The Everything Guide to Writing Children s Books

Writing for kids can be fun and rewarding-- if you can break into the competitive world of children's book publishing. Learn how to write and promote a children's book that will impress any publisher.

Author: Luke Wallin

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

ISBN: 9781440505492

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 304

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Writing for kids can be fun and rewarding-- if you can break into the competitive world of children's book publishing. Learn how to write and promote a children's book that will impress any publisher.
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How to Write a Children s Picture Book and Get It Published

This book provides comprehensive advice on what to write about for children, how to write it, and how to present the work professionally for publication.

Author: Andrea Shavick

Publisher: Constable

ISBN: 1472135792

Category:

Page: 176

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This book provides comprehensive advice on what to write about for children, how to write it, and how to present the work professionally for publication. It includes an easy-to-use picture book layout plan and tried and tested examples of title sheets and covering letters. It also includes everything a writer needs to know about the international picture book market and how to sell to agents and publishers. This new edition contains advice on enhancing your text for the ebook market.
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Writing Children s Books For Dummies

Updated and improved writing exercises All new content on social media and establishing an online presence as an author Fresh, updated content on publishing via hard copy and all the e- platforms From setting down that first word on paper ...

Author: Lisa Rojany Buccieri

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9781118356463

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 366

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Offers advice and information to help aspiring, unpublished authors write, sell and publish a children's book, including detailed information on how to research the current marketplace to improving writing skills and submitting manuscripts. Original.
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Letter Tracing Book for Preschoolers

This workbook is designed to help your child to discover the alphabet from A to Z. Easy to follow workbook for lots of letter tracing practice Cute child-friendly pictures will help your child remembering all the letters of the alphabet ...

Author: Doris Wilson

Publisher:

ISBN: 1549958534

Category:

Page: 109

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Letter Tracing Book for Preschoolers Learn to Write for Kids From taking their first steps to learning how to read, children gain inner strength as they master new skills. Schedule daily handwriting time to improve your child's writing skills. This workbook is designed to help your child to discover the alphabet from A to Z. Easy to follow workbook for lots of letter tracing practice Cute child-friendly pictures will help your child remembering all the letters of the alphabet Letter tracing book for preschoolers and kindergarten Practice essential school skills Print handwriting practice to master essential writing skills Large format: 8.5x11 inches
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Get Writing Children s Fiction

The aim of this book is to get your writing.

Author: Karen King

Publisher: How To Books

ISBN: 1845285069

Category: Children's stories

Page: 182

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The aim of this book is to get you writing. It's full of inspiration, tips and writing exercises for anyone who wants to write children's fiction. Included are tips from other published writers, useful links and answers to questions you've always wanted to ask. Includes chapters on: Know-how: the difference between writing for children and writing for adults. How to get ideas for your stories from your family, your work and your life - and how to expand those ideas. Creating believable characters children will love reading about. Writing by the seat of your pants, or plotting? Basic things you need to know for either approach. Writing realistic dialogue. Writing the first draft How to create 'reel them in' beginnings, sustain the pace in the middle, and write satisfying endings. How to write page-turning chapter endings; keeping continuity when writing series. Writing for the educational market. Writing a synopsis and a proposal. Submitting your work to a publisher or agent. Dealing with rejects and rewrites. Publicity and marketing. Publishing your own work.
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So You Want to Write a Children s Book

This handbook for new and aspiring children's authors and illustrators is the ultimate guide to the whole process of writing a book and getting it to the publisher.

Author: Peter Carver

Publisher:

ISBN: 0889954569

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 124

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This handbook for new and aspiring children's authors and illustrators is the ultimate guide to the whole process of writing a book and getting it to the publisher. Written by one of North America's leading children's book editors, this book will show writers how to begin, how to develop the story, and more.
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Action

Describes how to write an effective play, including developing a plot, planning main and minor characters, writing dialogue, and creating stage directions.

Author: Nancy Loewen

Publisher: Capstone

ISBN: 9781404863927

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction

Page: 32

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Describes how to write an effective play, including developing a plot, planning main and minor characters, writing dialogue, and creating stage directions.
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Write Your Own Story Book

*KIDS LOVE THIS!Children write their own story and draw their own pictures.

Author: Amanda Bell

Publisher:

ISBN: 1537243357

Category:

Page: 60

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*KIDS LOVE THIS!Children write their own story and draw their own pictures. Lines are provided for children to write. Pictures can be drawn in the frames provided.Write up to 30 pages (60 pages front and back).Soft Cover (perfect bound). Cover has a matte finish.
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Write Your Own Story Book

Suitable for aspiring young writers, this activity book is full of hints, tips and handy tasks for writing stories.

Author: Louie Stowell

Publisher: Usborne Books

ISBN: 1409523357

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction

Page: 96

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Suitable for aspiring young writers, this activity book is full of hints, tips and handy tasks for writing stories. It includes writing tips, techniques and methods to make every story a masterpiece, with helpful activities on coming up with ideas, writing from different points of view, and creating characters, settings and story lines.
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How To Write a Children s Book

Your Step By Step Guide To Writing a Children's Book HowExpert, Rusty Baker.
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Author: HowExpert

Publisher: HowExpert

ISBN: 9781647588687

Category: Reference

Page: 60

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If you want to write a children's book, then get "How to Write a Children's Book" by a person with real life experience and knowledge in this topic. If you have ever wanted to write a true children’s classic, then you must dive into a child’s mind to see what makes them tick. Within the pages of this guide, all your questions will be expertly answered in a way that is simple and easy to read. Follow along and discover how a children’s story is written—from finding out what a child prefers to read to getting the most from your marketing efforts. Every aspect, from beginning to end, is covered within the pages of this guide. Understand why some children’s books, such as a Dr. Seuss classic, succeed while other, seemingly well written children’s books fail. Within this guide, you will understand what components of a story make up a children’s story and how to keep the child interested in reading your book. The guide does not stop there. After you have a quality book written, follow the steps to bring your book to market and have children reading it from every corner of the globe. You can have the best book ever written, but if nobody knows about it, it will go unread. Avoid the pitfalls of many writers and follow these steps. Children’s book author, Rusty W. Baker and his series of children’s books have, successfully done every step that he references in this guide. Take it from someone that has already been there. You need this guide. About the Expert Rusty W. Baker has several short children’s stories to his credit. His most notable of children’s stories is the “Peter Porcupine” series. He wrote his first story when he was just a child in the 2nd grade of elementary school, about an alien encounter and employed his older brother to illustrate the short story for him. He is a father of 7 children, 3 grandchildren and an Uncle to 28 children. His dive into the psychological aspect of any age range of children far surpasses his years. In this guide, you will be able to tap into his experiences with what children like and what they will read. He has successfully written, illustrated, published, marketed, and sold all of his short stories through various online bookstores and is currently working on a contract with a major publisher (name withheld by request). HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.
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Writing Picture Books

It covers researching the picture books market, creating characters, point of view, plotting, tips on writing rhyme and more, all the lessons writers need to write great and appealing picture books.

Author: Ann Whitford Paul

Publisher: Writer's Digest Books

ISBN: 1582975566

Category: Reference

Page: 256

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Writers will learn the writing and revision process that will lead them to creating more salable picture book manuscripts. It covers researching the picture books market, creating characters, point of view, plotting, tips on writing rhyme and more, all the lessons writers need to write great and appealing picture books.
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Writing with Pictures

Henry is generally well-behaved, but he is occasionally arrogant and vain. Henry is at heart a hard worker, but his frequent bouts of illness hinder his work.

Author: Uri Shulevitz

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications

ISBN: 0823059359

Category: Art

Page: 271

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Henry is generally well-behaved, but he is occasionally arrogant and vain. Henry is at heart a hard worker, but his frequent bouts of illness hinder his work.
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Writing Childrens Book

How to use this book?On each page you will see a unique drawing! Color in the doodle and come up with a creative short story for each on!

Author: Writing Heroes

Publisher:

ISBN: 1696732565

Category:

Page: 30

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How to use this book?On each page you will see a unique drawing! Color in the doodle and come up with a creative short story for each on!
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Read Write Inc Comprehension Module 16 Children s Book Grace and Family

Read Write Inc.

Author: Mary Hoffman

Publisher: OUP Oxford

ISBN: 1845078063

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction

Page: 32

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Read Write Inc. Comprehension is the next step in developing children's composition and writing skills once they have become confident readers. The programme offers 30 weekly modules, specially written to link reading and writing activities to carefully levelled texts. 16 of the modules are linked to published quality fiction and non-fiction children's books. The accompanying Read Write Inc. module offers activities which provide practice in reading, writing and spelling, and consolidate the pupils' knowledge through comprehension and guided composition. The illustrated children's books that accompany 16 of the Comprehension modules can all be purchased from Oxford University Press in the same way as the module packs.
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Illustrating Children s Books

Containing essential advice and guidance, this book uses step-by-step sketches and instructions throughout to reveal the techniques and skills required to illustrate children's books.

Author: Martin Salisbury

Publisher: Herbert Press

ISBN: 1912217570

Category:

Page: 144

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Containing essential advice and guidance, this book uses step-by-step sketches and instructions throughout to reveal the techniques and skills required to illustrate children's books. It explains how to tackle fantasy, fairy tales, realism and nature drawings using a variety of media and advises on the different aspects needed when working for differing age groups.
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Writing Prompts for Kids

If your child wants to write, but needs a little help (or just wants something to write IN), this book is the answer.

Author: Jo Michaels

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

ISBN: 1519410891

Category:

Page: 344

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If your child wants to write, but needs a little help (or just wants something to write IN), this book is the answer. With 24 solid writing prompts and a guided setup, your little one will be pumping out words before you know it. From author Jo Michaels comes a fun and interactive journal style book that will spark your child's imagination and get them creating amazing things in no time. Your child will be asked questions like: What is my character's name? How old? Is he/she human? If no, what is he/she? What is he or she going to try to do? What are Mom and Dad's names? Where do they live? Prompt #1: Think of a time you were scared. What were you scared of? How could you be braver? What power would you like to have to help? With pages for drawing book covers and scenes, this journal will keep your child engaged for hours.
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How to Read a Story

This picture book playfully and movingly illustrates the idea that the reader who discovers the love of reading finds, at the end, the beginning.

Author: Kate Messner

Publisher: Chronicle Books

ISBN: 1452112339

Category: Juvenile Fiction

Page: 32

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Step One: Find a story. (A good one.) Step Two: Find a reading buddy. (Someone nice.) Step Three: Find a reading spot. (Couches are cozy.) Now: Begin. Accomplished storytellers Kate Messner and Mark Siegel chronicle the process of becoming a reader: from pulling a book off the shelf and finding someone with whom to share a story, to reading aloud, predicting what will happen, and—finally—coming to The End. This picture book playfully and movingly illustrates the idea that the reader who discovers the love of reading finds, at the end, the beginning.
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A Kids Book about Racism

This is one conversation that's never too early to start, and this book was written to be an introduction for kids on the topic."--Publisher's description.

Author: Jelani Memory

Publisher:

ISBN: 1951253000

Category:

Page:

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