WEBVTT 00:00:06.375 --> 00:00:10.500 There are many, many books in this world. 00:00:10.500 --> 00:00:15.833 We are surrounded by books. 00:00:15.833 --> 00:00:20.666 Books give us chills, 00:00:20.666 --> 00:00:23.791 make us happy, 00:00:23.791 --> 00:00:29.625 or sometimes make us cry. 00:00:29.625 --> 00:00:34.750 I am Mr. Wright. I write picture books. 00:00:34.750 --> 00:00:41.166 I write and draw pictures here. 00:00:41.166 --> 00:00:47.291 I have letters from children that have read my books. 00:00:47.291 --> 00:00:52.166 Shall I read them? 00:00:52.166 --> 00:00:57.458 "I really enjoyed your squirrel story!" 00:00:57.458 --> 00:01:05.250 I must write back to this child soon. 00:01:05.250 --> 00:01:10.666 Who made this book? 00:01:10.666 --> 00:01:14.041 The artist draws pictures. 00:01:14.041 --> 00:01:16.500 The author writes stories. 00:01:16.500 --> 00:01:20.583 The publisher owner makes the books. 00:01:20.583 --> 00:01:25.208 The designer makes the book look nice. 00:01:25.208 --> 00:01:30.333 The binder binds the books, one by one. 00:01:30.333 --> 00:01:34.291 The printer prints the books. 00:01:34.291 --> 00:01:40.083 The editor revises the story to make it good. 00:01:40.083 --> 00:01:42.125 I did! 00:01:42.125 --> 00:01:44.333 I did! 00:01:44.333 --> 00:01:47.541 I did! 00:01:47.541 --> 00:01:49.791 I did! 00:01:49.791 --> 00:01:52.250 I did! 00:01:52.250 --> 00:01:55.291 I did! 00:01:55.291 --> 00:01:59.250 I did! 00:01:59.250 --> 00:02:03.666 All of them can say "I made this book." 00:02:03.666 --> 00:02:11.416 All these people make the book together. 00:02:11.416 --> 00:02:13.750 It is a peaceful afternoon. 00:02:13.750 --> 00:02:18.333 I sit on my garden chair and close my eyes. 00:02:18.333 --> 00:02:26.291 I imagine flying in a helicopter or riding a train. 00:02:26.291 --> 00:02:28.875 What would happen if I lost my way 00:02:28.875 --> 00:02:32.458 while I was traveling like this? 00:02:32.458 --> 00:02:38.625 Shall I write about a bee that gets lost this time? 00:02:38.625 --> 00:02:43.125 What kind of bee should it be? 00:02:43.125 --> 00:02:46.041 A mischievous bee? 00:02:46.041 --> 00:02:48.250 A kind bee? 00:02:48.250 --> 00:02:51.291 A fat bee? 00:02:51.291 --> 00:02:55.000 I want a mischievous bee 00:02:55.000 --> 00:02:58.333 that does not listen to its mother. 00:02:58.333 --> 00:03:02.875 Where shall the bee travel? 00:03:02.875 --> 00:03:04.416 The woods? 00:03:04.416 --> 00:03:07.708 A beautiful palace? 00:03:07.708 --> 00:03:11.458 How about the African jungle 00:03:11.458 --> 00:03:13.250 where there are lots of animals 00:03:13.250 --> 00:03:16.708 and palm trees with coconuts? 00:03:16.708 --> 00:03:22.291 My imagination kept going. 00:03:22.291 --> 00:03:28.250 Shall the bee have fun playing with other animals in the jungle? 00:03:28.250 --> 00:03:33.250 Or shall it cause trouble and get kicked out by the other animals? 00:03:33.250 --> 00:03:38.916 Yes! In this book, the mischievous bee 00:03:38.916 --> 00:03:44.458 will go to the distant African jungle on its own. 00:03:44.458 --> 00:03:49.541 It will meet scary animals there and have a difficult time, 00:03:49.541 --> 00:03:56.375 and come back home as a good bee. 00:03:56.375 --> 00:03:59.416 Hmm… I should look up books 00:03:59.416 --> 00:04:05.750 to find out more about the African jungle. 00:04:05.750 --> 00:04:11.125 Now I need to draw pictures to go with my story. 00:04:11.125 --> 00:04:14.708 This is a funny story 00:04:14.708 --> 00:04:17.666 so the pictures should be funny. 00:04:17.666 --> 00:04:21.791 I need to draw the animals so that the children 00:04:21.791 --> 00:04:26.708 can easily see their characteristics, and make them look cute. 00:04:26.708 --> 00:04:31.125 I will draw this part so it fills the whole page, 00:04:31.125 --> 00:04:36.666 and this page so it takes up half. 00:04:36.666 --> 00:04:41.833 Hmm... Maybe I will try a frame for this picture. 00:04:41.833 --> 00:04:45.958 Ha ha ha! I like it. 00:04:45.958 --> 00:04:53.125 I will color it so that it'll look nice now. 00:04:53.125 --> 00:04:57.250 The body of the bee will be gold and black, 00:04:57.250 --> 00:05:04.041 and the leaves will be so green that it will feel like the reader will get green on his hands! 00:05:04.041 --> 00:05:09.500 I will color the sweet coconuts to look so delicious 00:05:09.500 --> 00:05:13.125 that my readers will drool. 00:05:13.125 --> 00:05:17.166 Yeah! It's a great jungle. 00:05:17.166 --> 00:05:21.791 Lastly, I will add a title. 00:05:21.791 --> 00:05:26.500 "The Bee that Flew to the African Jungle." 00:05:26.500 --> 00:05:30.166 That's it! I'm all done! 00:05:30.166 --> 00:05:35.541 I took my book to the publisher. 00:05:35.541 --> 00:05:39.583 The publisher owner said, 00:05:39.583 --> 00:05:45.333 "Mr. Wright, this is very good. 00:05:45.333 --> 00:05:50.541 Let's turn it into a book right away." 00:05:50.541 --> 00:05:54.958 After that, my new book finally came out. 00:05:54.958 --> 00:05:59.416 There was an article in the newspaper introducing my book. 00:05:59.416 --> 00:06:06.000 "Famous writer Mr. Wright announces a new book!" 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:12.000 The book was popular and sold well. 00:06:12.000 --> 00:06:17.791 I met some children at the launch event. 00:06:17.791 --> 00:06:21.875 A little raccoon getting my autograph said, 00:06:21.875 --> 00:06:26.208 "Thank you Mr. Wright! 00:06:26.208 --> 00:06:31.041 I'll keep this book forever." 00:06:31.041 --> 00:06:36.208 "That made me want to thank him more! Ha ha ha!"