![]() ![]() The maturity of a pre-schooler is different than that of a tween, so themes and storylines must cater to each group as well as their parents. Given that kids rapidly experience distinct educational, emotional and spiritual stages, due consideration must be also given to each of these in their story construction. ![]() A half-hour or full-hour time slot is simply to long for a child’s attention span. Firstly, children’s stories must fit into compressed time frames. Many writers don’t fully appreciate the complexity in the deceptive simplicity of children’s stories. The Deceptive Simplicity Of Children’s Programming The title of the book gives us an insight into the Zen way the television series plays out. ![]() It centers around three siblings Michael, Addy and Karl, and their wise panda neighbor called Stillwater. Stillwater is based on the 2005 children’s picture book by Jon J. It was a lot of fun because sometimes writers that work in children’s animation are big kids themselves.” These are the words of screenwriter Denise Downer, whose Stillwater team was nominated for a Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Writing Team for a Preschool Animated Program and a Peabody Award for Children and Youth Programming. “ As I searched for a direction for my creative writing career, I never thought about writing for children until I got an opportunity to work in children’s animation. ![]()
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