My library directs you to children's short stories

My library points to children's short stories

The library of stories that have been submitted by children from all over the world are categorized in a number of ways so you can focus on the type you like best.

If you have an interesting story to tell, it's easy to submit it using these links. If the story is really good, it could earn its own web page!

Later, you can revisit these pages to see who has commented and, perhaps, voted on your story. And you can comment on other stories as well.

Just choose the short story type you like the most from this library.

Doesn't anyone know what Plagiarism is???

Plagiarism is when someone claims or implies the ownership of a work... in this case a previously written story.

It appears, sadly, that a significant number of story submitters do not care that they are taking someone else's work and submitting it as their own. I had hoped my web site would foster creativity among young people who wanted to display their own work. Unfortunately I will have to remove pages that are nothing more than bad copies of other's accomplishments. To that end, and to solicit the aid of those who can help identify some of the fakes:

Please Report Plagiarism here.

Otherwise, by all means select one of

the best funny ones...

the best scary...

the best true....

or the best assorted stories

Over the last few weeks, I have found myself correcting spelling and grammar in the stories that get submitted to the library. When I built the site one year ago, I didn't care about correctness for young authors. I wanted young children to submit stories in any form, unfettered by the rules.

As I receive more and more stories, I have seen that far too little care is being given to the written word. Often to the point that the story cannot be read easily. This is upsetting and I fear that writing is going the way of speech, very loose and imprecise. I consider writing well to be an art form, and good writers are difficult to find.

So here are some special questions that all of you can answer while commenting on any story.

Should proper spelling and grammar be considered as important as a story itself?
Would you like a separate contest for the best story... 5 stars only if the story is free of spelling and grammatical errors?
Any other options for the library?

Calling all Teachers!

Here's a fun idea for the class.

Kids... tell your teachers.

Parents... have your kids tell their teachers.

How would you like a custom call-for-stories invitation page for your school, similar to those found at the links above?

Each student in the class would prepare a short story and the student, or teacher, would post the story which then attaches to the school page. Thereafter, all students can read stories from any school and cast their votes and comments against each.

The 5 star voting system bubbles the best to the top. Teachers can set guidelines for voting on classmates stories, set criteria for making comments, and even monitor submissions for completeness and the like.

If you are interested in this opportunity, get familiar with the story links I have now, and how they work. Then, use the comment link found at the bottom of most pages to contact me and we can get things rolling.

I expect to establish a school page for teachers able to promote the creation of at least 30 stories over time. Perhaps you could collaborate with other teachers, involve many classes, spark a little competition. What ideas do you have?

and, although each short story can receive comments, I have a reserved a section for parents wishing to share more meaningful, deeper analysis. Just select ... Reviews of short stories found on this site

and, since this site uses short stories as a tool to help with child development, another section for parents serves as a forum of sorts on such topics. Simply select ...

The Raising Kids FAQ for parenting topics and questions

Sadly, we do not have a download facility, but in any case, the children's works are copyright protected as per our policies and guidelines.

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