

How to Format a Picture Book Manuscript: Go Easy On Your Publisher
What publishers love...what publishers despise...and how to properly format a picture book manuscript for submission to a publishing house.


Animals, Toys, Magic and a Message
My creative baby was ugly, at least that's what I thought.


The Picture Book Comes Home
I was finished. Finally finished with my first children's book manuscript - a 55-verse children's poem. I had worked on it for weeks -...


The Birth of a Picture Book
I don't really remember the exact day that it came about, but I do remember that I'd decided to take a nap. Nothing feels better to a...


Picture Books - How Important Are They?
Think about your favorite childhood picture book – the one book – you opened time and time again. For me, it was A Kiss for Little Bear,...