Writing and Illustrating Children's Books for Publication: Two Perspectives

When i first bought this book I sort of turned my nose up at it, I put it aside for a little while, then finally made up my mind to start reading it. As things turned out it's a good thing I picked it up again, what a wonderful book! I love the reading suggestions and personal stories included at the end of each chapter as well as the progressive step by step design of the book (which is supposed to walk you through the process of writing your own book as you read it) While I haven't necessarily started doing all the exercises included at the end of every chapter, I got some wonderful ideas and found this book to be both encourageing and inspiring.

I am pleased with my book and the response time for receiving it. I would order again!!

My monetary resources are limited so finding informative resource material is a must for me. This Book admirably fills the bill. With its exercises and readability, it engages the reader from the first. Info on not only rendering, it gives a lot of detail on submitting. Colorful and straightforward text, a great reading list, and suggested assignments all focus the reader to the goal of being and illustrator. Written from both sides of the fence, artist and editor, it gives the reader a realistic view of what to expect from the field and why. I think this is a must have for anyone in the business or interested in the business.

This book is both an excellent reference book for the want to be child book author as well as a beautiful book to own. The print and paper quality are excellent, the cover art and interior illustrations are captivating. There are excercises, reading lists and case histories to aid an aspiring writer or illustrator.This book contains a wealth of information and is also well organized and an overall interesting read. Prior to publication I purchased this title, several years and now three children's books later, I still turn to this title as a reference book. Having purchased many books on this subject, this IS the BEST single source I have found. The information is great for the writer as well as the illustrator.A bit higher in price than some but very well worth it. If you could only buy one book on this subject, I would urge you to make this the ONE!

This is "the" book on authoring and illustrating Children's books. Each step of putting together a manuscript and book dummy is laid out clearly. If you do one lesson a week, you will be ready to send your manuscript and dummy to publishers in eight weeks. The illustrations and case studies in this book are topnotch. My daughter and I wrote a Science Fiction Story using the "folktale method", and we received an "honorable mention" in a national fiction contest on the first try. I am a librarian and I am impressed with the quality of this book. Everything about it is asthetically pleasing. Sometimes, I grab a cup of coffee and a blanket and curl up and just look at the beautiful illustrations by the award winning illustrators that are featured--just for inspiration.