Resources
R E C O M M E N D E D R E A D I N G
Show Me a Story: Why Picture Books Matter
Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
Color: A Natural History of the Palette
The Graphic Artisit's Guild Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines
Writing With Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books
Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication
Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market
Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art
Illustrating Children's Picturebooks
PIcture This: How Pictures Work
Show & Tell
W E B S I T E S + B L O G S
KidLit | How to Write and Publish Children’s Books | Mary Kole | www.kidlit.com
School and Library Journal | www.slj.com
The Horn Book | www.hbook.com
Mr. Schu Reads | Exploring Children’s Literature Through Book Trailers | www.mrschureads.blogspot.com
Writing for Kids (While Raising Them) | Tara Lazar | www.taralazar.com
Picturebook Makers | www.blog.picturebookmakers.com
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast | www.blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/
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C O N T E S T S
Writing With The Stars | www.beckytarabooks.com/wwts-contest/
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