First of all you have to read, read and read piles of children’s books. Try to look for those books in the age group you have picked . Read the book thinking like a child, you have to feel what they feel. Be around kids and see what makes them giggle , what makes them sad. You cannot write to children if you write as an adult. That would be boring!
Another good exercise is to used your memory. Go back in time and think of your own experiences or perhaps your best friend’s. It is known that you can remember only the episodes of great happiness or great sadness. Things and places that changed your life and made a big impact. Think about the way you felt at that moment in your life. What would you change if you had the power of doing it?
Now grab a piece of paper, and star writing about those experiences. What seems interesting and appealing? Try to talk about them to a group of kids. Can you get some attention? Yes? Good for you, that’s a start! No? Try again! Maybe if you introduce a bit of “fiction” works better for you.
Put your memory at work, open your imagination and let it run!.
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