In my How To Self-Publish a Children’s Book, I shared a link to a side with a wonderful list of Children’s Book Story Endings & Story Closings. But with the ever-changing web and its links, it is no longer available, so I wanted to make sure to also share my own favorite ending lines right here. Hopefully, they will get your own creative juices going.
And if you are looking to learn how to write the BEST ending for your children’s book, be sure to watch my video on the perfect children’s book ending right here. And for a LIST of fun and creative Story Book Openers & Story Book Starters, be sure to check out my favorite ones right here.
Children’s Book Story Endings & Story Closings
- And they lived happily ever after.
- And if they didn’t live happily ever after, …
- This is my tale, …
- And this is how the story ends.
- And now the story is yours.
- …well, wouldn’t you?
- And that’s what he did from then on.
- And I hope you do too!
- This is what I’d been told when I was a child…
- The moral of the story is quite simple: …
- And that was the end of it.
- But the journey isn’t over yet…
- If you don’t believe me, go see for yourself.
- And that’s the way my grandma told me.
- What a day that was!
- What a story that was!
- …before it disappeared completely.
- It was all just a dream. Or was it?
- In fact, if I hadn’t been there myself, I never would have believed it.
- And I remember it to this day.
- And they ate and drank, and were merry and of good cheer, …
- They feasted and they drank, and if the story hadn’t ended there, I’d still be with them instead of here talking to you.
- And they never did that again.
- And if she could, she’d do it again!
- And the last person to tell that story…. is standing here before you!
- Now, the old man handed the tune down to his children, and his children to their children, and the old people taught it to me.
Ways to come up with your own Children’s Book Story Endings
And here are a some ways to come up with your own unique and colorful children’s book story endings:
- Reiterate your story’s message & purpose.
- Have your character take center stage.
- Have a real ending, without letting little readers hanging.
- And my personal favorite: Look in your own favorite children’s books and let yourself be inspired by their colorful and unique ending lines.
And for more detailed help with the writing of your ending, be sure to watch the video below.
Here is to your very own beautiful children’s book story endings! I can’t wait to read the last line of your book!
xo
~ Eevi
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