writing in rhyme

Although I write non-rhyming stories too, there's something extra fun and rewarding about writing in rhyme. Here are some resources to help you learn how:

• Youtube videos by Renee M. LaTulippe (Lyrical Language Lab) 
• Rhythm and Rhyme Video Series by Michelle Witte
• Writing Stories in Rhythm and Rhyme by Dori Chaconas

My favourite rhyming picture books

There are so many wonderful rhyming picture books, but here are a few of my absolute favourites:

• Room on the Broom (Julia Donaldson/Axel Scheffler)
• Fix That Clock (Kurt Cyrus)
• Give Me Back My Bones! (Kim Norman/Bob Kolar)
• The Snatchabook (Helen and Thomas Docherty)
• William Wakes Up (Linda Ashman/Chuck Groenink)
• The Three Ninja Pigs (Corey Rosen Schwartz/Dan Santat)
• The Ghosts Went Floating (Kim Norman/Jay Fleck)
• Frankenstein Doesn't Wear Earmuffs! (John Loren)
• Black and Bittern Was Night (Robert Heidbreder/John Martz)