Katherine Locke Writes Godzilla Stomp As A Picture Book For Busy Kids
Katherine Locke wrote Godzilla Stomp, a picture book in which Godzilla invades a fairy tale village, and answered questions about the process.
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Why it matters
Godzilla Stomp shows TOHO taking the kaiju outside its usual audience and into picture-book territory where a child, not a parent, is the reader the writing has to answer to.
Key Facts
- Katherine Locke is the author of Godzilla Stomp, a picture book in which Godzilla invades fairy tale land.
- Locke said the fairy tale village idea already existed with their editor and TOHO before Locke joined the project.
- Locke described Godzilla Stomp as a book for busy kids, built on stomping repetition and a read-aloud rhythm.
- Caitlyn O'Connell is the editor Locke worked with on the book's pacing and page turns.
Locke said TOHO and their editor had the fairy tale village idea before Locke joined, and described the book as one for busy kids, built around stomping repetition and read-aloud rhythm. Locke said the book went through numerous read-alouds with editor Caitlyn O'Connell.
The fairy tale village was already on the table when Katherine Locke was brought in. Locke said the idea existed in the minds of their editor and TOHO before they started writing, and that the book grew from there. What Locke added was a read-aloud focus: the text repeats the stomping and plays on "stop not stomp", built for young readers who move while being read to. Locke described it as a book for busy kids. Editor Caitlyn O'Connell worked with Locke on the pacing and page turns.
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- Anime News Network When Godzilla Stomped On Fairy Tales