Paul Arinaga

About Paul Arinaga

Paul Arinaga is founder of the Child Stories Bank (www.child-stories-bank.com). The Child Stories Bank provides FREE original children's stories as well as resources to help writers create and get their stories published, and a directory of child storybook illustrators.

© 2005=06 Paul Arinaga. All Rights Reserved.

Child Stories: Going Beyond

Despite the explosion of the Internet and various new media, child stories are still what most people want – whether they are adults or children themselves.Nonetheless, I wonder if we can’t learn something from the new media?I think that...
Date Posted: September 05, 2006

Using Child Stories to Teach the True Meaning of Easter

There's a lot of controversy about the true meaning of Easter. Some claim that it's actually a pagan celebration in origin. Others lament that retailers, greeting card companies and television are changing Christianity's greatest...
Date Posted: April 05, 2006

Parenting Tip: 10 Ways to Make Up Great Child Stories for Your Kids

It's fun to read child stories to your kids, but it's even MORE fun to make up your own. You don't need to be a creative genius to do so. All it takes is a little imagination and patience (with yourself).
Date Posted: March 20, 2006

Parenting Tip: The 7 Step Guide to Child Development Using Teaching Material with Child Stories

Child stories are an excellent way to promote child development. You can use teaching material along with children's stories to teach moral lessons, factual knowledge or emotional intelligence.The beauty of using child stories in this way is...
Date Posted: March 08, 2006

Parenting Tip: 7 Ways to Master Storytelling and Mesmerize Your Child

Human beings have been telling stories for several millennia. And, as parents, we've all heard about the benefits of telling stories to our children. The only problem is that, as with so many things, no one ever teaches us how to tell a story.
Date Posted: February 27, 2006

Publishing Child Book? Top Ten Tips for Writing Book Pitches That Get Your Manuscript Read

Publishing child book? No matter how well-written your child story is, if you want to get published, you need to grab and hold the attention of publishers.#1 Grab their attention in 10 seconds or less10 seconds.
Date Posted: February 15, 2006

Writing a Child Story: 8 Elements to Consider

While writing an entertaining child story is obviously more art than science, most successful child stories pay attention to the following 8 elements.#1: ThemeA good child story has an underlying theme.
Date Posted: February 15, 2006