Writing and illustrating an ‘Oliver Jeffers’ styled children’s book! Mr. Cole’s Guide to… Part 2 - Setting

Task 3: The Setting for your story What to do: 1: The setting is important. Jeffer’s keeps them simple visually. We’ll sort out scenery in Art, so don’t worry too much about ‘the look’ for now: concentrate on where. In choosing your setting, ask yourself: - Does the setting actually become part of the story? - Does the setting create a problem for your characters? Does the setting become the ‘antagonist’? Have a look at these following examples from Jeffer’s stories…

In ‘The Way Back Home’, the setting for the story is ‘The Moon’. The Moon becomes the antagonist, because both the main characters become stranded on it and need to find a way off!

In ‘The Great Paper Caper’, the setting for the story is ‘The Wood’. The Wood is where all the animals live. The antagonist in this tale begins to cut down all the trees to make paper aeroplanes!