How do authors and illustrators weave information that they know into stories? Stories that are personally relevant help children understand the difference between fact and fiction.In this activity, children aged 3-7 will create figurines that represents themselves, then illustrate scenes from a story as they imagine "what if I was there?"

Originally released by Makematic, 2021. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on November 19, 2021.

If I was there (2:20); .