How do you write a picture book? Where do you get your ideas from? Join children's and young adult author Jeni Mawter as she explores the process behind making the picture book 'The Snugglejump Bump'

1. Presented by
© Jeni Mawter

2. Can you guess what this is?

3. What is a Snuggle?

4. Even more Snuggles …

5. What is a Snuggle bump?

6. What makes the bump?

7. Could it be this?

8. Or this?

9. Or this?

10. How about this?

11. What is this a list of?
 Bumpalina
 Biscuit
 Buddy
 Peapod
 Skeletor
 Ninja
 Womb-mate
 Wiggle-worm
 Butterfly
 Doodle
 Sea-monkey
 Twinkle
 Marshmallow
 Nemo

12. What do unborn babies do?

13. Notice anything?

14. From 16 weeks babies in the womb react to:
music
singing
voices
rhythmic dancing
exercise
bathing
touching

15. What happens when an infant baby
gets a fright?

16. The Moro reflex occurs when a baby is startled, for example,
by a loud noise or bright lights.

17. What happens when bigger people
(or a cat) get a fright?

18. Song about a baby
Rock-a-bye Baby
Rock-a-bye baby, in the tree top
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall
And down will come baby, cradle and all
What other songs can you think of?

19. Original Book
Cover
Final Book Cover

20. Draft#1 Opening
We call our baby snugglebump
‘Coz that’s all it can do
It snuggles when it’s happy
and bumps you when it’s …

21. Draft#2 Opening
I wake up early morning when the sky is
golden blue. ‘I’m off to find the
snugglebump,’ I whisper to Blue Ted.

22. Draft#18 Opening
The snugglebump lies asleep in its cave
I wriggle up close, ‘coz I’m oh, so brave
I rest my ear on the snugglebump’s hump
To hear a faint heartbeat kerthump, kerthump.

23. Now, can you guess what this is ?

24. You Guessed!

25. All babies turn out beautiful!