Final Assignment - Group ProjectDraft 1 - 'The Lost Toy'
Our very first idea of a story revolved around how a young boy lost his favourite toy and went on a search for it in his house. This story touches on how a boy braves his fears and overcomes them in order to retrieve what he wants. Moerover, it will also focus the warmth and intimate mother-child relationship, for in the story, the main character will often seek solance and comfort in his mother's arms, and his mother constantly provides him with a sense of security.
To complement the story and make it attractive to young children, we decided to incorporate simple sketches which is in line with a adopt a cute and adorable theme. In doing so, we decided to give the protagonist, Tommy, a dinosaur as his favourtite toy. The soft toy will be named Spikey to give it an extra cute boost.
In addition, we also planned to make the book more unique and interactive by including 2 pop-ups. These special pages will be on the center fold, and the child will be able to help Tommy in his search for his favourite toy by lifting toilet seats and opening drawers.
* However, after presenting the story to the class during tutorials, we decided to improve and make the story more sophisticated so as to fit the target age group of 6 to 9 years old (Primary 1-3). Our story was deemed to simple given the short and extremely simple story line. Furthermore, it was mentioned that pop-ups are mostly used in books catered for younger children, and not very appropriate for a primary school child.
* Hence I learnt that it is instrumental to do some field research before starting on an assignment as to tackling it by the horns. Upon enquiry from a young child, we realised that children today read very sophisticated books which are thick with dense content.
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