These videos take you behind the scenes to show how writers and illustrators work together to create books. Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton also share their tips on how to write creatively.
Structure and features
This series has videos and text to help students understand the relationship between words and pictures in story telling. Chapters include:
- where do ideas come from?
- getting a story started
- shaping your story
- arranging words and pictures
- get some expert tips.
For teachers
Books by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton are popular with students and include the Treehouse books series, the Bad books, the Just! books, the Bum books, and the Flat Cat and Big Cow books. This resource can encourage students to think about the process of writing and illustrating and to help them create their own illustrated stories.
Teacher notes
Curriculum links
- English – Language, Literacy and Literature strands.
