Week 1 Storybook Favorites: Which Grab My Attention

The Storybooks that really grabbed my attention were the ones that gave a modern twist on these stories. They incorporated what real people do or watch in today's world - therapy, diaries, television.

Cases of Petunia Tabernacle. This was the first that really grabbed my attention and made me smile. I actually laughed in class because the idea was so ridiculously hilarious that it was perfect! This storybook is a therapists discussing her cases on her patient's. Now I was reluctant to look at this storybook at first because I was very unsure what it was about because the title was a little obscure. I might have named is "Case Files of" or "Patient's of" or something that made it sound more like she was discussing her patients. The introduction was fantastic and it really explained a lot. It was because of the introduction that I was able to figure out what was meant by the title. I thought the layout was pretty well designed as well. Simple but the pictures and the writing make it stand out.

The Prince Diaries. This idea was great. I liked the idea of doing it from the princes' perspective because every princess story and rom-com is from the perspective of the girl, which gives us girls poor insight into what the guys are actually thinking. The introduction was fantastic. Very well written and gave a lot of information and insight. The design for this storybook was a little dark and boring. They really could have done a lot more with it to make it pop, but it was just dark contrasted colors. I think I would have done a layered formate and have the bottom layer some sort of tree or forrest patter to give it a three dimensional effect.

E! True Hollywood Story: Women of the Bible. This is fantastic! The idea is great because the E! True Hollywood Stories give so much depth and detail and are romanticized and dramatic versions of the persons life. It's a fun twist on the hardships of the women in the Bible that gives it a little bit of humor. The design of the storybook could have a bit more glamour to it though. Hollywood is very glamour and dramatic and I feel as though that's the way the Storybook should be set up as well.


Going through all of the Storybooks was a lot to digest but really got my brain turning. So here are my ideas for what I am thinking for my Storybook: pen pal, Aesob zoo, Reality TV series account from some of the characters (like the video logs people make on MTV shows), reality Tv show log from each person every few days, account from a friend or family member, stalkers perspective,