further thoughts!

Have just been pondering how the concept of multiple imagery could be developed and have hit on the idea that you could publish books that have four stories in them linked around a common theme. If you held the book a certain way then one storyline would unfold whereas rotated 90 degrees, a different narrative could be read. I think this has fantastic collaborative possibilities where 4 different authors + an illustrator could weave wonderful stories within the same book. Linked, but at the same time completely separate (unless of course the stories merged!). Such a book would be fascinating for younger readers. It's not beyond the realms of possibility to have collaboration between past and present authors or even have four different language speaking authors narrating themed stories within the same book. I hereby (!) claim all intellectual rights to this idea!! Publishers why are you not leaping at the chance to license this idea from me ?! Imagine, only one set of printing costs instead of four. Think of the possibility of overseas sales without the need for translation! Admittedly the authors/illustrator would only get 20% of the royalties each instead of 50%, but the mega sales such a book would generate would easily compensate.
Yes, other books have run two stories side by side on opposing pages but I've never heard of 4 at the same time, on the same page.
I might try this in class with the children collaborating around specific themes/illustrations.
Again, any thoughts would be most welcome. Am I just having a senior moment or is this possibly the best idea to hit children's (or adult) literature since...

(This must be a brilliant idea - it's the longest blog entry I've ever posted !)