Format for an odd PB?

I'm assuming some (most?) of you have read The Three Pigs by David Wiesner. If you haven't, there is a part where the pigs step out of the traditional story and go on their own mini adventure. During that time they talk in word bubbles. Well, the PB I'm working on right now* has a similar format.

A girl is presented with two stories. She interrupts the story a lot, asking questions about the story/characters or gives the narrator more exciting altenatives. A few times she decides that one story is to scary/boring so she asks to switch to the other.

Anyway, I'm not sure how to format the story for submission. Should I format the word bubble type text like I would someone's lines in a play? Ideas?

Thanks in advance for your help!



*I worked on this story a while ago, but put it on hold for other projects (Tween & YA). Now, I'm ready to dive into the PB world!

No ideas? Rep points for anyone with 2 cents for me.

[can you hear the desperation in my voice?]

bonitakale said:

Like play lines sounds good to me. Maybe underlined, too.
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So the princess said to the prince, "Hector--"

Amaranth: That's boring! Change stories!

Daddy: It gets more interesting later on.

Amaranth: I don't care! Change, Daddy!

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Oooo... I like the underline idea. Thanks!

Patrick Bhaldwraithe said:

Hi, I am not a published author but, from my understanding the design of the pages is largely the editor's and illustrator's role. Write your story and give your directions about design and illustration at your own peril. The Wiesner book reads like a play during the in between parts. It is a post modernist book, if you are familiar with postmodernism? It has similarities with Green Eggs and Ham and Kitten's First Full Moon. Green eggs and Ham is almost complete dialogue, no narration. Kitten's First has the premise that the kitten thinks the moon is a saucer of milk. I don't know if these are any help? Your story needs imagery and continuity in order to score.

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Yes, I am familiar with postmodern PB's. They happen to be my favorite, which is why I naturally went that route. Also, I am not giving directions about design or illustrations and I'm not at the stage where I'm worrying about continuity or imagery since both were resolved a while ago. I am trying to put it in an acceptable format for submission.

Here. Let me explain my situation a little more. My picture book is a story within a story.

The inner story is done in the traditional sense and is the telling of two fairytales. Of course, the 2 end up getting squished together at the end due to the narrator and the girl's changes to the original storylines.

The outer story is in present with nothing more than dialog, which can be interpreted several ways. One person that read it, pictured it as a father telling his little girl a story, who imagines herself into the lead female roles of the 2 fairy tales.

I just wondered if anyone knew the proper formatting for something like this or had a good guess. Thank you and everyone else for taking the time to help me out!