world who really do believe that mermaids do exist. This is why I think it would be a particularly interesting topic to explore for myself.
Research: Through my online research I found a lot of interesting things about mermaids. One that really stood out was the story of The Mermaid Wife. It was really interesting to see a new type of world this person created.

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Possible Topic: Heroes and Heroines. I chose this topic because lets face it, everyone loves a good hero or heroine. It’s someone to root for and really feel inspired by. Also of course it’s always interesting to have a villain and have someone to root against, and it creates a really simple plot line. Everyone have a favorite hero. Mine happens to be a superhero, Batman. I think it would be fun to do a storybook on a hero, and I could create my own hero that is confident and brave.
Research: During my research I found a Wikipedia page on Odysseus. He is a very important hero in Greek mythology. Also, since I’ve read the Odyssey this hero is a little more special to me.

Possible Topic: Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes. In my previous blog posts I have stated that I love fairy tales so it only made sense that I would think about basing my storybook on a fairy tale type setting. I think I would enjoy setting it up with a prince or princess and putting a modern day twist on it with kind of a Bachelor setting.
Research: My favorite Disney princess is Sleeping Beauty so in my research I found a website based on different variations of Sleeping Beauty. It was great to see how he changed an already great fairy tale.