How To Write a Children's Picture Book

How To Write a Children's Picture Book

Writing teacher and childrenâ€™s book author, Darcy Pattison (www.darcypattison.com/books) explains the craft of writing childrenâ€™s picture books. Why format matters, how to appeal to kids and parents, writing a read-aloud friendly book, and more. Tips on marketing your manuscript to publishers.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PICTURE BOOK BASICS
Picture Book Structure: Why 32 Pages?
Does EPUB Change the 32-page Illustrated Picture Book?
Dual Audience for Childrenâ€™s Picture Books
Picture Book Settings: Exotic v. Familiar
Childrenâ€™s Picture Book Characters: Folk Tale or Modern Story
PICTURE BOOK GENRES
How to Write a Childrenâ€™s ABC Book
How to Write a Read Aloud Friendly Book
How to Write a Rhyming Picture Book, Part 1
How to Write a Rhyming Picture Book, Part 2
Rhyming Picture Book Bibliography
How to Write a Poetry Collection Picture Book
How to Write a Picture Book Mystery
How to Write a Humorous Picture Book
How to Write a Childrenâ€™s Picture Book Biography
How to Write a Creative Non-Fiction Picture Book
WRITE A PICTURE BOOK
Good Writing: The Basics
Plotting a Picture Book
Plan Your First Draft
17 Picture Book Topics to Avoid
10 Suggested Directions for Titles
Did You Write a Picture Book or Magazine Article?
Letâ€™s Make a Dummy or a Mock-up of Your Picture Book
From Shakespeare: 2 Ways to Look at Picture Book Structure
Revising Your Picture Book Text
5 Ways to Make the Reader Turn the Page
Phonics for Picture Book Writers
Create a Compelling Voice for a Picture Book
Page 32: The Last Page of a Picture Book
SUBMIT YOUR PICTURE BOOK
The Self-Publishing Question
The Biggest Mistake You Can Make in Submitting a Picture Book
The Illustrator Doesnâ€™t Tell YOU What to Do
Titles and Subtitles Sell Your Work
How Do I Find an Editorâ€™s Name for Submission?
RESOURCES
APPENDIX: BONUS WORKSHEETS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Childrenâ€™s book author and writing teacher Darcy Pattison has received recognition for her work with starred reviews, the Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Childrenâ€™s Literature Honor award, and one title is reprinted in a Houghton Mifflin textbook. Twice her books have been named National Science Teacherâ€™s Association Outstanding Science Trade Books of the year.

Picture book titles include:
â€¢Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub (Mims House), 2015 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book
â€¢Wisdom, the Midway Albatross: Surviving the Japanese Tsunami and Other Disasters for Over 60 Years (Mims House), a starred review in Publisherâ€™s Weekly
â€¢Desert Baths (Arbordale), an NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book 2013
â€¢Prairie Storms (Arbordale)
â€¢I Want a Dog: My Opinion Essay (Mims House)
â€¢I Want a Cat: My Opinion Essay (Mims House)
â€¢My Crazy Dog: My Narrative Essay (Mims House)
â€¢The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt), which received an Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Childrenâ€™s Literature Honor Book award, starred reviews in BCCB and Kirkus, and has been published in a Houghton Mifflin textbook
â€¢Searching for Oliver K. Woodman (Harcourt)
â€¢19 Girls and Me (Philomel)
â€¢11 Ways to Ruin a Photograph (Mims House), winner of â€œThe Helpâ€ Childrenâ€™s Story Contest.

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Country USA
Manufacturer Mims House
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-11-28
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Mims House
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-11-28
Format	Kindle eBook

How To Write a Children's Picture Book

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